Bumble-Ardy. Written & Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Sendak, Maurice. Bumble-Ardy. New York: HarperCollins, 2011. Print. 29 pages
Age Group:	1 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	Bumble-Ardy’s family did not believe in having fun, so they never celebrated his birthday until he turned nine and adopted by Aunt Adeline; however, all does not turn out to be as good as planned when party crashers eat the cake and drink the brine.
Personal Reaction:	This is another chance to experience one of Maurice Sendak’s illustrative and literary genus.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Birthday, Parties, Rhyme
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures have meanings ~Pictures and words are different Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Pages turn from right to left ~Books have a front, back and right side up ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books Phonological Awareness ~Enhanced by guessing rhymes ~Repeating repetitious words