Genre: Fiction - Humor
Gerald
and Piggie are best friends in this series of books. In this edition, they
interact with the reader, speaking directly to the reader and also, talking
about the reader. Willems uses simple illustrations, color-coded speech
bubbles, and varied text sizes to engage the reader.
Gerald and Piggie are funny! They
tell jokes and use kid-friendly humor.
This book lends itself to lessons
about speech bubbles and dialogue. It is also a fun book to encourage reluctant
readers.
Seeger, L. V. (2007). First the egg. New
Milford, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press.
Genre: Non-fiction - Narrative Non-fiction
Die-cuts
illustrate various life cycles and transformations: egg to chicken, tadpole to
frog, seed to flower, caterpillar to butterfly, word to story, paint to
illustrations of this book!
These
vibrant and fun illustrations help children make predictions about the next
page.
This
book would best be used in a small group so each child could see the
illustrations, complete with die cuts, to make predictions and inferences based
on them.
Portis, A. (2006). Not a box.
Harpercollins Childrens Books.
Genre: Fiction - Humor
A simple
book with two characters: the narrator and an unnamed rabbit. The narrator asks
questions about the box and the rabbit says repeatedly, “It’s not a box!” Then,
the rabbit explains what his imagination sees.
The
illustrations are simple and the text is predictable. The concept is
interesting for children, too.
My copy
is a board book and is best shared one-on-one to discuss the illustrations and
to orally elaborate on them.
Beaumont, K. (2006). Move over, rover!.
Harcourt, Inc.
Genre: Fiction - Realistic Fiction
Rover
lives in his own house but when it starts raining, he gets several visitors. Is
there enough room for them all? The skunk is the last animal!
Most
children have a pet and have seen these types of animals. They also understand
the need to cuddle with someone during a storm (or other scary event).
I would
use this book during a read-aloud due to the rhyming text. I typically use this
during our “Mitten” unit to compare/contrast with Jan Brett’s The Mitten. You
could also explore verbs.
Litwin,
E. (2012). Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons. New York, NY:
HarperCollins.
Genre: Fiction - Realistic Fiction
The text
is catchy and the illustrations are fun. Pete the Cat does not move one single
facial feature but the text and the background illustrations capture a real
sense of humor that children respond to.
This
book is best used during a group lesson, possibly as an introduction to a
subtraction unit, due to the counting down aspect.
I like
that the illustrator used the number word, the numeral, and the subtraction
sentence. I would like to extend this by creating foldables or anchor charts
about numbers 0-5.
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