From: Robin Smith <smithr_at_ensworth.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:05:17 -0500

I love what Megan wrote about the emotions than overcome us while reading a loud.

More than once I have had to stop because I was overcome with hilarity...or tears when I read aloud. I read to my class twice-picture books and poems in the morning, chapter bo oks at the end of the day. We record each book as we finish it and that lis t becomes one of the historic records of the year. I type it up and send it home at the end of the year-and we all love reading over the titles and re membering how much we loved the individual books. I have 17 years of read-a loud lists in this old computer and I often read over them so I don't forge t to read anything.

Robin Smith

Here are a few (mostly chapter books) that work particularly well with my s econd graders:

The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes, illus. by Pinkney Whisper and Shout: Poems to Memorize edited by Vecchione A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children collected by Caroline Ke nnedy and illustrated by Jon J. Muth Running the Road to ABC Lauture/Ruffins Did you Carry the Flag Today, Charley? Caudill The Three Robbers by Tomi Ungerer The year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Stone Fox John Reynolds Gardiner *Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst and Lane Smith (NEW in 2010) The SOS Files by Byars, et al Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury The Trolls by Polly Horvath Precious and the Boo Hag by Patricia McKissack DragonRider by Cornelia Funke *Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke (NEW in 2010) The Selkie Girl by Susan Cooper The Wizard of Ox by L.Frank Baum The Animal Family by Randall Jarrell, illus by Sendak Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart by Vera B. Williams Where the Steps Were by Andrea Cheng I'm Sorry, Almira Ann by Jane Kurtz The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by DiCamillo
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