Helene Debelak
helenedebelak.bsky.social
Helene Debelak
@helenedebelak.bsky.social
Reading teacher 40 years * 17 grandchildren, so lots of PB reading * poetry lover for myself and children * I'm 74 and WILL publish before I'm 80!
Agree!
September 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Valerie Bolling - agree!
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The book is To See an Owl. By Matthew Cordell.
February 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This post of @patzie.bsky.social important reviews, she reveals one of her favorites. I always take her word for it. See also her offer for 4 free books!
February 15, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Loved knowing about this book. Ruby Bridges website has many other choices too. See also Norman Rockwell's site. He painted some of the iconic pictures.
February 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Reposted by Helene Debelak
Um, but you didn't actually LINK to the list of recommended picture books for preschoolers, Mary? Rookie mistake. It's like you HAVEN'T been spending too much time on social media for like 15 years. Geez. Anyway... www.marykuehner.com/post/favorit...
Favorite Books for Preschoolers
Oh, preschoolers are fun. They've got OPINIONS and FACTS (about dinosaurs and firetrucks and Disney characters) and THINGS TO TELL YOU. They can handle more complicated storylines, where the action doesn't all happen on the page or in the words. Stories can be more nuanced, the jokes less obvious. But still, they're young, so attention spans are short. We don't need paragraphs of text - 3 or 4 sentences a page, max. But their eyes can find more details in illustrations and so the stories are eve
www.marykuehner.com
December 24, 2024 at 4:03 AM