Great new kid’s book project from Nicholas Rossis. Check out the illustrations in his preview.
I have been quietly working on a pet project, a picture book for toddlers, in collaboration with the very talented Thanasis Psaros. Here is a sneak preview:
My experience with the wee one has shown me just how essential picture books are for young readers. They are building blocks that facilitate vocabulary skills, literacy, story analysis, and sentence structure. These aspects are significant for young minds and an important component of learning how to read.
Typically, this type of book format is the initial step in introducing your child to reading and is considered the start of learning the language. Here are my top reasons for why picture books are essential to children:
Building Language Skills
Picture books are often used to build language skills in children. The illustrations in a picture book can provide context clues for words that the child may not be familiar with. The repetition of…
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I love this new project by Nicholas. Thanks for sharing, Pete! Best wishes, Michael
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My pleasure, Michael.
Best wishes, Pete.
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This was excellent!
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I knew you would enjoy that post, Jennie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, I did. I’m glad you knew. Best to you, Pete.
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Many thanks for sharing, Jack 🙂
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Erm, I mean Pete!!!
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I was wondering who Jack was! 🙂 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Lol – sorry about that 😀
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I so agree and I still love and collect them
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Both my sons loved sitting with us and looking at picture books. The closeness probably gave them a sense of security, and that’s another reason to do it.
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We do that with our grandson, Stevie. It encouraged him to read too.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope that if you proceed to write a book for children you find a way to incorporate some pictures of dear old Ollie playing and having fun. I think that would be precious. Who could not fall in love with that dear four-legged soul?
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I think Ollie would be a very popular character, John. He could have his own series! I would need to employ a good illustrator though. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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When it is done I want a copy.
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