https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631 Children's Lit- Top 5 en-us 2021-04-19 23:23:59 UTC 2021-04-26 23:48:02 UTC hello@padlet.com jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435525842 This story is about a a little girl who likes to remind her mom of what she doesn't enjoy doing. Throughout the book Olivia’s mother likes to remind her that she is a handful to deal with, but still loves her.]]> 2021-04-19 23:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435525842 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435531560 *Top 5
When the family of Edwards goes onto a ship, Edward goes overboard and ends up not being able to be recovered by Adeline, but a fisherman, then Edwards' journey starts to go from family to family and he realizes how much he missed his original family. The best part of the book in my opinion was the beginning of each chapter because it presented a photo of Edward and something else which helped me imagine what was going on throughout Edward’s journey. The connection to this book that I found super interesting is the parts where Edward was never happy until he realized how great his life was with Adeline and her family. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435531560 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435536470 This story was about some sea lions that were trying to sit on a rock, but the other ones were saying there is no room for them on the rock and to go back to where they came from. This book can also show a deeper meaning for children that they might not understand when they are younger, but it has the golden rule of treating others how you want to be treated. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435536470 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435539295 *Top 5
This book is very empowering for more than just children. The story of this children’s book is how someone is talking about how they are every good thing, I enjoyed it because it was affirmations and when you continue to repeat these things, you actually start to believe them. The ending was my favorite part because it was repeating how “I am loved” which definitely is hard for some people to believe. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435539295 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435543065 The ghost, which I understand to be her grandmother, becomes a best friend to the girl. This story goes on about how it is a little spooky and this book is also about friendship and toxic friendships. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435543065 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435550001 *Top 5
This book is about a little boy who thinks that there is a bear living in their house because they are spooky, older and mean. But, this ends up being the little boys older sister who ends up protecting him in the end. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435550001 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435555278 This book is about a pig and an elephant that are going for a drive. Then they decide that they need a plan and things that they need for the drive. This was comical to me because I can see how children would find this funny and use their imagination. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435555278 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435559144 *Top 5
This book has a slight darker side to it when it is first read, it is about the ocean and all of the seaweed which is a way to imagine what is truly in the ocean seaweed forests. The otters are taken away from the seaweed forests and then everything goes bad and nothing is good about all of this change. Then, there becomes new laws for the otters to protect them and they are able to live there again which is the love for the otters. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435559144 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435564877 This is about doing street art. The drawings that Keith did were considered loud and then he started to draw and draw then he started to win first place in art shows. He also didn’t want money for his drawings; he just wanted to keep drawing different pictures. He started doing his art on black walls with white chalk and everyone would look for his art. ]]> 2021-04-19 23:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435564877 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435567358 This book is about a girl who basically has a ‘perfect’ life until her cousin moves in and messes up the dynamic of her family. Hannah is the perfect one and she is considered the popular girl at school, but now with Cal there (who gets bullied and doesn’t have many friends), Hannah is struggling. It was honestly kind of a sad book because of everything Cal had been through, he would act up a lot and Hannah and her dad didn’t hide any of their emotions of how they felt about him. The ending of this story was actually really nice and special where Cal and Hannah realize they are a lot more alike than different. 

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I wasn't fully sure I wanted to put this story in humor, but it was one of my favorites because it wasn't only in English but there were also Spanish words in it. The message of this book was also very cute, it is about food trucks and all of them going somewhere. 

]]> 2021-04-19 23:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435572498 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435578307 This story is about how two kids, Snap and Lulu are bullied at school, economic struggles are apparent, and Snap’s mom’s abusive ex-boyfriend shows up more than once. They think that the town has a witch and that she fed her eye to the devil. She eats roadkill and casts spells with the bones. Snapdragon knows the rumors, but after the “roadkill witch” rescues Snap’s beloved dog and agrees to foster abandoned possum babies, Snap starts to think all may not be as it seems.]]> 2021-04-20 00:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435578307 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435582272 The illustrations in this book were very well done. This book is about a twelve-year-old Efrén, whose world flips when his mother is deported to Mexico, but whose determination to reunite his family never wavers. ]]> 2021-04-20 00:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435582272 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435585510 The theme of this book is doing the most for the people you love, even if you don't have much. Hunger itself is a narrator and it's function is to explain and fill in the story. It is written in a prose style and we hear from many of those poor, unfortunate people in their own words. I found it surprisingly effective. Can't help but feel for these people, their options were so limited, and they did the best they could with the little they had. ]]> 2021-04-20 00:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435585510 jjlevel11 https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435591671 The book depicts a zookeeper who has bonded with the animals he cares for and who come and visit him one day when he gets sick.]]> 2021-04-20 00:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jjlevel11/c1fi4zf2mrwm7631/wish/1435591671