Week of 9/11

This week we are reading our first Beehive Book of the year! Beehive Books are nominated by a committee of volunteers in Utah who look for the best in children’s literature. But the unique thing about Beehive Books is that kids are the ones who vote for the winner. These books can be found at libraries throughout the state, where kids can vote on their favorites. At Upland Terrace, we read all of the picture book nominees together during library time throughout the year and then vote on them. I ask the kids to give it a thumbs up, thumbs down or a so so vote. Then in the springtime, I turn our votes in and see who wins! The book I’m reading this week, Gibberish, by Young Vo, gives kids a unique view of what it’s like for a boy named Dat to go to school when he doesn’t understand English. It sounds like everyone is speaking Gibberish and it feels like everyone is a type of monster cartoon in black and white. But it only takes one friend for Dat to realize the world isn’t scary and he will have a place in it. In fact, it will have color again!