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From: Julie Corsaro <jcorsaro>
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:26:55 -0400
It seems almost impossible to miss with first graders with picture books about pets. Here's some picture books-with and without pets-that I've had success with reading aloud in recent years:
Tasty, Baby Belly Buttons (previously mentioned); The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story; The Dancing Pig. Folktales retold by Judy Sierra.
Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester. A terrific, terribly funny book about bullying.
Rotten Teeth by Laura Simms. This appeals to kids' fascination with the grotesque.
Patches, Lost and Found by Stephen Kroll. Combines a lost pet with the creative writing process.
Rocky, the Cat Who Barks by Donna Jo Napoli. On the surface, this little gem is about cats and dogs but it's also (or really) about adjusting to a move.
Max, the Stubborn Little Wolf by Marie Odile-Judes. A wolf father-and-son tale with deadpan humor.
The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo. Another lost pet story, this time with an American Indian protagonist.
The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolf. It's about money, a monster and a clever boy.
A few first grade teachers I've worked with recently have read-aloud the chapter books PeeWee's Tale by Johanna Hurwitz; The Littles by John Peterson and books in The Kids of Riverside Drive (or is it School?) series., also by Hurwitz. The latter stories about Russell and Nora, reissued last year in paperback, are also favorites with Kindergarten teachers, as are the Adam Joshua stories by Janice Lee Smith.
Julie Corsaro
Received on Fri 06 Aug 2004 02:26:55 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 15:26:55 -0400
It seems almost impossible to miss with first graders with picture books about pets. Here's some picture books-with and without pets-that I've had success with reading aloud in recent years:
Tasty, Baby Belly Buttons (previously mentioned); The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story; The Dancing Pig. Folktales retold by Judy Sierra.
Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester. A terrific, terribly funny book about bullying.
Rotten Teeth by Laura Simms. This appeals to kids' fascination with the grotesque.
Patches, Lost and Found by Stephen Kroll. Combines a lost pet with the creative writing process.
Rocky, the Cat Who Barks by Donna Jo Napoli. On the surface, this little gem is about cats and dogs but it's also (or really) about adjusting to a move.
Max, the Stubborn Little Wolf by Marie Odile-Judes. A wolf father-and-son tale with deadpan humor.
The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo. Another lost pet story, this time with an American Indian protagonist.
The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolf. It's about money, a monster and a clever boy.
A few first grade teachers I've worked with recently have read-aloud the chapter books PeeWee's Tale by Johanna Hurwitz; The Littles by John Peterson and books in The Kids of Riverside Drive (or is it School?) series., also by Hurwitz. The latter stories about Russell and Nora, reissued last year in paperback, are also favorites with Kindergarten teachers, as are the Adam Joshua stories by Janice Lee Smith.
Julie Corsaro
Received on Fri 06 Aug 2004 02:26:55 PM CDT
