A Dark, Dark Tale

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ainsi que l'aspect en gigogne de l'album (on entre dans une forêt, puis dans un château, puis dans le hall du château.

For both children, I hover on all the fabulous prepositions as the book follows the cat "behind" the door and "up" the stairs and "in" the box. With all the repetition of words and structure, gorgeous atmospheric illustrations, and just the right amount of new vocabulary, "A Dark, Dark Tale" is a Halloween home run. This repetition is a nice touch because it gives the book a sort of rhythm which, when read aloud, helps build suspense and emphasize the spookiness of the story. What if he is thinking about what you might taste like with ketchup as he wades through the gloopy swamp?Yeah, this book does happen to have atmosphere, and in some way I do get the feeling that it is supposed to be creepy, especially with the surprise at the end. She attended Bournemouth College of Art, 1957–59; Birmingham College of Art, degree (with first-class honors), 1961; Royal College of Art, M. Although the story is “spooky” it’s not too frightening for my 2-4 year olds as it has a happy ending.

It's a delightful little book that all wee ones enjoy and will want you to read over and over and over and OVER and OVER and OVER again! Personally, I think children would love the continuous repetition of the words "dark, dark" that appear on each page. In particular, there is one about a forest and a witch that was a read-a-long that I read over and over and I can’t find it. Not enough words to be a level 1 reader, but a cute, creepy, story that's just in time for the Halloween season coming up. While I was reading this, I thought that some children might be a little scared of the story because it was dark, the illustration's were dark, and everything was being described as dark.On every page, a black cat can be found by the careful reader, and that is a great way to involve a child in the book, and as I've mentioned in previous posts, illustrations that promote scanning are great for children who need visual input. I also use this book to teach my students to look at the pictures to further their understanding of reading the text. This book has some truly lovely illustrations that cover all of the pages, it can be used as a great tool for getting children to use their imaginations and to encourage discussion. The simplicity of the text and the expressive beauty of the illustrations build up the tension to culminate in a surprising ending in this stunning picture book.

Ruth Brown is the creator of some of Britain's best loved children's books, that have been shortlisted for many awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal. Tout au long de l'histoire on suit un chat qui entre dans diverses pièces d'une maison pour y trouver.When reading this book, the reader is not sure what is behind the dark, dark door or down the dark, dark hall until the end of the book.

The use of dark colors and double page illustrations makes the spookiness of the story pop out at the reader. Personnellement, je l'avais fait avec des élèves durant la période d'Halloween, voulant un peu changer des contes classiques à ce sujet, tout en étant dans l'air du temps. You notice how some people seem to get incredibly insulted when you don’t like a book that they absolutely adore, and then proceed to attack you, and your review, on those grounds. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.The tale begins, and each two-page spread that follows narrows the focus - there is a dark, dark wood on the dark, dark moor; then a dark, dark house in the dark, dark wood; and so on - until finally, we discover what is waiting for us, at the end of all this dark darkness. This book is a picture book with the theme of Halloween making it unique and good for the children who like spookier story lines. The simplicity of the text and the expressive beauty of the illustrations build up the tension to culminate in a surprising ending in this stunning picture book by Ruth Brown. Filled with great noises and ways to get little hearts pitter-patting, this book is an impressive read aloud. The text is so simple that even non-readers will soon have the story memorized and will scare everyone with how often they pull this excellent book off the shelf!