Mary Ann Hoberman - You Read to Me, Ill Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together

Text copyright 2001 by Mary Ann Hoberman Illustrations copyright 2001 by Michael Emberley All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced,distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior writtenpermission of the publisher. Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group 237 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 Visit our website at www.HachetteBookGroup.com www.twitter.com/littlebrown First eBook Edition: November 2009 ISBN: 978-0-316-09327-9 You Read to Me, Ill Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together This unique book in two voices uses traditional reading techniquesrhyme, rhythm, and repetitionto invite young childrento read along with an adult. Featuring childlike themes. * Delightful choreography of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition that begs to be read aloud in tandem by children and adults, orby any pairing of beginning readers. * Delightful choreography of rhythm, rhyme, and repetition that begs to be read aloud in tandem by children and adults, orby any pairing of beginning readers.

The gist of the book is that reading aloud and listening as others read aloud is an integralpart of early literacy. School Library Journal (starred review) Short words, energetic rhythms and carefully crafted rhymes bounce the stories along, with cartoonlike illustrations to addhumor. This clever, attractive book promises to become a staple for beginning readers. Book magazine Playful rhymes celebrate the sheer joy of reading in this exuberant read-aloud collection. Hobermans verses draw the readersinto a delightful verbal sparring match of dueling rhymes. Kirkus Reviews Beginning readers will be encouraged by the early successes they are likely to meet within these pages to go out and conquerthe mountains of written word that lie ahead of them. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens BooksA portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Literacy Volunteers of America. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens BooksA portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to Literacy Volunteers of America.

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Its fun to read aloud! Its fun to read together! Each short, rhymed story in this book is like a little play for two voices.Sometimes the voices are separate; sometimes they speak in unison. The stories are about all kinds of things: cats and puppies,bears and mice, snakes, telephones, snowmen, birthdays, friendships, and more. But no matter what their subject, they allfinish with a variation on the same refrain: You read to me!Ill read to you! My work with Literacy Volunteers of America provided inspiration for both the format and the purpose of this book, which isto promote literacy by reading to, and listening to, each other. I envision the books users as either a pair of beginningreaders (two children, or a child and a parent who is in a literacy program) or one beginning and one more-advanced reader(either an older child or an adult). In other words, everyone who loves to read! To my colleagues at Literacy Volunteers of America,Stamford/Greenwich Chapter M. H. For Evelyn Emberley19112000Who never stopped kidding around M. E. Heres a book With something new You read to me! Ill read to you! Well read each page To one another Youll read one side, I the other. Heres a book With something new You read to me! Ill read to you! Well read each page To one another Youll read one side, I the other.

But who will read Now guess this riddle When the words are In the middle? The answers easy! Plain as pie! Well read together, You and I.

I see a mouse. I see one, too! We see two mice. What shall we do? Lets give them names. What shall they be? Pipe and Peep? He and She? Dot and Dash? Squeal and Squeak? To and Fro? Hide and Seek? Two mice are nice. Two mice are fun.

Theyre twice as nice As only one. And when we read, Its just the same. Two readers reading Make a game. Its twice as nice When there are two. You read to me.

Oh my, I spy A great big cat! A great big cat? I dont like that! Run, mice, run! Stay, cat, stay! Oh, good, the mice Have got away! Now, pussycat, That isnt nice. Oh my, I spy A great big cat! A great big cat? I dont like that! Run, mice, run! Stay, cat, stay! Oh, good, the mice Have got away! Now, pussycat, That isnt nice.

You shouldnt scare The little mice. We know you want them For your food But eating mice Is really rude. Its not a proper Thing to do. Why, what if someone Gobbled you? Think how sad Your friends would feel If you were eaten For a meal. Well give you cream, Your very own, If you will leave The mice alone. And when youre done And full and fat, Well find a book About a cat, A cat like you With fluffy fur Who laps up cream And loves to purr And lives inside A little house And never ever Dines on mouse.

We both will read The book to you. (The mice can sit And listen, too.)