By: Laura Numeroff     

Read on 8/31/19
Fiction/Picturebook

This book was so cute! I loved how The dog starts with wanting a donut and then asking for more things as time goes on. When he runs out of something, he ask for something else. He wants juice, apples, to play outside, and then he picks apples again which reminds him of apple juice and then ending with wanting a donut again. It reminds me of when I was a child, so it made me laugh! This book is good for someone who loves dogs. This is a great book to start with in the morning time to get little ones brains moving to start the day.

This picture book is cute and would be a perfect fit for kids who love ducks and rain boots! I loved how it talks about the different ways the ducks are stomping, hopping, and the different colors in their boots. I would use this in a lesson to teach children about colors as well as how to use their gross motor skills. I feel like this book is fun and a good interactive read. It gives the children movements they can try while listening to the book.

I think this book was super cute. I loved how it demonstrated ways using your left and right and would be a good book to use with a lesson that is directed towards teaching children their right from their left. While the story is alot about opposites, I love how in the end its about the fact that even if we are opposite we can still get along. I think a child who loves to be different would love this book.

I really liked this book because it is very descriptive and does an amazing job at describing climate change in Antarctica. I had my 3^rd grader read it and she loved it and thought it was cool how global warming caused the ice to go from freezing to melting which made the ice turn to water. It made her ask more questions.  I would use this book for discussing global warming as well as different climates around the world.

The recess queen is a really good book. I think the point I got from it is even when someone is mean and doesn’t let you play on the playground first and tries to bully you, there is always someone in the world that could come along and stand up for everyone and change the way someone treats others. I loved how dramatic Mean Jean was and how Katie Sue did not care. Katie sue did a great job. This would be a great book to use the characters for describing antagonist and protagonist. I think anyone who loves recess would love this book.

9/3/19
Ages 4-7
Fiction/Picture Book

Splat the cat is a good book, I feel because it showed how courageous he was and that when your plans don’t go as you expected you look at them again and revamp them to make it work. You never give up until you have succeeded. It made me fee like I can be successful at anything. I would use this to teach repetitiveness and analyzing. I think this book would capture the attention of someone who likes cats.

This book was very funny. The moral of the story is never to give up no matter what. It had a plot that was easy to follow. It also was a good way to not only show that you can succeed in your own goals but also to not give up when dealing with people. It made me laugh when she crushed the cookies by stepping on them and I was shocked that people bought them. You can make it through anything and this graphic novel put that well. It would be a good book for someone who might be struggling with giving up everytime they start something, it would be a good book at school for down time like when waiting for the bus.

I liked this book because it was very descriptive. I do wish there was more information and maybe a little bit longer of text. This book would be a great book to introduce simple sight words as well as information on bears. It would fit perfectly into a lesson about animals in the wild. A kid who loves bears would enjoy this book.

Ages 4-6
Read 9/21/19
Non-fiction/ Picture book

I Love this book and would read it to my child. It has many different facts that would help in a child’s daily routine. It shows a clock for time with corresponds with the routine for the day. It gives descriptions on colors, what you do during that part of the day, and also includes shapes. I felt it was very informative. This book could be used for many lessons. It could focus on shapes, colors, and even daily routines. A child who loves clocks would love this book.

This book is very informative. I loved how it gives great detail about different cats, how they need to be taken care of, how to handle them when holding them, and interesting facts such as how long they can live. It made me feel like I am now prepared to take care of a cat. I would use this book for when having my kids write about animals and how we take care of them. They can draw a picture and write about what they learned. Students who are interested in cats would like this book.