From: Robin Smith <smithr>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:14:57 -0600

Forgive me if you receive this twice. I am having a little computer issue. Robin

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I held my first Mock Geisel Committee this year. My sixteen second graders took their job as committee members seriously and engaged in discussions that astounded me. After they read and evaluated the books for themselves, the students took their books to a kindergarten classroom and watched these brand new readers read and talk about the books, too.

We went through the whole process and, though we did not actually reach the kind of consensus a real committee would have to reach, we did find a winner!

This was a tremendous learning experience for me and I encourage any of you who teach younger children to start saving potential Geisel titles now and run a discussion next January.
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Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea was the winner by a hair

Honor Books were

I love My New Toy by Mo Willems I will surprise my friend by Mo Willems


Besides these three, we considered:

Knitty Kitty by Davie Elliot and illustrated by Christopher Denise Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley and illustrated by G. Brian Kara Old Bear by Kevin Henkes The Day Leo Said I HATE YOU by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Molly Bang Chicken said, "Cluck Cluck!" by Judyann Ackerman Grant and illustrated by Sue Truesdell What's Under the Bed? by Joe Fenton Friends and Pals and Brothers, too by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Leo Landry Rain Play by Cynthia Cotton and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe
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