The Napping House

The Napping House

Authors: Don & Audrey Wood

Illustrator: Don Wood

Genre: Fiction

Ages: 4-6 years

Theme: Animals, Ascending/Descending order, Vocabulary

Summary: The book begins with one character sleeping and with each new page, another character is sleeping on top of the previous one. The authors use different terms for "sleep" with the introduction of each new character. Halfway through the book, the last character wakes up the previous one until everyone is awake and they are no longer napping. 

Pre-Reading Activity: Brainstorm as many words as the students can think of that mean "sleep". 

Post-Reading Activity: As a math extension, talk about how many characters there were in the story, how many feet each character had and then as a class figure out how many feet there were all together. 

Reflection: This is one of my favorite books of all time. It has amazing illustrations and is a great introduction to new vocabulary for early elementary students. There are a lot of different activities you can do with this book ranging from science (weather) to math (counting). I have used this book time and again in my classroom in the past. 

About the Authors:

Don & Audrey Wood

This husband and wife team has created many beloved books for children, including Piggies, Heckedy Pig, and Piggy Pie Po. The Woods live in Hawaii.

(www.barnesandnoble.com)