Picture Books I've Been Reading

A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


OK. Totally silly. But I can't help but like it. USUALLY Balloons+Porcupines=Trouble.

But not always. ;]


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Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! by Grace Lin

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The author came to our school a couple of years ago and is a lovely person.


I can see why this won a Geisel Honor.

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Kindergarten Cat by J. Lewis

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I have become one of "those people" who gets annoyed by books that miss a gigantic detail.

Kids would love it if they could have a cat in their room. But some of us are allergic!

That said, it's not my favorite J. Patrick Lewis but it is cute. Kids will like it.

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Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I LOVE this one. I don't know how the kids are going to feel about it but I love it. Will have to figure out the best way to promote it.

So fun with all of the quotes from famous people from history.

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Amazing Faces by Lee Bennett Hopkins

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Forgot to mark this one even though I read it a while back. Beautifully done. Looking through it again just about made me cry--A Young Soldier. One brother is already deployed and the second one left just this morning for basic training. :[

Trying to think through a lesson using this and the "Seek first to understand, then to be understood" habit (our school will be a "Lighthouse" campus next year) as there are so many different people represented in the book.


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Tough Chicks by Cece Meng

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Super cute illustrations and a great message ... don't be afraid to be different!



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