It was compiled to make it easier for young children to transfer to other schools in that transient society.
This list was constructed during World War II and consisted of the most frequently used words in early readers of the time. Better yet, let's look back even further to the 1950s when early readers really did consist of simplistic, humorless and contrived stories with sentences like, "Look, Jane, look! See Spot run." That's because of something called The Dolch List that became a sort of bible for publishers of reading textbooks for children. Let's take a look this month at the work of Arnold Lobel and let's start with his accomplishments in his books for early and emergent readers, the "I Can Read" series.Īlthough the books stand well on their own, to fully appreciate Lobel's contribution, we should look back at the time when his first early reader: Frog and Toad Are Friends was published in 1970. Featured Author and Illustrator: Arnold Lobel
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