Monday, December 5, 2016

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR 12/5/16


It's Monday! What are you reading? was started by Sheila at Book Journey and was adapted for children's books from picture books through YA by Jen of Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee of Unleashing Readers. You can visit either site for a round up of blogs sharing their weekly readings and thoughts or search Twitter for #IMWAYR.



Last Week's Posts


      Picture Books



      Esquivel! un artista del sonido de la era espacial (2016) by Susan Wood and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh is a biography of the experimental musician with a focus on his influences and creations. I love the pairing with Duncan Tonatiuh's illustrations (especially his Author's Note about his influences).


      A Family is a Family is a Family (2016) by Sara Cleary and illustrated by Qin Leng. This celebration of families also highlights some of the ways that well-meaning but poorly conceived "family"-based activities can isolate some children in our classrooms. Books like this are a great way to make sure all children - and all families - are honored.

      Young Adult



      Shirley Jackson's The Lottery: the authorized graphic adaptation (2016) by Miles Hyman [her grandson]. This is an interesting graphic novel adaptation. The dark tones and expressions of the characters really add to the story. (Side note: why the nudity? It added nothing to the story other than making it difficult for teachers to use it.)

      Happy Reading!

      9 comments:

      1. I got Esquivel! un artista del sonido de la era espacial at ALA when I met Tonatiuh, but I haven't read it yet--I need to get to it!

        Happy reading this week :)

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        1. Thanks, Kellee. Duncan is visiting our school on Friday, and I am SO excited!

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      2. Can't wait to get a copy of A Family is a Family . . .

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      3. I'd love to read all the books you shared, Katie, know about the first ones, but The Lottery in a graphic novel, wow! I love the short story and will be sure to find it sometime. Thanks.

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      4. Nudity for no reason in graphic novels is such a frustration for my students! They fall in love with all of these wonderful graphic novels, and then there is one little spread that adds nothing to the story but makes it impossible for them to feel like they can include in their classroom library. Sigh. So lucky to have Duncan Tonatiuh visit your school! I hope you will blog about it. He is one of my very favorite illustrators. I was sorry to leave NCTE without his new book!

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        1. I will definitely be sharing about our time with Duncan (and The Princess and the Warrior is FANtastic!). Our 8th grade teacher shared around The Lottery, since they'd just read it, and most kids were able to easily move past the nudity. Still annoying.

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      5. I just checked Book Depository - a family is a family is a family is not available yet. That is too bad, as I feel it is perfect for my higher degree course and in my upcoming talks in international schools. Wonderful about Duncan Tonatiuh - looking forward to loads of pictures!

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        1. Hopefully you get your hands on A Family is a Family soon.

          Many Duncan pictures to come ... !

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      6. I'll be getting A Family is a Family for sure. I really enjoyed Esquivel!

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