10 Jan Brett Read Alouds
Collection of four wintery picture books by Jan Brett, including "The Gingerbread Baby," "The Mitten," "The Hat," and "The Three Snow Bears." A rabbit named Little Snow is celebrating his first Christmas, and after all the forest animals tell him about the animals' Santa, he is excited to wake up on Christmas morning to find his own surprise. Lexile 630 A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar not-so-clever gingerbread man. Lexile: AD430 When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head. Lexile: 440 Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes. Lexile: 800 The familiar poem about a famous Christmas Eve visitor and his eight tiny reindeer--Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen. Lexile: NA While climbing Mt. Baldy, Treva outwits some trolls who want to steal her dog. Lexile: AD580 Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears. Lexile: AD680 A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal. Lexile: 750 After a few false starts, Teeka discovers the best way to get Santa's reindeer ready for Christmas Eve. Lexile: AD580 |