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From: Geringer, Jennifer <jennifer.geringer>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:10:05 -0600
Susan, I can't say enough good things about Kevin Henkes recent book Olive's Ocean. Many of the chapters in it are short enough that you can read a couple in the same amount of time it takes to read a picture book. My children's lit students really seem to enjoy it, and we get some good discussions about Henkes' ability to write for a wide range of ages. I start every semester with my favorite of his picture books, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse...Lilly becomes our touchstone for the class.
I use many of the same picture books for my college classes that I recommended in an earlier discussion about good read alouds for children...Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Oh No Gotta Go, I Stink!, Piggie Pie!, Olivia, Dear Mrs. LaRue, Where the Wild Things Are, Yo!Yes?, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, Tar Beach, Abuela...the list goes on and on!
I also read from Curtis' The Watsons Go to Birmingham63, The Tale of Desperaux, The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket's first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events), The Giver, Hatchet...this semester, I plan to also read from Kevin Brooks' book Lucas, a new-to-me book that was recommended to me over the summer.
I'm interested in hearing what other recommendations folks have. I'm always on the lookout for books to add to my lists!! Jennifer
************************************ Jennifer Geringer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado Email: jennifer.geringer at unco.edu
************************************
Message----From: Susan Swords Steffen [mailto:susanss at elmhurst.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:03 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: [ccbc-net] Read Alouds for College/University Children's Literature Courses
I would be really interested in hearing from others who teach children's
literature courses what picturebooks and novel chapters they have used as read alouds. There is just not time for full novel read alouds, but I would love to find some stand alone chapters that would introduce a novel or an author.
I get a lot of mileage out of Patricia Polacco picture books - Pink and Say, The Butterfly, Thank You, Mr. Falker and others. I also use Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes as a first day of school book for the first day of class. And they seem to connect with Goin Someplace Special because it reminds them of the emotions they experienced going away to college for the first time - not a response I particularly expected but it makes for a good example of reader response that sparks discusssion.
Susan Swords Steffen Director of the Library Elmhurst College 190 Prospect Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630)617172, fax (630)617332
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:10:05 -0600
Susan, I can't say enough good things about Kevin Henkes recent book Olive's Ocean. Many of the chapters in it are short enough that you can read a couple in the same amount of time it takes to read a picture book. My children's lit students really seem to enjoy it, and we get some good discussions about Henkes' ability to write for a wide range of ages. I start every semester with my favorite of his picture books, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse...Lilly becomes our touchstone for the class.
I use many of the same picture books for my college classes that I recommended in an earlier discussion about good read alouds for children...Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Oh No Gotta Go, I Stink!, Piggie Pie!, Olivia, Dear Mrs. LaRue, Where the Wild Things Are, Yo!Yes?, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, Tar Beach, Abuela...the list goes on and on!
I also read from Curtis' The Watsons Go to Birmingham63, The Tale of Desperaux, The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket's first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events), The Giver, Hatchet...this semester, I plan to also read from Kevin Brooks' book Lucas, a new-to-me book that was recommended to me over the summer.
I'm interested in hearing what other recommendations folks have. I'm always on the lookout for books to add to my lists!! Jennifer
************************************ Jennifer Geringer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor University of Northern Colorado Email: jennifer.geringer at unco.edu
************************************
Message----From: Susan Swords Steffen [mailto:susanss at elmhurst.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:03 AM To: Subscribers of ccbc-net Subject: [ccbc-net] Read Alouds for College/University Children's Literature Courses
I would be really interested in hearing from others who teach children's
literature courses what picturebooks and novel chapters they have used as read alouds. There is just not time for full novel read alouds, but I would love to find some stand alone chapters that would introduce a novel or an author.
I get a lot of mileage out of Patricia Polacco picture books - Pink and Say, The Butterfly, Thank You, Mr. Falker and others. I also use Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes as a first day of school book for the first day of class. And they seem to connect with Goin Someplace Special because it reminds them of the emotions they experienced going away to college for the first time - not a response I particularly expected but it makes for a good example of reader response that sparks discusssion.
Susan Swords Steffen Director of the Library Elmhurst College 190 Prospect Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630)617172, fax (630)617332
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