For reluctant readers, funny picture books are disarming—and the more outlandish, the better. My daughter, a speech pathologist, finds that children are drawn to absurdity and want to engage with it. They also love being critics, so she asks questions like, “What’s wrong with this story? or “What should the characters have done instead?” See my post about funny picture books here.
Here’s a printable tip sheet with a few ideas to inspire language building:
