Elmo Says, Achoo! Written & Illustrated by Sarah Albee and Tom Brannon

Albee, Sarah, and Tom Brannon. Elmo Says, Achoo!. New York: Random House, 2000. Print. 30 pages
Age Group:	0 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	A picture book that has Elmo delivering a present that makes him sneeze to Oscar. What can be causing the sneezing?
Personal Reaction:	A wonderful book that encompasses many Early Lit Skills which can be fun to read & re-read.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Sneezing, Stories in 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