Why I Picked It Up: I am always on the hunt for nonfiction text structures (click the tabs at the top of this mentor text list). This one came up as a perfect “compare and contrast”! Why I Finished It: What’s the Difference? asks the reader to consider the difference between pairs of objects, such as […]
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Book Review: I Got It!, by David Wiesner
I hate baseball. But I LOVED this book!
Book Review: Bear Came Along, by Richard T. Morris
This book was so much fun to read aloud with my kids! The text is simple, but the message is powerful and the illustrations are captivating!
Book Review: Little Brown, by Marla Frazee
This simple, yet complex story really offers genuine insight into social situations that will be great for the elementary classroom!
Book Review: I Walk With Vanessa, by Kerascoët
Consider using this book in class, possibly the first week of school, or before a new student arrives to provide different perspectives and ideas about how to be inclusive and help new people adjust!
Book Review: The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach
Why I Picked It Up: The Very Impatient Caterpillar called to me from the new picture bookshelf at our library today! The illustration of the caterpillar in the cocoon on the front (clearly not a butterfly yet) along with the word “impatient” in the title had me curious about what kind of story this might be! […]
