Creatures in the Cupboard

Creatures in the Cupboard is an amusing alphabet book to help young children learn their ABCs. This fully illustrated alphabet picture book for young kids is all about monsters, from A to Z. It provides a veritable universe of monsters from well-known creatures that are familiar to preschoolers, such as vampires and werewolves and ogres and mummies, to lesser-known characters from folklore, such as kelpies and imps. The point of the story is to have some spine-tingling fun with monsters, but also to help young children see that these monsters are not real and that there is nothing lurking in the dark to be afraid of. As with all of Barbara's other original full color illustrated picture books, this monster alphabet book concludes with a bonus draw and tell story that relates to the monster theme of the picture book. It also includes instructions and a big traceable drawing to help any novice learn how to use this traditional storytelling technique to successfully tell a draw and tell story. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " or check with your favorite jobber to find all of Barbara's illustrated picture books for children, plus her collections of original draw and tell stories. You can also visit: www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara's stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.