Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Posted in booktalks K-1 on Oct 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
A little bird wakes up grumpy. He is too grumpy to fly. How does he get rid of his grumps?
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Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Posted in booktalks K-1 on Oct 20th, 2009 No Comments »
A grumpy bird learns to smile again.
Backbeard and the Birthday Suit by Matthew McElligott
Posted in booktalks 2-3, booktalks K-1 on Jul 4th, 2008 No Comments »
After a birthday party spoils Backbeards clothes, he goes to town to buy a new suit. Pirate suits are not easily found. Music by Soundzabound
Bringing Asha Home by Uma Krishnaswami
Posted in booktalks 2-3, booktalks K-1 on Jul 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Rakhi Day in August is the celebration of the bond between brothers and sisters in India. Arun is getting a baby sister. Music: Adrenal -In by Soundzabound
Zelda and Ivy, the runaways by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Posted in booktalks 2-3, booktalks K-1 on Jul 4th, 2008 No Comments »
In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice. Music by Soundzabound
A Picture for Harold’s Room by Crockett Johnson
Posted in booktalks 2-3, booktalks K-1, art on Apr 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Includes Harold’s Fairy Tale: Further Adventures with the Purple Crayon. Harold is an artist using his talent for his wall and then for entering an enchanted garden that has a giant witch.
Music: House of Mirrors by Soundzabound
Over In The Meadow: a Counting Rhyme by Olive A. Wadsworth
Posted in booktalks 2-3, booktalks K-1, music, math on Mar 8th, 2008 No Comments »
A new version of the classic rhyme. A feast for the eyes as well as the ears. Practice your counting.
Music: Kartoon Chase by Barry Starlin Britt, Soundzabound Vol. 1 Disc. 1
The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires
Posted in booktalks K-1, folktale on Jan 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Using the vocabulary of the west and the features of the southwest, the gingerbread boy does his thing - running away. The vocabulary is rich. The illustrations are commanding. Excellent for comparison activities with traditional gingerbread boy tales.
D is for Drums : A colonial Williamsburg ABC by Kay Chorao
Posted in booktalks K-1, history on Jan 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Each large letter is decorated with drawings that fit the alliteration of the text. an interesting way to look at Colonial Williamsburg.
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
Posted in picture books, booktalks K-1 on Jan 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Animals and insects or parts of them are illustrated with paper collages. Every illustration is actual size.
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