https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r Children's Literature 2368 Spring 2021 en-us 2021-04-08 01:40:50 UTC 2026-02-02 08:43:11 UTC hello@padlet.com chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394137947 Just a Minute tells the story of the day Grandma Beetle gets a visit from Señor Calavera, a skeleton that wants her to come with him. She agrees, but not before preparing for her birthday party first. With her birthday party being a huge success, Señor Calavera disappears, leaving a note behind to tell Grandma Beetle that he’s looking forward to her birthday party next year.

This book is valuable in the world of children's literature because every page of the book was beautifully illustrated and the vibrant contrasting backgrounds made each scene pop out. 

The book manages to go from a rather dark tone of it being the grandmother’s time to pass, to a very heart-warming and happy one, which embodies the theme of family and love. ]]> 2021-04-08 02:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394137947 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394144803 *Top 5

The author of this book tells the story of Edward, the Porcelain Rabbit, on a journey of soul searching for love, which embodies the theme. 

This book is important in the world of children's literature as children should be infused with the concept of love and being loved from a young age. The power gained from reading when they are young will be transformed into the courage to enter the world as an adult.]]> 2021-04-08 03:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394144803 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394150066 Leave Me Alone is about a grandmother who becomes frustrated by her grandchildren’s constant disruptions while she’s trying to knit, so she tells them to leave her alone and leaves to find somewhere quiet to knit, only to realize later how much she misses her grandchildren.

This book is valuable because it's beautifully illustrated, with varied flat and detailed backgrounds, cartoonish characters, and colors with shading that blends very well together. 

It emphasizes that the grandmother wanting to be left alone doesn’t mean she doesn’t love her grandchildren, in fact she was knitting for them, she just needed a bit of quiet to get it done, which embodies the theme.]]> 2021-04-08 03:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394150066 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394152008 *Top 5 

The main story line of this book is about Stanley and the boys at Green Lake Camp, and the other two branches include the story of Stanley’s great great-grandfather named Elya Stanley and Madame Zeroni, and the story of well-known criminal Kissin’ Kate Barlow and Sam.

This book is valuable in the world of children’s literature because the plot is tortuous and sometimes a little unrealistic, but the author can arrange it in a way that is natural, unpretentious, and reasonable, neither stereotyped nor too passionate.

This book embodies the theme through Stanley and Zero's friendship leading to their mutual survival and wealth. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394152008 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394154160 *Top 5

The author of this book narrates a week in the life of Clementine, a bright young girl, from a first-person perspective. 

I believe this book is important and valuable in the world of children's literature as Clementine's doing things without considering the consequences precisely fit children’s characteristics so this book can be either a mirror, window, or sliding glass door for children. 

This book embodies the theme of friendship because the story starts with her cutting and coloring her friend’s hair out of good intentions.  She couldn’t bear to see her friend being sad and helped her out. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394154160 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394155875 This book tells the story of a little tiger and her friend, Monster, who lives under her bed working together to defeat a nightmare which is too big for Monster to handle alone, which embodies the the of friendship.

This book is important and valuable in the world of children's literature as the author emphasized the importance of teamwork. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394155875 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394158091 The author of this book tells the story of how Christine builds a solid friendship with Moon who has a bad reputation for beating people. 

I believe this book is important and valuable in the world of children's literature because it presents us the life of people who come from a different culture background, which provides us the opportunity to learn about the culture. 

This book embodies the theme of friendship because Christine is worried about living close to Moon at first, but they turn out to be pretty good friends. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394158091 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394160208 This book tells the cute story of a little fish who has stolen the hat of a big fish. He thought he would get away with it, but the big fish eventually ended up getting his hat back.

The book in valuable and important in the world of children's literature as this story helps children consider deeply whether it is a good idea to steal from others or not, which embodies the theme of education. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394160208 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394164340 This book is about the giant squid, a species of squid that lives deep in the ocean.

This book is valuable and embodies the theme of education because it educates children on the giant squid in an interesting way, the writing is suspenseful, the illustrations are exceptional, and the dramatic descriptions of the squid’s different body parts make it very exciting. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394164340 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394165398 I Face the Wind is a book about exploring the scientific qualities of air from a child’s perspective, and fun ways they can experiment with air.

I believe this book is important for getting children interested in science early on. 
The book embodies the theme of education by presenting logic and reason to children that they can immediately test out themselves, like proving air exists even though they can’t see it in front of them. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394165398 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394167844 *Top 5

The Right Word is a biography of Peter Roget’s life, and his writing of the Thesaurus, in the simplified form of a children’s book. 

This book is important and valuable because Peter's situation with moving and the loss of his father may be relatable to some children, and seeing him grow up to be successful despite his situation is inspiring.

The book embodies the theme of education in that every page has new words to learn, and all of the information used in the book can be easily found at the back of the book for research purposes. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394167844 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394170381 New Kid is about the story of Jordan, a 7th grade black transfer student, in a new school that doesn’t seem to have much diversity among the students. 

This book is important and valuable in the world of children's literature because the issue of identity can be regarded as a social problem that children will encounter at some point as they grow up.

This book embodies them by showing the diversity in colored people and at the same time, the diversity in white people. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394170381 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394172984 The authors mainly introduced that the fry bread, as a part of many Native Americans' traditional diet, was more than just food. It had also represented a history of relocation, survival, as well as resilience.

I think it has great educational value in the world of children’s literature as readers can learn that fry bread is a significant symbol of the Native American culture and that everyone should respect different cultures and embrace the diversity. 

The book embodies the theme of diversity by presenting fry bread as bringing everyone from different backgrounds together. 

]]> 2021-04-08 03:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394172984 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394174056 The book is about a lion who released a mouse who disturbed his rest, and in turn the mouse freed the lion from a poacher’s trap, which embodies the theme of kindness. 

This book is important and valuable in the world of children’ literature because of the rich color matching and graceful soft lines of the pictures. The book gives children visual stimulation and triggers their imagination. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394174056 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394176703 Room on our Rock tells two very different stories about a family of sealions living on a rock when harsh waves come and leave a neighboring sealion in danger.

This book in very valuable in teaching children how important it is to keep an open mind and be open to other perspectives.

It tells the real story of the sealions helping their neighbor when dangerous waves crash against their home, which embodies the theme of kindness.]]> 2021-04-08 03:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394176703 chen10647 https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394178658 *Top 5

The author in this book describes a tender story about the growth of a teenager. The main character in the book is named August (Auggie). He is an optimistic and innocent boy with a birth defect on his face. Under his parents’ suggestion, Auggie walks out of the protection of his family for the first time, steps into an ordinary school, and starts his study and life in the fifth grade. 

This book is important and valuable in the world of children's literature as the author indirectly emphasizes how important the education of the native family has on the character of the child. 

 Auggie's good friend Jack originally didn't like Auggie, but Jack’s mom told him through correct behavior and practice that we should choose to be a kind person, embodying the theme of kindness. ]]> 2021-04-08 03:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chen10647/2r7mk2u7c79ptb2r/wish/1394178658