Malenki Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 My eldest is losing interest in most shorter picture books which of course makes sense with his age and the fact that we've read a slew of chapter books over the last few years. But he has enjoyed some of those longer fairy tale books and things like Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (adapted slightly) in picture book format. I'm hoping to extend our picture book days just a bit more, even if the books take 20-30 minutes to read each. I can't find a list of similar length books but it's sort of a vague search term on Google. Does anyone have a website that lists longer picture books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Sometimes you can get densely illustrated books, like Peter Pan. (There's an edition that has lots of pictures.) I have a Helen Oxenbury illustrated Alice in Wonderland with lots of illustrations. Also try a search by your fav illustrator. Pinkney has lots of longer books he's illustrated. And for something your younger would enjoy and the older listens in on, try The Adventures of Teddy Robinson. It's not a picture book, but it's one of our favs from that age! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Have you looked at the Holling C Holling books? They have great pictures and drawings and there are shorter chapters. They would take more than a day to read through, but, they are great. The stories are fun and my dc learned alot with them. They actually asked this year to do the geography study using those books again. He might really enjoy them. Paddle to the Sea A Tree in the Trail Minn of the Mississippi Seabird Pagoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Does he like history? Jean Fritz has a great series out on early American figures and events, such as http://www.amazon.com/Then-What-Happened-Revere-Paperstar/dp/0698113519/ref=pd_sim_b_title_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Robert McCloskeys books come to mind as being pretty long. My dh always said he hated them b/c they went on forever! I love them, myself. Can't think of any more right now...I'll post later if I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profmom Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 You might check the Five in a Row lists. Volumes 1-3 are used for ages 4-8, so there is a mixture of book lengths, but volume 4 is for only the oldest of the range. We have The Raft & Mailing May, and they are good longer picture books. Here's the volume 4 list: Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran The Raft by Jim LaMarche Mailing May by Michael O. Tunnell Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin The Gullywasher by Joyce Rossi Arabella by Wendy Orr Higgins Bend Song and Dance by Jacqueline Briggs Martin Cowboy Charlie by Jeanette Winter Grass Sandals by Dawnine Spivak Albert by Donna Jo Napoli The Hickory Chair by Lisa Rose Fraustino Hanna's Cold Winter by Trish Marx The Hatmaker's Sign Retold by Candace Fleming The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Diane Arnold Angelo by David Macaulay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I don't know of a list, but a few suggestions... The Velveteen Rabbit Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and other by Steig The Book of Beasts by Nesbit Hermie by Lucado HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshinkevich Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 How about Wind in The Willows? It's a longer story, but if you get the right copy, has some beautiful pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiemaiden Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 How about the great illustrated classics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 These are illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. The titles we have are The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde and The Deliverers of Their Country by Edith Nesbit. (The Nesbit book is a fun dragon story.) Another from this series that we have read from the library is Little Red Cap by The Brothers Grimm. I'm not sure if this book, The Matchlock Gun, would be considered a short chapter book or a longer picture book. But it has several pictures and the story really grabbed my 10 and 7 year old dds. Hope these help, Cindy H. in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 They include: "The Sneetches" "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" "Horton Hears a Who" "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" "The Lorax" Other good 'longer' picture books that I really like include: "Grandpa Bear's Fantastic Scarf" "What Did Jesus Do?" (There are two books from Concordia Publishing House that start with this name--CC, obviously, but they are really good) "The Very First..." books by Paul Maier (Christmas, Easter, Christians) (CC) Biographies by Miriam Greenblatt are not really picture books at all, but are so lavishly illustrated that they almost work as very advanced picture books. She has written bios of many famous characters, including Hatshepsut, Charlemagne, Lorenzo D'Medici, Peter the Great, Elizabeth I, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar. These books include biographical information, a section on life and times, and some original writing of that setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 There's The Minpins by Roald Dahl. There are some scary parts, so preread first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Mom Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Have you read any of the Patricia Polacco books? Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Michael Hague illustrated a bunch of unabridged classics with beautiful pictures- my kids love The Wizard of Oz especially. Another one my kids love is Jenny and the Cat Club, it's really a chapter book but has charming pictures. Some of Tomi dePaola's picture books are on the long side. The original Pooh stories can be long, if your son wouldn't think Pooh too babyish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Diane Stanley's historical biographies are packed with information and beautiful illustrations. They definitely take more than half an hour to read. Magic School Bus books are also good for early elementary (and not PK/K) because they have a lot of information packed in. You might also want to take a look at the Caldecott winners. Quite a few of them are "older" picture books with more mature themes and truly beautiful art, but this is something you'll have to judge for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I just saw a book at the library that I almost checked out. It was a large picture book -- long too. It was some sort of living book approach to learning about the world -- like the story about the doll that went from person to person and through the story you learn history, but this was more geography. It was fictional, obviously. I think you were flying above the earth the whole time, or something. I am going crazy trying to find the book on my library website, but I cannot find it. ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Yeah, these are actually full length or closer to it. They don't have a ton of illustrations, but the ones they have are very nice. We have a ton of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Yeah, these are great and the D'Aulaires' books are very like them in terms of illustrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Blacks Ships Before Troy - Sutcliff Odysseus - Sutcliff D'Aulaire's Norse Myths D'Aulaire's Greek Myths Gilgamesh - McCaughrean (might want to check her other books too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Wow, thanks for all the great ideas! We've read many (but not all!) of the books suggested: Jean Fritz, McCloskey, FIAR books, Patricia Polacco, Holling, D'Aulaire, etc. But we'll definitely look into Miriam Greenblatt and those books illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger! I hadn't thought of looking for illustrated versions of classic books, either, although the Wizard of Oz version we read had tons of pictures and was loads of fun with them in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 And for something your younger would enjoy and the older listens in on, try The Adventures of Teddy Robinson. It's not a picture book, but it's one of our favs from that age! :) Pinkney is wonderful. Our three year old loves his version of the Little Red Hen which we just had again for about 6 weeks before forced to return it finally to the library. It was read daily of course! But I just had to comment that somebody else likes Teddy Robinson! Sometimes I begin to think we're the only ones who have heard of him. Love the hot water bottle story especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 It was some sort of living book approach to learning about the world -- like the story about the doll that went from person to person and through the story you learn history, but this was more geography. If you figure it out, let me know! I'm guessing you're referring to "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years" right? (Which we read last summer and enjoyed a bunch.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 We loved this book! We read it just a few months ago. He was entranced. In fact, we read it two or three times in one week he enjoyed it that much. (Hopefully obvious that it was while the little guy was having his nap... he's still in the nursery tale stage, thankfully.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 If you figure it out, let me know! I'm guessing you're referring to "Hitty, Her First Hundred Years" right? (Which we read last summer and enjoyed a bunch.) Hitty was the book that this one reminded me of. Next time I go to the library, I will write down the title. I know exactly where it is in the library, but I cannot for the life of me figure out the title. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Great! I'll be glad to hear of the title and see if our library has it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhesa Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My two are really enjoying books by Roald Dahl right now. We finished James and the Giant Peach (a chapter book), and the Fantastic Mr. Fox (very short chapter book), and will start The Enormous Crocodile soon. They have a dark sense of humor, so you might want to make sure they're appropriate for your kids. I never read them growing up- but that is one of the joys of homeschooling. It gives me the opportunity to discover books I missed along the way! The Tim books by Edward Ardizzone are longer picture books that are very sweet. They are OOP, you might have to check your library If he likes books about nature, Sandra Markle has a whole series of animal books (sharks, spiders, octopus...lots of others) that have lots and lots of pictures. One Grain of Rice (Demi) The Hero & the Minotaur (Robert Byrd) Hercules (Robert Burleigh) Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Alice Dalgliesh) short chapter book The Selfish Giant (Oscar Wilde) My Father's Dragon (Gannet) short chapter book The Red Lion (Wolkstein) King Midas & the Golden Touch (Charlotte Craft) we enjoy almost all her illustrated books. The Firebird (Gennady Spirin) It Could Always Be Worse (Zemach) Alexander the Great (Bingham) short chapters The Great Alexander the Great (Lasker) Zachary Zormer, Shape Transformer (Resiberg) Whew! I got a little carried away! Hope this helps- These are picture books or short chapter books that my son (7) and daughter (5) have enjoyed this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 There are a few Roald Dahls: The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me comes to mind, as well as Esio Trot. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I just discovered Bill Peet's books. He wrote a bunch, including Capyboppy which is in SL's core K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks Rhesa! There are definitely some on your list we haven't seen yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Some wordless books might be of interest. I'm thinking of Zoom and Re-Zoom by Istvan Banyai. See: http://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Picture-Puffin-Istvan-Banyai/dp/0140557741 or you might consider some illustrated novels and/or comics such as Asterix, Tintin, and Calvin and Hobbes. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I recently purchased a book entitled "Picture Perfect Childhood" by Cay Gibson. You can get it at Lulu's. The essence of the book is a collection of picture book lists according to topic as well as a history timeline. There is a monthly list of books about events that happened in history in that particular month or about a person that was born in that month. Also, each month has a Shakespeare, geography, music, fairy tale, myth and nature selection. These books are awesome. My 8 yr. old even enjoys them. There is site (House of Literature) that has a similar list originally done by the author, but the list found in the book is more complete. As I said before there are other lists there as well, but the history timeline list is the one that we use all of the time. Also, the author of this book has a website that will feature a picture book author each month. May's featured author is Patricia Polacco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Uri Shulevitz has some nice, longer picture books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Heather Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Ooh! I second Rhesa's recommendation of the Sandra Markle books... she has a series on animal scavengers, one on predators, and another on prey. She also has a few animal stories out, as well. These are illustrated beautifully, while the 3 series above are filled w/ wonderful photos. My boys *love* these and have learned a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I found the book I mentioned: The Fantastic Flying Journey http://www.amazon.com/The-Fantastic-Flying-Journey/dp/1850291055/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210737893&sr=8-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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