As children learn to speak, they inevitably notice something familiar about certain words. "Cat" sounds like "sat" and "bug" sounds like "hug." In no time, they are having fun playing with words that rhyme. They don't realize that improving their sound awareness (paying attention to the small sounds that make up words) is helping them with their speech, as well as getting ready to read.
Although that all sounds like a lot of work, it sure doesn't feel like it when you read a book as silly as
Rhyming Dust Bunnies. We meet four zany dust bunnies playing a rhyming game. One of them, named Bob, is clearly the most observant of the bunch. While everyone else is rhyming "far, jar, tar," Bob notices a "big scary monster with a broom!" But his attempts to let everyone know are delayed by the fact that "look out!" doesn't rhyme with any of the words that the dust bunnies are currently working on.
This book is a great way to get rhyming games going in your own family. And without any interruption from brooms and vacuum cleaners, you'll be able to rhyme 'til the dust bunnies come home.
Miss Kate
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