Look at the final illustrations in this book. Can you find any indications for the birthday party the wolf had almost missed? And which presents did the bunny get? And what was special about the wolf’s gift?
Let’s play hide and seek! We can hide our fingers in the palm of our hands, cover our nose and reveal it, hole up under a blanket, conceal ourselves behind the couch, or hide a toy behind our backs.
Leaf through this book and decide the order of play. Take turns looking at the illustration you have each selected and acting out the depicted wolf’s motion: Is it going up in the elevator? Or walking on all fours? The other players will have to guess what the wolf is doing.
You may enjoy drawing and coloring your own Mr. Savyon, Ms. Rakefet, or other characters from the book, glue them onto popsicle sticks, and put on a show based on the poems.
“Take a walk” with your children through the pages of this book. Examine the illustrations closely and find what is being described in the song. The illustrator, Liat Yaniv, added details that do not appear in the text. See if you can find them!
The illustrations are masterpieces of glued strips of colored paper. Even very young children can make a picture by gluing strips of paper. You can tear or cut pages from old magazines and make a colorful collage out of the strips.
The song “A Short Walk” has a simple melody with a beat that is well suited to the pace of walking. If you know the tune, you might sing the song together. You could also find other songs by Naomi Shemer and put together a little Naomi Shemer Song-Book for a family singing night.
The song’s lyrics reflect the landscape of Naomi Shemer’s childhood, which she spent on a kibbutz by the Sea of Galilee. What does your own neighborhood look like?
Like the children in the song, you might go on a short walk close to home. Each member of your family could take turns saying what s/he sees: “I see an ant!” “I see a bird!” Do you all notice the same things?
Going for a walk together offers a wonderful opportunity for conversation. You might ask your children what excites and what amazes them, and then share your own thoughts and feelings with them.
After your walk is over, you might sketch the route from your house to the children’s kindergarten, and then add illustrations showing the plants and creatures that you met along the way.
Tickles
Who Sings What
The Path
A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
Hanukkah in Alaska
Emily Saw a Door
Play
Embodiment
General
