Leah Curry-Rood - Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s(r) for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos: Experiences, Activities, and Games for Popular Childrens Books

Contents Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos S - t - r - e - t - c - h - e - r - s for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos Experiences, Activities, and Games for Popular Childrens Books Shirley Raines, Karen Miller,
and Leah Curry-Rood Illustrated by Kathy Dobbs Gryphon House, Inc. Lewisville, NC Bulk purchase Gryphon House books are available for special premium and sales promotions as well as for fund-raising use. Special editions or book excerpts also can be created to specification. For details, contact the Director of Sales at the phone number or address on this page. Disclaimer The publisher and the authors cannot be held responsible for injury, mishap, or damages incurred during the use of or because of the information in this book. The authors recommend appropriate supervision of children at all times.

Dedication From Shirley Raines To Miss Elizabeth Jackson, a teacher who inspired me To Irene and Athel Raines, the parents who guided me To Brian, who lets me remember him as a child To Bob, who loves all readers In memory and honor of all those who taught us to love a good story From Karen Miller To Dillon and Grace, the newest babies in my family. May you become avid readers and have fine stories to tell! From Leah Curry-Rood This book is dedicated to all of the people who have devoted themselves to ensuring the creation of good books for children. Special thanks go to Susan Hirschman, Skip Dye, Bill Morris, Joe Boyd, Jazaan Higgins, Mimi Kayden, Phillip Lee, Kathy Baxter, Marjorie Naughton, Anita Silvey, Jennifer McCluskey, Kathy Neumann, Richard Robinson, Jeannie Lybecker, and Isabel Baker. These people have worked tirelessly to develop quality books for children, and to make them available everywhere. Without their commitment and perseverance, childrens books and childrens publishing would be very different. I would also like to dedicate this book to Cindy Allen, for all of her efforts on the Story Stretcher books.

Copyright 2002, Shirley Raines, Karen Miller, and Leah Curry-Rood Published by Gryphon House, Inc. PO Box 10, Lewisville, NC 27023. 800.638.0928 (toll free); 877.638.7576 (fax) Visit us on the web at www.gryphonhouse.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without permission of the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be mailed to Gryphon House, Inc. Illustrations: Kathy Dobbs Reprinted March 2014 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Raines, Shirley C.

Story stretchers for infants, toddlers, and twos : experiences and ideas to expand books for children under three / Shirley Raines, Karen Miller, and Leah Curry-Rood ; illustrations, Katheryn Davis. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-87659-274-8 1.

Early childhood education--Activity programs. 2. Children--Books and reading. I. Miller, Karen, 1942- II. III. Title. Title.

LB1139.35.A37 R354 2002 372.4--dc21 2002004803 From Collaboration to Partnership to Friendship Leah Curry-Rood, one of the three authors of Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h
e-r-s for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos: Experiences, Activities, and Games for Popular Childrens Books , introduced Karen Miller and me. I had admired Karens writing and her abilities to hold an audience spellbound with her stories of teachers and children. Admiring one from afar and forming a writing partnership are different perspectives. Leah, with her love of people and her drive to publish quality teacher resources, started the collaboration that grew to a partnership and ended with a friendship. I shall always be grateful for Leahs introduction. Passionate about children, committed to quality early childhood education, dedicated to developing a love of literature in childhood, and enthusiastic about publishing exceptional teacher resources are descriptions of Leah Curry-Rood. Passionate about children, committed to quality early childhood education, dedicated to developing a love of literature in childhood, and enthusiastic about publishing exceptional teacher resources are descriptions of Leah Curry-Rood.

Leah is known in the industry for her expertise, but as authors we know her for her passions. It is with great pride that Leah Curry-Roods name graces the cover of this Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r book. She has been a collaborator, partner, and friend in the production of the four other Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r books, especially with helping to make the book selections for the other Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r books in the series. Karen Miller, Leah Curry-Rood, and I have grown from collaborators to partners to friends in the process of writing Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos: Experiences, Activities, and Games for Popular Childrens Books . However, our work together could not have flourished without the guidance of Kathy Charner. Kathys editorial expertise, her insights, and her shared vision for the book guided us.

Thank you, Kathy. And, the final touch, the beautiful pages you are reading were designed by Mike Freeman and Rosanna Demps. Thank you, Mike and Rosanna. Jacket illustration from ALL BY MYSELF, by Ivan Bates. Copyright 2000 by Ivan Bates. Originally published by Oxford University Press, England.

Published in the United States by HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY. Used by permission. Jacket illustration from ALL FALL DOWN by Helen Oxenbury. Copyright 1987 Helen Oxenbury. Reprinted with the permission of Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division. Jacket illustration from AT PRESCHOOL WITH TEDDY BEAR by Jacqueline McQuade, copyright 1998 by David Bennitt Books Limited, text.

Copyright 1998 by Jacqueline McQuade, illustrations. Used by permission of Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc. Jacket illustration from BABY DANCE by Ann Taylor, illustrated by Marjorie van Heerden. Copyright 1999. Published by HarperFestival a division of HarperCollins, New York. Used by permission.

Jacket illustration from BABY FACES by Margaret Miller. Copyright 1998 Margaret Miller. Reprinted with the permission of Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division. BABY TALK by Fred Hiatt, illustrated by Mark Graham. Reprinted with the permission of Margaret McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division from BABY TALK by Fred Hiatt, illustrated by Mark Graham. Illustrations copyright 1999 Mark Graham.

Jacket illustration from BACKPACK BABY, by Miriam Cohen. Copyright 1999 by Miriam Cohen. Published by Star Bright Books, Inc., New York. Used by permission. Jacket illustration from BARNYARD DANCE! Copyright 1993 by Sandra Boynton. Used by permission of Workman Publishing Co., Inc., New York.All Rights Reserved.