Look at Miss Library dancing as a ballerina…(totally not me, but I convinced at least a few of the children – hahahah): When I was a child, our family went to the Nutcracker every year. I did not know there was a story until I was much older, which is why I love this book. … More THE NUTCRACKER by Susanna Davidson, illustrated by Anna Luraschi
Just look at this cute little Stick Family… Another wonderful book by Julia Donaldson, with bright illustrations by Axel Scheffler. Wonderful rhyming, humor and heart, and fantastic vocabulary words make this book a winner. I like to stop and ask the children what happened to the snowman: When Stick Man ends up in the fireplace, … More STICK MAN by Julia Donaldson, Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
This is a silly and fun book for Thanksgiving. Another cumulative rhyming story, that repeats itself. This makes it easier for the children to remember it for retelling and is wonderful for language development. I like to point out the following illustration. The “Old Lady” is making her pie, but look at her cat. Ummm … More I KNOW AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A PIE by Alison Jackson, Illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner
It was raining in the library too: The text builds upon itself, and the children are always surprised when the flea bites the mouse and everything unfolds into pure fun: Retelling the story: “Snoring Granny”: Granny was “baking” a pumpkin pie: For my afternoon class we made “napping houses”, cut out the characters from the … More THE NAPPING HOUSE by Audrey Wood, Illustrated by Don Wood
This book seemed like the perfect choice for Halloween and the rest of the week. The book has a calming cadence to it, which is nice around Halloween time when children are either exhausted or so excited they can barely sit still. It also gave us a chance to talk about spiders. After the story, … More THE VERY BUSY SPIDER by Eric Carle
by Mo Willems Berto the Book Worm loves this book! The children really giggle over this page: If you don’t know how much Pigeon loves a bus… check out video below. Pigeon has something important to say… Beatrix liked this book too! Oh no! Is Pigeon driving that bus???? DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE … More The Pigeon HAS to Go to School!