Dem Bones: Companion Books
Halloween is over and most of us are packing away our pumpkins and skeletons and dusting off the December holiday decorations but if your kiddo is still walking around the house singing Dem Bones or asking you to spell clavicle, then here are a few books to put on your radar!
Bonapart Falls Apart
By Margery Cuyler
Poor Bonapart just can’t keep it together-literally. It seems that anything he does gives his bones a rattle and a shake and and he just…falls apart. His friends try really to help him solve his dilemma before school starts but it takes the help of one, special companion to give him the confidence he needs to feel comfortable just being himself.
Look Inside: Your Skeleton And Muscles By Ben Williams
For those of you looking to learn more about bones and the human skeletal structure, this Time For Kids non-fiction book is for you. Packed with tons of information and great imagery, it explores the purpose of bones and muscles and how the two work together.
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
Another simple, but sweet title by Margery Cuyler, Skeleton Hiccup is about a skeleton and the hiccups that just won’t go away. He tries just about every trick he knows to get rid of them. How many of these ideas have YOU tried when you have the hiccups? What works for you? Is it the same thing that works for Skeleton? Hic, hic, hic!