Wednesday, April 18, 2012

New Children's Literature

Last night (just like last year New Children's books) Miss Miller and I headed over to Andrew Buchanan for a marvelous presentation on "The Year's best books in children's literature" by Susan Berrier (the librarian of Andrew Buchanan and Lurgan Elementary in the Chambersburg Area School District)
First of all, I forgot how much I LOVE listening to this woman read aloud!! Seriously, if I taught at Buchanan or Lurgan I will totally be going to library with my kindergarteners instead of using the 35 minutes as a prep period :-)
I saw some great picture books that are definitely worth sharing...

Belive me, Goldilocks Rocks! (as told by Baby Bear)
written by Nancy Jean Loewen and Tatevik Avakyan


Bailey written by Harry Bliss
a great read aloud for the 1st or 2nd day of school. Shows the events of a school day from the morning before school through going home at the end of the day, with Bailey the dog as an enthusiactic student


How Rocket Learned how to Read by Tad Hills
An endearing white dog with black spots loves chasing leaves and chewing sticks. He also loves napping under his favorite tree. Then his sleep is interrupted one spring day by a tiny yellow bird that designates him her first student. Rocket wants no part of her lessons, but the bird is determined to teach him to read.


RRalph by Lois Ehlert
The narrator describes discovering how Ralph the dog can talk, appropriately saying words such as "roof, rough, bark, & wolf"


Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian
funny first-person "journal" of a goldfish in his bowl, which is getting more and more crowded



Dog in Boots written by Greg Gormley
Dog keeps going back to the shoe store to find the perfect pair of shoes to do all of the things that a dog needs to be able to do

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