Book Review by Kathy Porter My copy of this book is well-worn and much loved. It was a November storytime favorite in my library for years. The poem by Childs is a classic: Over the river and through the woods to Grandfather’s house we go. If you don’t know the song about the […]
Book Review by Kathy Porter The first day of school is exciting and hard for most kids but changing schools can be excruciating. This was the case for first grader, Molly Lou Melon. However, Molly Lou bravely took it in stride, remembering her grandmother’s advice. Molly exhibited her unusual talents of balancing pennies on her
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Book Review by Kathy Porter Laura Numeroff created classics with her trio of “If You Give A..” books. Felicia Bond sealed the deal with her adorable mouse, pig, and moose illustrations. Even though I chose “If You Give a Pig a Pancake”, I highly recommend the other books as well. As a teacher, I quickly
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Book Review by Kathy Porter I perused my local library catalog for a book about lemonade to go with the activity below. Instead, I found a book about a lonely tiny canary that befriends a lemon hanging on a tree. Even though I created an activity about lemonade, I couldn’t help choosing this lemony-sweet bedtime
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Book Review by Kathy Porter “Who is the Beast?” is beautifully written and illustrated by Keith Baker. A tiger discovers that the jungle animals are frightened of him. He shows them that they have traits that are similar to him. By doing so, the animals stop running away when he is near. I love the
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Book Review by Kathy Porter David Shannon wrote and illustrated an autobiographical picture book about his childhood. It’s hilarious and at the same time, rather poignant because he was frequently told no and scolded for his childish antics. Yet, the book was written in good humor with a touching ending. I was a school librarian
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Book Review by Kathy Porter This gentle read was written by Anne Rockwell and Illustrated by Holly Keller. It’s perfect for springtime rainy days. Cuddle up at home or bring your class to the reading circle, as the rain provides background noise for this story of growing. Each page is illustrated with the lovely greens,
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Book Review by Kathy Porter February is a month about red, with the celebrations of Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year. So, it is only fitting to review a book called The Red Book, illustrated by Barbara Lehman. The activity sheet has four rectangles. In the first rectangle the child draws someone holding a red
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Book Review by Kathy Porter I like unusual alphabet books that introduce complex vocabulary words to children. Some children thrive on ‘big’ words and pronunciations. Animalia, written and illustrated by Graeme Base, is one such book. Not only do children learn ‘out of the box’ words, they learn the names of many exotic animals. Diabolical
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Book Review by Kathy Porter Do you love to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as I do? Can you believe it? I found a cute Christmas book that uses all three of those elements! Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree is that story. It was written in the 60’s but it is easily found in your
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