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Age: Preschool-1st grade
The storyline is just imaginative enough that children will easily follow it, considering it is rather odd.
Remy the human and Lulu the dog become famous for their detailed portraits and tour the land while building a large following. When Remy is awarded a pair of glasses, he finds out that his popularity is not from his own messy paintings but Lulu's intricate pet portraits which she has been painting in a small corner of the canvas. Remy is disheartened and refuses to paint with Lulu anymore until he is invited to the countryside for one last portrait. Here, he finds a woman who respects his messy artwork as she herself cannot see clearly.
The storyline is just imaginative enough that children will easily follow it, considering it is rather odd.
Remy the human and Lulu the dog become famous for their detailed portraits and tour the land while building a large following. When Remy is awarded a pair of glasses, he finds out that his popularity is not from his own messy paintings but Lulu's intricate pet portraits which she has been painting in a small corner of the canvas. Remy is disheartened and refuses to paint with Lulu anymore until he is invited to the countryside for one last portrait. Here, he finds a woman who respects his messy artwork as she herself cannot see clearly.
Age: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Point of lolment: Owl and Octopus, P.I.
Reading through this, I can see it becoming a classic, one kids will remember when they're all grown up. Not only are the short story/poems giggle worthy, but Jeffers reprises some letters in later stories which neatly ties together these tales with very humorous twists.
Point of lolment: Owl and Octopus, P.I.
Reading through this, I can see it becoming a classic, one kids will remember when they're all grown up. Not only are the short story/poems giggle worthy, but Jeffers reprises some letters in later stories which neatly ties together these tales with very humorous twists.
Age: Preschool
Humor: Contrary
A dedicated farmer takes care of his land and animals--wait, are those dinosaurs? Although the text may be telling a simple tale about life on a farm, the presence of dinosaurs make this farmer's life a bit more difficult. Cute!
Humor: Contrary
A dedicated farmer takes care of his land and animals--wait, are those dinosaurs? Although the text may be telling a simple tale about life on a farm, the presence of dinosaurs make this farmer's life a bit more difficult. Cute!
First line: Laurie Garvey hadn't been raised to believe in the Rapture.
A heavy character-based book, Perrota examines the effects of a world-wide phenomena.
The TV show has several differences but the TV show appears to extend the personalities of the characters in the book.
A heavy character-based book, Perrota examines the effects of a world-wide phenomena.
Spoiler
Interestingly enough, Perrota veers from several neatly packaged books that provide a reason for the main plot point. Although left with a feeling of incompletion, Perrota gives us the feeling his characters experience, a very realistic resolution that not everything happens for a reason.The TV show has several differences but the TV show appears to extend the personalities of the characters in the book.
Age: K-3rd grade
Perhaps it was the absurd impatience or the multiple attempts at getting something he can't have, but Stewart reminded me of Mo Willems' Pigeon more than in Stewart's last book.
I loved when he tried to speed up the book and interacted with format. I'm a sucker for those types of books (The Monster at the End of This Book, We Are in a Book with Elephant and Piggie). This librarian cannot wait for the next in the series!
Perhaps it was the absurd impatience or the multiple attempts at getting something he can't have, but Stewart reminded me of Mo Willems' Pigeon more than in Stewart's last book.
I loved when he tried to speed up the book and interacted with format. I'm a sucker for those types of books (The Monster at the End of This Book, We Are in a Book with Elephant and Piggie). This librarian cannot wait for the next in the series!
Age: 2nd-4th grade
A more advanced picture book, this would make a nice read for older fans of Mo Willems.
A more advanced picture book, this would make a nice read for older fans of Mo Willems.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
The message of this book is admirable and the direct presentation seems like a nonfiction book (except there are animate numbers). I could see great potential for the message but the execution was muddy and boring. Nonetheless, the straight-forward approach will be appreciated by teachers and children experiencing the problem with cliques. And one side note, the number 2 is a bright, shiny yellow, making it hard to see when reading to a group.
The message of this book is admirable and the direct presentation seems like a nonfiction book (except there are animate numbers). I could see great potential for the message but the execution was muddy and boring. Nonetheless, the straight-forward approach will be appreciated by teachers and children experiencing the problem with cliques. And one side note, the number 2 is a bright, shiny yellow, making it hard to see when reading to a group.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Math: Shapes, tangrams
Perfect for tangram extension activity
Flawless! Bertier presents Little Round and Big Square and their Wednesday play date where they play a game of follow the leader by calling out an object and dividing herself to make it. Soon the Big Square starts calling out things that Little Round cannot make, causing frustration for Round. When they decide to make things together, they soon find no end to their imagination. Although similar to Windblown in simplistic style and use of shapes, Bertier gives her shapes character and personality with a delightfully simple, and relatable, storyline. This book also invites listeners to interpret what they see, but is not so open-ended that children who need imagination nudges won't be able to enjoy the story. Pay attention to this one, teachers!
Math: Shapes, tangrams
Perfect for tangram extension activity
Flawless! Bertier presents Little Round and Big Square and their Wednesday play date where they play a game of follow the leader by calling out an object and dividing herself to make it. Soon the Big Square starts calling out things that Little Round cannot make, causing frustration for Round. When they decide to make things together, they soon find no end to their imagination. Although similar to Windblown in simplistic style and use of shapes, Bertier gives her shapes character and personality with a delightfully simple, and relatable, storyline. This book also invites listeners to interpret what they see, but is not so open-ended that children who need imagination nudges won't be able to enjoy the story. Pay attention to this one, teachers!
Age: 1 years-preschool
Toys: Teddy bear
Layers upon layers of snow, enough to make a snowman, melted in one night! I know I shouldn't get caught up on this fallacy but I am baffled and curious to know where Mimi lives. Other than this easily avoidable confusion, this is a simple story about losing one's prized toy and finding it in the end.
Toys: Teddy bear
Layers upon layers of snow, enough to make a snowman, melted in one night! I know I shouldn't get caught up on this fallacy but I am baffled and curious to know where Mimi lives. Other than this easily avoidable confusion, this is a simple story about losing one's prized toy and finding it in the end.
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Emotion: Acceptance, letting go of controlling behaviors
Family: Older sister, younger brother
Julia decides to host a tea party but proper etiquette is hard to control with her little brother and two rowdy neighbors. When a tower of cups crash to the ground, Julia loses her temper and tells everyone to leave. But it's pretty lonely without them around and she invites her imaginative guests back and decides to play along with them. Although this is a great book for learning to cooperate with different personalities, it's interesting that the boys cannot for one moment play delicately along with Julia but she must conform completely to their wild behavior. Perhaps it's more of an age difference than a gender difference but the implications are there.
Emotion: Acceptance, letting go of controlling behaviors
Family: Older sister, younger brother
Julia decides to host a tea party but proper etiquette is hard to control with her little brother and two rowdy neighbors. When a tower of cups crash to the ground, Julia loses her temper and tells everyone to leave. But it's pretty lonely without them around and she invites her imaginative guests back and decides to play along with them. Although this is a great book for learning to cooperate with different personalities, it's interesting that the boys cannot for one moment play delicately along with Julia but she must conform completely to their wild behavior. Perhaps it's more of an age difference than a gender difference but the implications are there.