Raccoon Tune
With vivid rhythm that is fun to read aloud, a raccoon family goes on a nighttime prowl for supper.Misadventure ensues when they encounter a closed trashcan. The pictures spotlight the lively action and will provoke much laughter from young readers. The humorous ending will satisfy children as much as the mischievous raccoons.
Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards
Book Activities & Discussion Ideas
While reading the story, have children use various objects to create sound effects. Give children empty soup cans or cooking pots to clink with a wooden spoon, like the raccoons bang around the metal garbage cans. Encourage children to make sound effects with their mouths, hands, or feet for words like, “clunk,” “splash,” and “bash.”
Explain to families how to do a “Picture Walk” with their children. Before reading the book, have children look at the pictures and explain the story in their own words. The illustrations in this book capture the action and struggle of the raccoons, which will help support children as they create the story themselves. After, read the book so children can enjoy the rhyming text.