Tales for the Tiny Review
“Each is it’s own cultural goldmine, filled with cultural identifiers, diverse vocabulary, and some even have multiple languages with pronunciation guides.”
Julie Crabb is a Library Associate in children’s services who is passionate about sharing her ideas with the library community through her blog, Tales for the Tiny. She loved not only the visual diversity in the Real MVP Kids® books, but everything else the books have to offer as well. Click here to visit her blog, Tales for the Tiny, and read the full review.
“The Celebrate! Series™ is made up of twelve diverse families that go through your basic everyday situations like bedtime, being dropped off at daycare, or pretending to be an astronaut.
Not only do I love the absolutely love the visual diversity on these pages, but they have even more to offer the reader:
The people are realistically drawn (okay, their heads are a little large) and the scenes around them provide a ton of familiarity for littles.
The rhyme is perfect for reading aloud. For example, Celebrate! Grandmas and Grandpas™ begins with a snuggles and tickles/homemade pickles set.
Each book ends with two extras. One is a picture list of each kid featured in the book alongside their name. That way, kids can identify with the characters as they go through each book. The other extra is a list of ‘Helpful Teaching Tips’. Celebrate! Mommies and Daddies™ has a lovely one for separation anxiety: “Do not shame your child for feeling anxious about separation. Instead, reassure your child that you love him and will return.” How perfect is that?
Each is it’s own cultural goldmine, filled with cultural identifiers, diverse vocabulary, and some even have multiple languages with pronunciation guides.
So far, Lilah has really liked these at bedtime, but I think they would work really well for a family storytime. I highly recommend them to librarians and parents for the teaching tips alone. They would make a wonderful addition to a collection and I hope you will all check them out!”