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P, P, P, Popcorn!

  Let's Pop, Pop, Popcorn!  Written by Cynthia Schumerth and Illustrated by Mary Reaves Uhles. Published by Sleeping Bear Press copyright 2021. We are "popping" into summer with popcorn! "m," "b," and "p" sounds are some of the first sounds to be spoken and articulated clearly by our 2 and 3 year olds. We were working on the "p" sound as the popcorn sound, so we did two weeks in a row of making popcorn. We checked out this book from the library and even though it is geared more toward the 4-8 year range, we have read through it two times. We love the pictures, big and bright! The book brings you from planting the popcorn seed to eating a snack of popcorn, "mmm! delish!" Is popcorn still America's favorite snack? I did a quick google search and it looks like Rice Krispie Treats have taken the title of America's favorite snack. More information about the book, I like that the book doesn't water down the vocabular...