Busy week this week. Will have a lot more for next week!
Picture Books
Found by Salina Yoon
5/5 stars
How I love this book! I love her Penguin books, but this one is even better. Short, sweet and with a lovely message. And a fabulous "tip of the hat" (no pun intended, well, maybe a little bit), to the red, pointy hat from I Want My Hat Back. Love it love it!
Informational Texts
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport
5/5 stars
Fantastic biography on Helen Keller. Author included so many important details and I loved her endpapers, the cover, her notes and her use of quotes on every page!
Middle Grade
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton
4/5 stars
Great for the Wimpy Kid crowd. Loved the idea of living in this tree house. It was a quick sell for kids to try this series!
Unstoppable by Tim Green
4/5 stars
Post coming soon!
Still Reading
We are so close to being done! Can't wait to see how it ends. I'm sure it will be a cliffhanger since it's book 1 of the series!
* No Geisel update this week. I forgot to bring the books home from school! They are sitting on my desk. Next week I'll have 2 years of Geisels to add!
A great list this week, Michele! I, too, loved the Penguin and Pinecone books that Salina Yoon wrote so I'm excited to see this one. Helen's Big World looks like a great one to add to my biography collection! I'm also excited to read the 13 story Treehouse - looks like one that my grade 4's will really enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThe 13 Story Treehouse will be perfect for that age! I hope they enjoy!
DeleteThanks for the tip about The 13 Storey Treehouse. I have some Wimpy Kid lovers who are looking for something new. I have Rethinking Intervention on my desk and am hoping to get to it this week.
ReplyDeleteIt has been such a hit with that crowd! Rethinking Intervention has been giving me some more ideas to think about! It's been slow reading, but I'll get there!
DeleteI finally remembered to check out some of the Geisel books--looking forward to reading the ones I've missed over the years.
ReplyDeleteYes! I've been excited to read them - seems that I've missed a few really good ones!
DeleteHelen's Big World looks fantastic. I hadn't heard of it, so thank you for sharing. I hope you have a very wonderful reading week! :) :)
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the better Helen Keller bios that I've read. Younger students will enjoy listening to it, while I think an older student can revisit it several times and gleam new info!
DeleteFound looks really good! I loved Helen's Big World. When kids first discover Helen Keller's story, they never cease to be amazed and interested in learning more. You shared a lot of great books this week. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteFound is one of those stories that just sneak into your heart!
DeleteI loved Helen's Big World, another good story about Helen Keller, and thanks for sharing Found. I liked the others, so this should be good too. Unstoppable looks good to fit certain students. Thanks for all, Michele.
ReplyDeleteI loved, loved Helen's Big World. What a book! I just bought 13 story treehouse and want to share it soon with my kids!
ReplyDeleteHi there Michele, I just featured Helen's Big World last week I think. Truly a luminous book - it is absolutely radiant. Good to see another Wimpy Kid alternative. Looks like another fun series. Thanks for sharing all these!
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