31 December Days, 31 Books. Today, let’s listen to the Song of the Camels…
Reading books around the holidays is always a special way to settle in, settle down, settle up the day. Each of 31 Days in December, I will be recommending a picture book to read to/with your kids of any age. Remember that the older kids love to settle in with you, with a book, too. It re-creates memories and creates new memories.
Each book I recommend is one I’ve read over and over and over again with my kids and/or now with my grandkids. I guarantee the magical.
Song of the Camels ~ by Elizabeth Coatsworth and illustrated by Anna Vojtech –
Song of the Camels is a haunting and evocative Christmas poem by noted children’s poet Elizabeth Coatsworth, told from the perspective of the Wise Men’s camels as they follow by a dream and a star to a child and his mother in Bethlehem. Anna Vojtech’s oil paintings, as elegant as the verse, create a treasure of a Christmas book as we cross the desert with the camels and their noble masters.
A wonderful December stop with your kids is your local library or bookstore… maybe to hear the Song of the Camels.
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Sharon Couto graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in Education/English and holds a Master’s Degree in K-12 Reading/Education from Boston University. Sharon was a high school English Teacher & Reading Specialist for 30 years. She has 4 adult children, 4 in-law children and 11 beautiful grandchildren. Promoting Literacy is Sharon’s mission.
Reading aloud to your kids & grandkids is a wonderful and proven way to improve vocabulary and increase reading comprehension and thinking skills by connecting directly with a book… its words, its story, its message, its magic. The more books in early childhood, the greater the chances of reading success. Enjoy!
