The Monsters On The Bus. Written & Illustrated by Sarah Albee and Joe Ewers

Albee, Sarah, and Joe Ewers. The Monsters On The Bus. New York: Golden;, 2013. Print. 24 pages
Age Group:	1 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	A Sesame Street Special with the Monster Characters riding on a bus “All Through the Town”. Rhyming words and acting out the story to a song.
Personal Reaction:	A silly variation to a child’s Finger/Action song. Great to compare to the real world experiences of the young reader.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Public Bus, Sesame Street Monsters
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