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by Ann Crewdson Not only apples and pumpkins are plump this season but there is also an abundance of books, especially those emphasizing phonological awareness, one of the six early literacy skills (what children need to know about reading and writing before they actually read and write). Phonological Awareness is defined as “The ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Use the power of repetition, alliteration, rhyme and play on words in books to teach children language. Check out this bountiful harvest of books at your local library: Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney Llama Llama is forced to go to Shop-o-roma, put on sweaters, pick up groceries and decide on lunch until he realizes that he’s doing all of it with his mama. Charlie and Lola’s Numbers by Lauren Child Count to ten with Lola starting with one brother Charlie, through four moonsquirters...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/llama-llama.thumbnail.gif