- A Different Pond by Bao Phi
- Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
- Crown: an ode to the fresh cut by Derrick D. Barnes
- Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
- Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
or any Caldecott dating back to 1938. The list of Caldecott award winning books will keep you busy reading!
Caldecott award books are always a must on my reading list. If you have an incoming second grader they can look forward to learning all about this book award in the Spring. If you have an incoming 3rd grader, ask them to share what they know about the Caldecott award-I know they will have much to share! Caldecott award books are always a perfect choice for anyone.
When reading a Caldecott award book spend time examining the illustrations-after all the illustrations are the reason the book was chosen for the award! See if you can figure out what medium the illustrator used. Were the illustrations painted, or did the illustrator use pen and ink, or did the illustrator use photographs to convey their message? After enjoying your chosen Caldecott, challenge your child to create their own work of art based on the illustrations from the book. If you read Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper try to draw one of the cats. Then spend time learning about the author. Click Elisha Cooper to learn more about him. Feel free to share your creations with me! I love to see artwork inspired by books our students read.
Keeping reading,
Mrs. Nath
Geri, sorry for the delay in commenting, I wanted to leave the week to allow your fellow students an opportunity before I contributing.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to read "Before Beaumont Hamel: The Royal Newfoundland Regiment" (see https://www.amazon.com/Before-Beaumont-Hamel-Newfoundland-Regiment/dp/1895387582/ ), but it has been sitting on my coffee table for about a month now and I have yet to open it up.
Interesting choice. I am always curious as to why a person has selected their book. Are you a war buff? When I have time to read for pleasure, which is not often, I find myself more often than not looking at historical fiction and biographies. I hope you can find time to open that book soon! Happy reading!
DeleteNot so much a war buff, but a former high school history teacher from Newfoundland (and the grandson of a late Newfoundland World War II veteran).
DeleteI am currently reading We Were Liars, which is a young adult book one of my students recommended. I am not too far into it yet. It does have a clear character voice, but I'm not fully engaged with it like recent young adult books I have read (Refugee, This is Where it Ends, and Turtles All the Way Down). Do you have any young adult book suggestions?
ReplyDeleteHi Rachael! I love when students recommend books to read! Unfortunately, I do not have any current young adult title to recommend. I spend my days surrounded with primary books and only have time during the summer to read outside of that level.
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