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From: Fmce at aol.com <Fmce>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 10:09:50 -0400
As an elementary school librarian I don't look to choose a lot geared more to preschool.
The trend I am impressed with is the book that deals with topics for many ages in picture book format. The book that immediately comes to mind is "Pink and Say" by Patricia Polacco. What a powerful story and illustration. The pages where the two young men are separated is reminiscent of the creation from the Sistine chapel (at least to me).
There is a book whose title I can't recall, but a boy finds a homeless kitten and takes it home and you find out he is homeless too, but he is still warm and loving and courageous. Smoky night deals with a tough subject which suburban children may not relate to, but they certainly relate to the human relationships that grow in the story.
Our upper grade teachers find these useful in a variety of ways. I try to keep a record of what we call the 'picture books for older readers'. You know, they like a 32 page book once in a while.- even something as fun as Piggie Pie or The Library Dragon.
Florence McElligott Rosendale Media Center
Received on Sat 10 Aug 1996 09:09:50 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 10:09:50 -0400
As an elementary school librarian I don't look to choose a lot geared more to preschool.
The trend I am impressed with is the book that deals with topics for many ages in picture book format. The book that immediately comes to mind is "Pink and Say" by Patricia Polacco. What a powerful story and illustration. The pages where the two young men are separated is reminiscent of the creation from the Sistine chapel (at least to me).
There is a book whose title I can't recall, but a boy finds a homeless kitten and takes it home and you find out he is homeless too, but he is still warm and loving and courageous. Smoky night deals with a tough subject which suburban children may not relate to, but they certainly relate to the human relationships that grow in the story.
Our upper grade teachers find these useful in a variety of ways. I try to keep a record of what we call the 'picture books for older readers'. You know, they like a 32 page book once in a while.- even something as fun as Piggie Pie or The Library Dragon.
Florence McElligott Rosendale Media Center
Received on Sat 10 Aug 1996 09:09:50 AM CDT
