This week we finally get to find out which picture book won the Beehive Book Award! As a reminder, this is a book award given to a children's book voted on only by kids, unlike the Caldecott or Newbery awards, which are voted on by adults. Kids across the state vote in their school library or city and county libraries for their favorite book. We have read all 10 books from the picture book cateogry and had a lot of fun voting on each one. Our ...
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Week of May 3
We just have 3 more weeks in the library before all books are due back. If you have a book missing, start looking for it! This week we are reading a funny book, Attack of the Underwear Dragon, by Scott Rothman, illustrated by Pete Oswald. Cole's greatest wish is to be an assistant to Sir Percival, his favorite knight of King's Arthur's Round Table. Cole's wish is granted and he learns all the tricks of the trade to become an assistant - he ...
Week of April 26
This week we are reading The Barnabus Project by the Fan Brothers. These brothers, Terry, Eric and Devin, live and work in Toronto, Canada and have have written and illustrated some amazing books that we also carry in our library (The Night Gardener, Ocean Meets Sky, The Scarecrow). Their art work is beautiful, creative, and so detailed. The Barnabus Project is no exception! In a world of the Perfect Pets toy store, Barnabus is not quite ...
Week of April 19
In celebration of Earth Day this week, we are reading One Little Bag by Henry Cole. This is the sweetest story of how a paper bag is reused hundred's of times in many ways. There are no words in this book, but the illustrations speak volumns, as the boy takes his bag to lunch, to college, even to propose marriage. The bag crosses generations as the grandpa and grandson spend time with the bag until in the end, a final destination is determined ...
Week of April 12
April is national poetry month and to celebrate we are reading Lion of the Sky by Laura Purdie Salas. This is a fun book with haikus for each season. But even more fun, each haiku is a riddle, or a riddle-ku. It's been fun reading these out loud and asking students to guess what they are. The illustrations by Merce Lopez are unique and beautiful too. For example, "Coloful flowers - we sprout on stems of people, bloom only in rain." Can ...
Week of April 5
This week we are reading our last Beehive Book nominee in the picture book category, Bear Came Along, by Richard T. Morris, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Bear finds a river, but doesn't realize he's on an adventure until lots of animals join him for the ride. Soon they realize they are all in it together! ...
Week of March 22
The Beehive Book awards contest is coming to an end! We've read all but one of the picture books together and many students have read book nominees on their own. I'll be entering in our votes this week and then we'll eagerly await the results! In the meantime, I'm going to have each class vote for their favorite book so students get one more chance to tell me what they really liked. Stay tuned! ...
Week of March 15
This may look like an Elephant and Piggie book, but it's really a good-natured parody of Mo Willems' popular series. Harold the elephant and Hog the pig decide they could have a lot of fun pretending to be Elephant and Piggie. But they soon find out even though they look like the famous duo, they aren't well matched. Award-winning author and illustrator Dan Santat has a lot of fun comparing his Harold and Hog with Elephant and Piggie...and ...
Week of March 8
This week we are reading a very funny Beehive book by Ross Burach about how hard it is to wait. This caterpillar doesn't realize how long it takes to become a butterfly, let alone how to form a chrysalis or what to do once he's trapped inside! In fact, he's so impatient, he breaks out a little too early, only to realize he hasn't metamorphosized at all. With no change and no wings, he falls flat on the ground. But with a deep breath and more ...
