When choosing books to use in the Foundation Stage, practitioners need to look for those that will engage children's emotions and stimulate their imaginations. Children also need to be able to 'see themselves' in the stories that are read with them. Young readers will engage with a story at a deeper level if they can see themselves and the issues that concern them reflected in the world of the story.
In addition, the best authors and illustrators for the Foundation Stage have a view of young children as readers who are actively engaged in the meaning-making process. The books that they write and illustrate leave space for children to think, and tantalise them with clever combinations of words and pictures. John Burningham's books easily fulfil all these criteria.
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