Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood illustrated by Don Wood

Over twenty years later his husband and wife team create a sequel to their beloved The Napping House.  
In this book the same characters (granny, child, dog, cat, and mouse) are featured.  They, however, are not sleeping . . . the full moon is making them restless.
What can soothe them so they can settle down and sleep?  Another insect arrives on the scene to change the course of the story.
My six year old and I did not like this one as much as The Napping House.
I, however, would recommend reading  it to toddlers and preschoolers.  For early elementary, it would be a meaningful exercise to compare/contrast the two books.
*Mentor text for word choice/using the thesaurus (older readers/K-4th)
Strategies: compare/contrast (this book vs. The Napping House), word choice (once again Ms. Wood utilizes a lot of different words to describe two concepts- restless/being awake and then being calm.)

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