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PICTURE BOOK CLASSIC EXTENSIONS
Our Picture Book Classic Learning Cards are beautifully color illustrated in a style reminiscent of high quality children's picture books. All labeling is done in black using lower case manuscript / print. The printing is done on card stock, and the finished product is laminated using 5 mil film. Corners are rounded for safety. Keyword vocabulary is used from select children's picture books. However, illustrations and vocabulary are generic enough to be used with any children's book of the same theme or independently. For example, our Pen Pal card set is based on keyword vocabulary from "Frog and Toad - The Letter," by Arnold Lobel, but can be used with any book about the mail or friendship, or independently as part of a classroom pen pal theme.
  • Three Part Cards -- Three-part cards allow the child to match picture-to-picture, word-to-word.
  • Picture Matching Cards -- Picture matching cards build visual discrimination skills; and when used as a concentration game, challenge visual memory.
  • Comparison Cards -- Comparison cards build observational and visual discrimination skills as the child looks for likenesses and differences.
  • Sequencing Cards -- Sequencing cards develop logical thinking skills as the child places the cards in sequential order to tell a story.
  • Lotto Board Games -- Lottos are picture-matching games for two (or one) that develop language, observational and social skills.
  • Riddles -- Riddles are fun to solve and promote discovery. Picture clues and simple rhyming text encourage young readers.
Three-Part Cards

Three-part cards allow the child to match picture-to-picture, word-to-word, building vocabulary and visual discrimination skills.
 
 
 Pen Pals  6 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 "The Letter" from Frog and Toad Are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
Reading level: Ages 4-8
 
"The Letter" is the last of 5 enchanting stories in this book. Like many children, Toad loves getting letters but is really sad because nobody writes to him. Frog comes to the rescue with the help of a turtle mail carrier.

  Sleepytime   16 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Interest level: Toddler - Preschool
 
A short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit who says goodnight to every object in the room, in addition to the moon ... the perfect children's bedtime book.



  Under the Sea   6 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 Swimmy
by Leo Lionni
Interest level: Ages 3 - 6
 
A little black fish in a school of red fish devises a plan to protect them all from their natural enemies. Wonderful lesson on being yourself and caring for others.



  In The Meadow   6 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna
by Nancy White Carlstrom
Interest level: Ages 4 - 8
 
Exuberant Anna, a little African-American girl in a bright yellow dress, curiously explores the outdoor delights of a lovely summer day. Free verse text is melodious with internal rhymes, repetitions and varied rhythms.



  Eat Your Vegetables   6 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 D. W. The Picky Eater
by Marc Brown
Interest level: Ages 3 - 7
 
D. W. finds much food disgusting. She won't touch all kinds of vegetables, and especially "hates spinach," or so she thinks. She throws a tantrum in a restaurant, which embarrasses her parents, so she has to stay home with a babysitter until she agrees to try new foods and eat what's on the menu. At her grandmother's birthday dinner at a fancy restaurant, the picky little aardvark discovers for herself what she's missing. Fussy eaters young and old will relate to this book.
 
 Playtime Around the House  12 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 Titch
by Pat Hutchins
Interest level: Ages 3-6
 
The youngest and the littlest will especially appreciate Titch who always gets the "smallest" while his older brother and sister get the bigger ones ... a deceptively simple tale of a boy's quiet triumph over his two older siblings.


 
 Come To My Party  8 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 A Letter to Amy
by Ezra Jack Keats
Interest level: Ages 3 - 8
 
Peter is having a birthday party, and he's asked all his friends in the neighborhood to come. But Amy is a special friend, so Peter wants to write her a special invitation. He rushes out in a thunderstorm to mail it, which becomes an adventure. Will Amy decide to come to his party?
 
 Color Language  7 three-part cards
Suggested companion book
 Seven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
Interest level: Ages 4 and up
 
Seven differently colored blind mice approach the "strange Something" in their midst on successive days and report their findings to the group. Only when the last mouse ventures out and investigates do they finally learn for certain what the strange Something is, and what the whole truth is as well. Based on the ancient fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.
Picture Matching Cards

Picture matching cards build visual discrimination skills; and when used as a concentration game, challenge visual memory.
 
 
 Color Mice Concentration  7 picture matching pairs

Suggested companion book
 Seven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
Interest level: Ages 4 and up
Seven differently colored blind mice approach the "strange Something" in their midst on successive days and report their findings to the group. Only when the last mouse ventures out and investigates do they finally learn for certain what the strange Something is, and what the whole truth is as well. Based on the ancient fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.
 
 Snow Tracks - Who/What made these tracks?   5 matches

Suggested companion book
 The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Reading level: 4 - 8
  Peter celebrates the snow with a fun day of adventures - experimenting with footprints, knocking snow from a tree, making snow angels and trying to save a snowball for the next day.
  The book is a notable trailblazer, being the first full-color picture book to feature a young, African-American hero.
Comparison Cards

Comparison cards build observational and visual discrimination skills as the child looks for likenesses and differences.
 
  Big & Little Comparison   12 comparison card pairs
Suggested companion book
 Titch
by Pat Hutchins
Interest level: Ages 3-6
 
The youngest and the littlest will especially appreciate Titch who always gets the "smallest" while his older brother and sister get the bigger ones ... a deceptively simple tale of a boy's quiet triumph over his two older siblings.


  Wee, Middle-Sized, Great!   15 cards - 5 comparisons

Suggested companion book
 Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Retold and illustrated by Jan Brett
Interest level: Ages 3 - 6
  A wonderful retelling of a classic with all the hallmarks of Jan Brett - detailed illustrations with fanciful borders that preview the next page. The young child will find something new with each reading.
  Jan Brett puts a twist on size concepts in this story with the words wee, middle-sized and great.
Sequencing Cards

Sequencing cards develop logical thinking skills as the child places the cards in sequential order to tell a story.
 
 
 Ballooning   8 sequencing cards
Suggested companion book
 Hot-Air Henry
by Mary Calhoun
Interest level: Ages 4 - 8
 
A sassy Siamese cat named Henry takes off on his own for a high flying hot-air balloon adventure. Finely detailed, realistic illustrations are full of expression and interesting perspectives making Henry's escapades totally believable.



Lotto Board Games

Lottos are picture-matching games for two (or one) that develop language, observational and social skills.
 
  Sleepytime Lotto Game   2 lotto boards and 18 matching cards
Suggested companion book
 Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Interest level: Toddler - Preschool
 
A short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit who says goodnight to every object in the room, in addition to the moon ... the perfect children's bedtime book.


Riddles

Riddles are fun to solve and promote discovery. Picture clues and simple rhyming text encourage young readers.
 
  In The Meadow Riddles   6 picture clues and 6 nature riddles
Suggested companion book
 Wild Wild Sunflower Child Anna
by Nancy White Carlstrom
Interest level: Ages 4 - 8
 
Exuberant Anna, a little African-American girl in a bright yellow dress, curiously explores the outdoor delights of a lovely summer day. Free verse text is melodious with internal rhymes, repetitions and varied rhythms.