CHARLES DICKENS: SCENES FROM AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE

CHARLES DICKENS: SCENES FROM AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom

I will buy picture books for the rest of my life. There are so many benefits to them at multiple ages! Charles Dickens: Scenes From an Extraordinary Life by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom is a perfect way of bringing a younger child into a discussion of Dickens with your older kids, or it is also a great way to introduce who he was to your older students before launching into one of his well known books. Typically we think of picture books being the step before kids branch out on their own into chapter books. The truth is the author of a good picture book has carefully chosen the wording to appeal to adults and children alike since they are both the consumers of the book. A beginning chapter book's words are designed with an emerging reader in mind. I purchased this particular picture book used from a library. It still had its shelving classification tag on its binding. It was not classified as an "E" book but a "J" book. I found that very interesting. The combination of traditional book format with comic illustrations may make it even more appealing to your kids!