cover image Just for Me, Just for You

Just for Me, Just for You

Nick Jr., Nick Jr Family Magazine. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, $14.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-0-689-85963-2

The very short stories in Just for Me, Just for You, which first appeared in Nick Jr. Family Magazine, are designed to help children learn reading skills. Stories with refrains in large type, such as ""Hello, My Little Friend!"" (from the story of the same name by Andrea Perry, illus. by Ward Schumaker) invite kids to chime in, and wordless stories such as ""The Great Escape"" encourage pre-readers to ""read"" it themselves. Contributors such as Jack Prelutsky, Jean Marzollo, Scott Nash and Chris Raschka offer stories with comforting childhood themes of animals, trains, dinosaurs and loving families. (Oct.)