Sunday, November 4, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
75) How are you Peeling? by Saxton Freymann and Joose Elffers
Bibliographic Citation: Freymann, Saxton and Elffers, Joost. How Are You Peeling?. Turtleback, 2004. 48 pages. ISBN: 978-1417643189
Format: Hardcover
Age Group: Ages 3-4 Years
Annotation: Fruits and vegetables are transformed into expressive faces.
Reflection: A variety of fruits and vegetables are carved to show various emotions. The rhyming text and questions encourage children to discuss the range of feelings they may have. The carved expressions on the vegetable faces help children associate the facial expression to the emotion described, “Feeling sorry and ashamed? Or embarrassed to be blamed?” Another talking point would be to name the fruits and vegetables and their colors. Children and adults will find the pictures of the carved fruits and vegetables interesting and amusing.
Categorization Tags: Vegetable Carving, Emotions, Juvenile literature,
74) Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Bibliographic Citation: Henkes, Kevin. Kitten’s First Full Moon. Greenwillow Books, 2004. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0060588281
Awards: Caldecott Medal (2005), Charlotte Zolotow Award (2005), An ALA Notable Children's Book for Younger Readers (2005)
Format: Hardcover
Author/Illustrator Sites: http://www.kevinhenkes.com/
Age Group: Ages 2-4 Years
Annotation: A kitten thinks the full moon is a bowl of milk and is determined to get it.
Reflection: The kitten sees her first full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk. She tries jumping for it, climbing a tree, and leaping into a pond but ends up hurt, wet, exhausted, and disappointed. The hungry kitten goes home and finds a bowl of milk on the porch. The rhythmic and repetitive line, “Still, there was the little bowl of milk, just waiting,” follow each of the kitten’s failed attempts. The black and white illustrations provide great contrast and some pictures follow a sequencing pattern like a comic strip. The kitten’s facial expressions mirror what she is feeling and the book ends with “What a night!”
Categorization Tags: Cats, Animals, Moon, Caldecott Medal, Juvenile Fiction,
73) Piggies by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
Bibliographic Citation: Wood, Audrey and Wood, Don. Piggies. Illustrated by Don Wood. HMH Books, 2005. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0152056322
Format: Lap-Sized Board Book
Author/Illustrator Sites: http://www.audreywood.com
Age Group: Ages 2-4 Years
Annotation: Piggies play and dance on a child’s fingers and toes before going to sleep.
Reflection: This board book has only a few words on each page so young children can keep their attention on the colorful piggies. This book teaches children opposite concepts like hot/ cold and clean/dirty while the pictures are great talking points. The piggies’ antics keep children engaged and this book is a perfect bedtime story.
Categorization Tags: Bedtime, Games, Pigs, Juvenile Fiction,
72) Mother Goose Favorites by Bob Pepper
Bibliographic Citation: Pepper, Bob. Mother Goose Favorites. innovative KIDS,1999. 8 pages. ISBN: 978-1584760023
Format: Board Book
Age Group: Ages 2-4 Years
Annotation: A collection of ten classic Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
Reflection: This board book compiles some favorite nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Children will love this interactive book that includes foam play pieces which can be matched and placed into the corresponding nursery rhyme. Each of the nursery rhymes uses rhyming pairs of words making it easy for children to sing along and remember the words.
Categorization Tags: Mother Goose, Nursery Rhymes,
71) Curious George Visits the Library by H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey
Bibliographic Citation: Rey, H.A. (Hans Augusto) and Rey, Margaret. Curious George Visits the Library. Illustrated by Martha Weston. Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 24 pages. ISBN: 978-0618065684
Format: Paperback
Age Group: Ages 3-4 Years
Annotation: Curious George is on another adventure, exploring the library.
Reflection: Curious George visits the library for the first time and attends story hour. He tries to behave and sit still while the librarian reads a book to them but ends up grabbing the dinosaur book and taking off to explore the library. Curious George takes a book cart and ends up making a mess. He gets a library card and ends up taking home a pile of books. This book introduces children to library terminology and children find his mischievous behavior hilarious. Children can relate to attending story hour and getting their own library card. The book is a little dated with the librarian stamping the books but is useful for introducing children to the library.
Categorization Tags: Monkeys, Libraries, Books and Reading, Juvenile Fiction,
70) Animals should definitely not wear clothing by Judi Barrett
Bibliographic Citation: Barrett, Judi. Animals should definitely not wear clothing. Illustrated by Ron Barrett. Turtleback, 1988. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0833513373.
Format: Hardcover
Age Group: Ages 3-4 Years
Annotation: The funny pictures and text show why it is impractical for animals to wear clothing.
Reflection: This funny book includes pictures of various animals trying to wear human clothing and explains why it would be “disastrous.” “Animals should definitely not wear clothing… because it might make life hard for a hen,” who is trying to lay an egg or for a walrus whose natural behavior would get the clothes wet. Children love looking at the clothed animal pictures and the book teaches animals names and introduces vocabulary in an entertain way.
Categorization Tags: Animals, Juvenile Fiction
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