What is Ezri Reading?

photo = Ezri is getting better at getting her cereal in her mouth these days.

Kitten Red Yellow Blue by Peter Catalanotto
Mrs. Tuttle’s cat has 16 calico kittens and everyone in the neighborhood wants one. Mrs. Tuttle gives each a different colored collar and sends them off. The tan kitten bags with Doug at the grocery store. The rust colored kitten works with the plumber. The book explores a variety of colors and occupations. The illustrations are clever and full of humor. Ezri likes finding the kitten on each page (they are not hidden) and talking about what the kittens are doing. At the end all the kittens return home to surprise their mama with a party. I am not sure precisely what it is that makes Ezri love this title above others, but this week it is the runaway naptime favorite. I see the author has similar titles exploring numbers and the alphabet, though those titles lack kittens. We will have to check them out see if she likes them.

High Five Magazine
This is the publication for preschoolers from the folks that brought you Highlights magazine.
It makes sense that the magazine format works for Ezri. It has 4 page stories interspersed with games like Hidden Pictures and extremely simple mazes. Some authors have recurring pieces with recurring characters that appear in each issue, so Ezri can enter the story already having some knowledge. She likes the new adventures of Tex and Indi and their b&w cat named Cow. We also enjoy the bilingual story which incorporates some Spanish and shows Ezri that Spanish occurs in more places than just her class on Tuesdays.