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Literature Immersion Assignment One - Miss Harris' Children Literature Collection by Bria Harris | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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Literature Immersion - Assignment 1 by Megan Watson | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, nonprofits, businesses and more

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I had fun with this, I haven't read many picture books in recent years but this reminded me of how fun, creative and diverse many picture books are!

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Picture Book Literature Immersion LIS 617 - Javier Carranza

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Little Mouse's Big Breakfast

Young children will enjoy Little Mouse's adventure into the house next door to find something for his breakfast. The varied blocks of illustrations and text cliffhangers encourage the reader to turn the page and find out what happens to Little Mouse. The familiar sequencing of the writing will also help young readers engage in the story. It reminded me a little of The Very Hungry Caterpillar as Little Mouse finds more and more good food to eat. There's a small twist at the end that will continue the story after the book is finished and hopefully help parents enjoy as well, as they will most likely be asked to reread the story again and again. Teacher note: a few words are found in bold and could be used as sight words. I would recommend this cute story to readers 7 and under or anyone young at heart.

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Young children will enjoy Little Mouse's adventure into the house next door to find something for his breakfast. The varied blocks of illustrations and text cliffhangers encourage the reader to turn the page and find out what happens to Little Mouse. The familiar sequencing of the writing will also help young readers engage in the story.

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Spending time reading picture books

And Then Comes Summer

Author Tom Brenner

Illustrator Jaime Kim

This book quickly evokes summer to me with images of melting ice cream, swim floats and sunny outdoor settings. The writing was lyrical and flowed easily from page to page. Even though the vocabulary was advanced for preschoolers, I envision reading this to all ages as an end of year book or during the winter to remind of us "when every day is like a Saturday".

The Antlered Ship

Author Dashka Slater

Illustrators The Fan Brothers

This book has illustrations that start with maps inside the cover, immediately drawing you into the adventure. A fox, Marco, is the main character who meets a group of deer with an antlered ship and sets off as part of the crew with a flock of pigeons. Marco has many deep philosophical questions reminiscent of the questioning nature of many young children and thinks he will find answers on his voyage. I think children in early grades (K-2) would be most likely to find this book appealing. I found the drawings of realistic animals and beautiful sea settings to be more engaging than the text for this book. There was something about the flow and questioning nature of the fox that didn't appeal to me. Great artistry on the illustrations keep it on my list to read for themes of curiosity and adventure.

Night Knight

Author & Illustrator Owen Davey

This book is written in a simple style, few words per page, and crisp linear drawings. In this story, the narrator imagines himself in the story as a knight, full of action and adventure as part of his bedtime routine. I liked the imaginative depictions of his adventures, and the story flowed easily. The subject matter would make this one an enduring bedtime story, or as an easy read anytime with preschoolers.

Dad's First Day

Author & Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka

Fun book with colorful, bright drawings. I enjoyed the humorous story of the dad being nervous on the first day, and think most children preK-2 would also. The story was simply written and moved quickly, keeping the attention of the readers. Obviously, a great read for the first day of school to help relieve some of the jitters the student may be feeling. A clever turn by having the dad be the one who is nervous.

Run Wild

Author & Illustrator David Covell

A book about exploration and freedom, this story is written in a poetic style with short, minimal text, easy to follow along for young readers. The story is paced well, with active characters running through the woods and the beach. The drawings also capture the feelings of the adventure, like waves rolling and flowing. I would read this to a young audience of preK-2 to encourage exploration. The setting feels like coastal Maine, so I don't know if that might limit the relatability of an audience, but it certainly provides material for beautiful illustrations.

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Spending time reading picture books Author Tom Brenner Illustrator Jaime Kim This book quickly evokes summer to me with images of melting ice cream, swim floats and sunny outdoor settings. The writing was lyrical and flowed easily from page to page.

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Our Table
by Peter H. Reynolds
Picture books are not just for kids. Like many picture book creators, Peter H. Reynolds seems to address his adult audience just as much as children. In this beautiful story, he focuses on a young girl whose family has lost touch with one another due to their attachment to their devices. Violet helps her family to reconnect with one another by having them all help to rebuild the dinner table. She smartly appeals to each member of the family and their skills with their particular devices to have each person complete one phase of the rebuild. This book is an excellent read aloud and discussion prompter for the entire family.

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by Peter H. Reynolds Picture books are not just for kids. Like many picture book creators, Peter H. Reynolds seems to address his adult audience just as much as children. In this beautiful story, he focuses on a young girl whose family has lost touch with one another due to their attachment to their devices.

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Book Soak: LIS 618, Spring 2022 by Jennifer Carson