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This week we are reading Oliver - The Second-largest Living Thing on Earth by Josh Crute, illustrated by John Taesoo Kim. Oliver is second only to Sherman, the largest living thing on Earth. Sherman gets his own sign. People come from all over the world to see him, but Oliver doesn't get that kind of attention. He feels lonely being second-best. And then one day, Oliver notices the trees who are 3rd, 4th and 5th largest. They don't get their ...

This delightful book by Israeli author and illustrator Einat Tsarfati is our Beehive selection this week. A curious girl invites readers to see which neighbors are behind the 6 doors on 7 floors of her apartment building. Each door is unique, like the people behind it, including an old explorer, art collectors, musicians, and circus performers. Even her own seemingly boring family has a secret life we discover at the end. This book if full of ...

This week we have a funny sequel to We Don't Eat our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins. Penelope Rex really wants to show off her rock n' roll style in the school talent show. But no one sees her for anything but a dinosaur. And while she really does love to eat ponies, she's better now at NOT eating her classmates. Will they see her for who she really is? This is a fun book with Ryan Higgins' signature humor! ...

This week's read is a real treat! Our students love this series by Jory John and Pete Oswald, including The Good Egg, The Bad Seed, and The Cool Bean. This couch potato spends his days lazing about while everything he could want is within his reach. Until one day the power goes out and the potato must peel himself off the couch and venture outside. He learns a powerful lesson in the beauty of ordinary days spent with friends in the fresh air. ...

This week we are reading Jasper & Ollie, by Alex Willan. It's about two unlikely friends—a thoughtful sloth and an impatient fox- who decide to go to the pool. But they both get there in different ways and at different times. Jasper the fox races to pool, but can't find Ollie the sloth when he gets there. Ollie takes his own sweet time - smelling a daisy, helping the mailman, and getting ice cream. This book has a fun split/screen effect, so ...

This week we are reading the fun and imaginative book Sign Off, by Stephen Savage. There are no words in this book, but the pictures tell the story of what happens when no one is looking! Do people and animals on signs come alive? It's a delightful and creative way to see signs and their meaning. This is a Beehive Book nominee, so we'll vote on it in every class this week! ...

To kick off the new year, we are reading a fun Beehive book all about developing grit and determination. A stray kitty gets a job in a Japanese house with sumo wrestlers, chasing mice in exchange for food. But when eating like a wrestler slows him down, kitty realizes he must train like a wrestler, too. Through hard work and perseverance--and with a little help from a big buddy--SumoKitty is born! A funny and heartwarming story inspired by the ...

This week we're reading the humorous tale of 3 popular snacks - Cookie, Pretzel and Cheese Doodle- the heroes of a sweet and salty story about survival. The 3 snacks had been warned about the dangers outside of their packages, but they don't care! They are on a mission to explore and have fun, and no monster kid is going to stop them. But when they read the ominous note from mom on the counter about what to eat, they realize it's time to come ...

To celebrate Thanksgiving before the break, we've been reading the perennial favorite Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano. Poor turkey realizes he doesn't have much time left before he could become the main course. So he sets out to disguise himself from Farmer Jake. But is he really hidden that well? The farm animals are not impressed, until turkey hits upon his best disguise yet! ...