We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy. Written & Illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Sendak, Maurice. We Are All In The Dumps With Jack And Guy. New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Print. 52 pages
Age Group:	1 to 4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	Two traditional Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes that have been combined by a master of tales.  With his unique illustrations and twist on the Nursery Rhymes make the picture book a unique introduction to alternative traditional stories.
Personal Reaction:	Nursery Rhymes were traditionally shared to scare children into behaving…while some of the illustrations can be scary, others are fun.  The more modern twist does not provide the scare factor, but I feel lessons will be learned as well.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Nursery Rhymes, Children, Animals, Family
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~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 ~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