A Picture Concept Book

Paulina P. (for Peterson)

Cinar, Lisa.  (2008). Paulina P. (for Peterson).  Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.

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“Paulina P. (for Peterson)

loves the letter P, indeederson.

If a things starts with a P,

Paulina loves it instantly!”

-page 2 from Paulina P. (for Peterson) by Lisa Cinar

A Little about the Book:

Paulina P. (for Peterson) is a great book to use to teach children all about the letter P.  The book uses fun rhymes, which create amazing flow and helps children read harder words.  All of the ps in the beginning of words are a different color, which makes them easy to spot out. 

Paulina P. (for Peterson), is about a girl cat who only likes things which start with the letter P.  Paulina cannot understand how her other friends like other things which do not start with the letter P.  At the end of the book, Paulina is more accepting of her friends liking other things, which start with the letter P, but will not change to be like her friends.

The Illustrations:

The illustrations look as if a child drew them.  A variety of different means are used to create the illustrations from crayons to real life pictures, patterns and computer created pictures.  The pictures are all bright and loud which makes them perfect for younger children.  The letter p is also incorporated in many of the pictures.

Themes:

·          The letter p

·         Individuality

·         Accepting others

Age Level:

Paulina P. (for Peterson) is great for children between the ages of 3 and 7.  The book has great uses for teaching children rhyming, about the letter p and words, which start with p.

Personal Response:

I enjoyed this concept book.  I enjoyed the story and the repetition of the letter p throughout the book.  The pictures are very amusing and interesting to look at.  Although I did not like some of the pictures as I thought the method used to create them was tacky.  For example, the picture of the pirate ship and the other little creatures made from blocks on page 10 is tacky to me, although some children may enjoy it.

Teacher Ideas:

Language Arts

Read the story to the children.  When you finish reading the story, discuss with the children what letter was talked about in the story.  Ask children questions about the letter p such as:

What words start with the letter p?

Can you draw the letter p in the air?

What letter comes before the letter p?

What letter comes after the letter p?

Art

Have children create pictures about the letter their name starts with combining different techniques used in the illustrations throughout the book.  Children may use patterns, crayon drawing, and magazine pictures or whatever other techniques they would like. 

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