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. (Don't you love the updated logo?)
Last Week's Posts
- First Kid Lit Blog Hop for October! There's still time to link up and to check in with this incredible collection of kid lit-related posts and book reviews.
- #3rdfor3rd: Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie. Sadie shares about why " Whoever reads this book is in for a treat, not only loved the illustrations but it was a was funny, interesting, detailed and in some parts poetic story."
- In other news ... I got married this weekend, hooray! So while this past week did not leave a lot of time for reading or posting, there was certainly a lot being accomplished behind the scenes. (I won't have pictures back from our photographer for awhile, but for now, enjoy seeing both of our cakes ... a cheesecake for the wedding cake and a "cake of cheese" for the late-night party!)
Picture Books
Chopsticks (Not exactly a sequel to Spoon. More like a chance in place setting.) (2012) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Scott Magoon. We kicked off the Global Read Aloud this week with our author study of Amy Krouse Rosenthal. I love her books and her sense of humor (and sweetness) and enjoyed sharing Chopsticks with my students. We started a collection of our favorite word puns from the story as well as important lessons about friendship and standing on your own.
Spoon (2009) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illstrated by Scott Magoon. Many of my students also chose to read Spoon this week. This is a cute story with a powerful message about jealousy and how we see ourselves compared to how others see us.
Doyli to the Rescue: saving baby monkeys in the Amazon (2015) by Cathleen Burnham. I love sharing stories with my students about real kids in other parts of the world. This story chronicles a day in the life of a girl named Doyli who lives with her uncle and helps him rescue and release injured and trafficked baby monkeys. I look forward to bringing this one out during our Latin America unit.
Challenges
Award-Winning Books Reading Challenge update: 13 books, 2 dedicated posts
Dive into Diversity Challenge update: 200+ books, 38 dedicated posts
Happy Reading!
Congratulations! Both Spoon and Chopsticks look like interesting books. Here is my week. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Both Spoon and Chopsticks have some great lessons to teach.
DeleteCongratulations! I discovered last summer when my son got married that weddings are a lot of work. I think we have chopsticks at our school, so I will have to get spoon. I agree with your comments on Amy Krouse Rosenthal!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, thanks! We kept the wedding small, which helped quite a great deal with the planning.
DeleteCongratulations! Amy Krouse Rosenthal is one of my favorite writers, period, though I did find Chopsticks a curious choice for the first book of #GRA15. It's a hard read-aloud for a group, honestly. So much subtle detail in words and drawings. Thanks for sharing Doyli--looks like one I need to get!
ReplyDeleteAgreed. My students really liked the puns, but I had to kind of sit on some of them for it to dawn on them ... especially from far away. I think the book itself should have been bigger too!
DeleteCongratulations - The cakes are absolutely gorgeous and we can't wait to see a few wedding photos. We are big fans of Amy Krouse Rosenthal's work too.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks! (Can't wait to see the pics myself!)
DeleteCONGRATULATIONS!!! I am absolutely in love with your cakes. I love that you still posted an IMWAYR post. :) Happy reading this week!
ReplyDeleteHee hee, thanks Ricki! Definitely a "schedule ahead" kind of post. :)
DeleteOh wow! Now that cake of cheese is my kind of thing (and my daughter's too). Love love love seeing these! And who wouldn't adore cheese cake?!! Best wishes to you ad congratulations to your partner!!! Great books too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Myra! As soon as I saw the "cake of cheese" idea, I knew it was a must do. People were quite surprised!
DeleteCongrats on your wedding!! Chopsticks and Spoon are so cute - a lot of my kids are chopstick users, so they were delighted to find a picture book about them! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane! Many of my students have at least tried chopsticks, so it was a good discussion about the difficulty of learning a new skill!
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