Books Make Me Happy: My First Reading Log [With 16 Bookplates]

by Judy Pelikan

Instill a lifelong love of reading in children. Created by Judy Pelikan, Books Make Me Happy is the perfect gift for a beginning reader, an interactive journal that encourages reading. It begins where classroom reading logs end--title, author, illustrator--and offers prompts that knit the bond between story and reader more deeply, such as "My favorite part of the book was..." and "I will recommend this book to a friend because..." There are fill-ins...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076115597X
• ISBN13: 9780761155973
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1 and higher

Customer Reviews

For avid and reluctant readers - a neat journal idea

Kiwi Magazine Review: The cover is a definite attention grabber with cover art and interior illustrations by little-known artists (Judy Pelikan embroidered drawings by real kids about their love of books - charming!). If any other parents have had this experience, recording the books your child reads seems to inspire a fire of reading more and more so the child can see the list grow. And, this book adds another dimension for kids and parents to start a dialogue about the best parts of the book and their critique (I had better watch my back - these kids may be after my job :). If you have an avid or reluctant reader in early elementary school, this book is useful and fun.