A boy assists his father in delivering wood on their large sleigh. When it breaks, the boy utilizes the material to build his own small sleigh. The tradition continues when the boy becomes an adult.
Part of a series-modes of transportion with the word "old" in the title.
-Borrowed from the library.
Old MacDonald summons Officer Busby to his farm. Odd and ridiculous events are popping up all over his farm-cabbages with painted faces, pizza being delivered to his goats... Can Officer Busby figure out who is behind the mischief on this April Fool's Day?
Fun!
*Highly recommend for its lightheartedness. We need books just for fun!
-Borrowed from the library.
I love this author/illustrator team's book, We're Going on a Bear Hunt! Although I enjoyed their newest effort, I like We're Going on a Bear Hunt! better.
Throughout one day a young boy is sent to pick up specific items at various shops. Each tim, he returns with a drastically wrong item! The repeated phrases and rhyme will appeal to young listeners (& will also help beginning readers to build fluency). Prediction skills can be utilized if the reader observes the package shape & parts sticking out and also if the reader thinks of rhyming words. The ending is festive, sweet, and fun!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
A family of four packs up for a day and evening at the local beach to celebrate the 4th of July. Two pies are tucked into a picnic basket. Joining other children, the two siblings share many things with their friends throughout the day and night-a book, a ball, a tree, a boat, a best friend . . . I love how the book begins and ends with pie. It features many different ethnicities. The illustrations are the meat of the story and give the words meaning.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Rabbit informs his friend Duck via a letter that he has lost his tooth and asks Duck to come. Duck immediately begins searching for Rabbit's tooth. As he progresses to Rabbit's house, he includes more Piney Glen creatures in the search. The friends become more and more distressed. Where is Rabbit's tooth?!
Out of the books Sarah Mackenzie has written (and published), this one is my favorite! The word choice depicts the personalities of the creatures well, the plot progression is perfect, and it celebrates friendship and joy. The illustrations are adorable. The page layouts are clever. I love the endpages-the first spread is a map of Piney Glen, depicting the homes of all the creatures. The back spread adds the route the creatures take from Duck's house to Rabbits and all the places they searched for the tooth.
I read this aloud to my niece. She enjoyed it! We had fun predicting what kind of critter lived in which home before we read the book and then confirming our predictions. She liked tracing the route they took after we read it the book. A perfect book to read to a child who has lost his first tooth (no tooth fairy is mentioned).
**Highly, highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
Someone is leaving Bear wonderful treats on a rock outside his cave. So, he returns the favor by leaving his favorite treats for this someone and finds a friend.
-Borrowed from the library.
A Geisel Honor Book-selected by the American Library Association for a distinguished beginning reader book for 2025.
Fox thinks he is the one and only fox. Then he meets Fox. Can two foxes exist together as friends?
Sweet.
*Highly recommend. Perfect for beginning readers.
Part of a series.
Mistletoe, the mouse, loves to play in the snow. Her friend Norwell does not enjoy being cold and refuses to go outside with her. In the days before Christmas, Mistletoe decides to create him a gift that will guarantee Norwell will venture outside in the snow.
A sweet book I love how oversized it is (perfect for a group story time).
*Highly recommend-Consider: It does not mention Christ, just Santa Claus coming and leaving gifts.
-Borrowed from the library.
Ms. Rabei transforms Mr. de la Mare's simple yet picturesque poem into a humorous story. Her illustrations build and extend on the poem so young children will enjoy it. How wonderful to be able to share beautiful language with younger children!
A farm family sits down to enjoy an evening treat. Mr. de la Mare then gives the reader a tour of the farm and relates what "dainty treats" the farm animals are savoring. Ms. Rabei focuses on the mouse encounter and imagines what chaos could ensue.
The warm colors with green depict a summer evening well.
Part of a series by Ms. Rabei-The Four Seasons.
*Highly recommend.
Borrowed via ILL.
As a child and their parent read bedtime stories, the forest surrounding them prepares for winter. A celebration of the beauty of autumn!
I love woodcut art. These woodcuts are stunning.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed via ILL.
A family searches for a house to buy in the country. They purchase a "fixer-upper" and debate on the exterior paint color. Readers will receive a lesson about color theory as they read this book.
-Borrowed via ILL.
Chicken wants Scarecrow's hat. Scarecrow will swap it for a walking stick. Chicken flutters away in search for a walking stick. Badger owns a "nice walking stick". He would trade it for a piece of ribbon. . . . Chicken perseveres and interacts with many critters until she is able to fulfill everyone's wishes!
I loved this book! If I see it at a store, I will purchase it!
*Highly recommend
-Borrowed from the library.
Full-page, sweet illustrations accompany poems about each of the months. A few poems/rhymes to help remember the order of the months, days of the week, and numbers on a clock begin this delightful anthology.
Originally published in Sweden in 1927. Naturally all the children look Swedish.
*Highly recommend, especially for those who enjoy old-fashion illustrations.
-Borrowed from the library.
Readers interact with the bunny as he picks, huals, and delivers apples to his mother in their rabbit hole. Readers utilize a red ribbion attached to the book's spine to act as the bunny's scarf. Readers also shake and tilt the book to help the bunny in various situations. Cliches are sprinkled throughout the narrative.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
A young girl thanks various things in nature, which all contribute in some way to the ability to make an apple cake. A gluten-free cake recipe is included. It involves some extra steps that makes me not want to try it.
-Borrowed from the library.
Caldecott Honor book
What a fun book! King Bidgood is in the bathtub and won't come out. Whenever someone tries to lure him out with an activity, he announces that they could do the activity in the bathtub! Who can end this exasperating situation?!
I loved the story but loved the illustrations even more. The characters' expressions are dramatic. The detail and intricacy will astound readers. Lavish!
*Highly recommend. I love this husband-wife team.
-Borrowed from the library.
Bold illustrations
Ms. Teasdale focuses on the diverse people who visit Christ.
To discuss: she separates wise men and kings as two separate people groups who visit Christ. She has the wise men/kings arriving the same time as the shepherds.
Words to define w/ children: chrysoprase & ermine
-Borrowed from the library.
A perfect read aloud with its rhythm and rhyme
A fictitious account about how rabbits spend their days
Shared Reading-My First I Can Read!
2024 Winner of the Theodor Geisel Award
I love Mr. Tabor's book Mel Fell. Apparently he has written quite a few other books, including at least six books about Fox.
Fox tries to fix his problem but progressively makes it worse. Teamwork solves the problem.
A perfect book for beginning readers-the story consists of sight words with a few harder words that can be determined via pictures or a parent teaching the word before hand or as they read. The more difficult words are repeated numerous times. As a result, by the end of the book, the reader will have learned a couple of challenging words. In this book the difficult words are: problem, idea, new, & very.
Humor makes this story so enjoyable!
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
A lovely story about the author and her family adopting a stray kitten around Christmas time.
I love Ms. Brown's illustrations-cozy, expressive, and realistic.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
