Thursday, September 28, 2017

Great Read-aloud Picture Book for Kindergarten





Shannon, David. (1998). A bad case of stripes. New York: Blue Sky Press.




Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes! (From the back cover of the book.)




Ages 0-8; Kindergarten-Second grade




A Bad Case of Stripes is a great read aloud for story time. This books bright and exciting illustrations are sure to keep the kiddos attention and the text will fuel great discussion. This story is about being true to yourself, about what makes us all unique and about feelings. A bad case of stripes could also be used to discuss illness, eating well, etc. In older groups things like character traits, sequencing, and cause and effect would make good topics.




FEELINGS🌈BEING YOURSELF🌈FRIENDS🌈UNIQUE




KIRKUS REVIEW

Camilla Cream wants to fit in, so she conforms, denying herself the things she craves--lima beans, for example--if the other kids frown upon them. She wakes up one morning covered head to toe with party-colored stripes--not the state of affairs aspired to by a conventionalist, but it's only the beginning of her troubles. Her schoolmates call out designs and Camilla's skin reacts: polka dots, the American flag--``poor Camilla was changing faster than you could change channels on a T.V.'' Specialists are called in, as are experts, healers, herbalists, and gurus. An environmental therapist suggests she ``breathe deeply, and become one with your room.'' Camilla melts into the wall. It takes a little old lady with a handful of lima beans to set Camilla to rights. Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity--imaginative, vibrant, and at times good and spooky--and his emphatic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale.


A Bad Case of Stripes [review of the book A Bad Case of Stripes]. (1997, December 15th). Kirkus review. Retrieved from: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-shannon/a-bad-case-of-stripes/ (Links to an external site.)



Award Winner: 


Beehive Awards (Utah): Children's Picture Books 


Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards (Maryland): Picture Book 


Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware): Younger Readers 


Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Primary 


North Carolina Children's Book Award: Picture Books 


Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards: Grades K-3 


Treasure State Award (Montana) 



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Inspiring a love for books:Kindergarten edition









Dyckman, Ame. (2015). Wolfie the bunny. New York: Little, Brown and Company.



When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter with a bear brings them closer together. (From the title page of the book.)



Ages 0-8; Pre-Kindergarten - First grade



There are so many great ideas to ponder in Wolfie the bunny. As a read aloud for toddler story time, it makes a great starting point for discussion regarding taking care of family, sibling rivalry/jealousy, and (my favorite) respecting people as individuals and negating stereotypes. Although this concept may be too mature or involved for Kindergartners. There is also a loose connection to the fable The Three Little Pigs.



FAMILIES🐺COURAGE🐺SIBLINGS🐺ADOPTION




Booklist Review:

Preschool-Kindergarten When the Bunny family find an adorable baby wolf on their doorstep, Mama and Papa are thrilled. Voice-of-reason Dot says, “He’s going to eat us all up!” And she keeps saying it as Wolfie gets bigger. And bigger! When he eats all the carrots, his parents send him (dressed in a large pink bunny suit) and Dot down to the store, and for a moment, it looks as if her prediction is about to come true—at least where she is concerned. But it’s not Dot Wolfie is staring at. It’s Bear, who, as it turns out, is very hungry and ready to eat Wolfie , pink suit and all. Dot to the rescue! She gets the drop on Bear, who hightails it out of there. Then—oh my goodness!—Wolfie pounces on Dot. Was she right after all? Nope, it’s only to give her a hug. This gets all the elements of the successful picture book just right: a familiar scenario (sibling rivalry), a scary adversary, a display of courage, and a happy ending. And then there’s the art! OHora’s unique acrylic illustrations have the look and feel of woodcuts. Big and bold, with strong yet simple shapes, the pictures are also intimate enough to capture Wolfie ’s goofy smile when he gets his pink bunny outfit, and the frightened but fierce expression on Dot’s face. A crowd-pleaser for crowds big and small.

Cooper, Ilene (02-01-2015). Booklist, vol 111, number 11, p57



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Award-winning picture book for Kindergarten




Higgins, Ryan T. (2015). Mother Bruce. New York: Disney - Hyperion.



Bruce is a grumpy bear who likes no one and nothing but cooked eggs, but when some eggs he was planning to boil hatch and the goslings believe he is their mother, he must try to make the best of the situation. (from the title page of the book.)



Ages 0-8; Pre-Kindergarten – Kindergarten




Being an award winner for read-aloud picture books, makes Mother Bruce an excellent pick for toddler story time. Mother Bruce has the potential to fuel so many themed topics and projects. For example, the book makes an excellent jumping off point for research and discussion into hibernation, migration, and how to fly. The book also does a great job of comparing likes and dislikes. In addition, Mother Bruce makes a great example of atypical families.




FUNNY🐻FAMILY🥚GRUMPY🐻ANIMALS



KIRKUS REVIEW:

A crotchety bear unwillingly raises four goslings.
Bruce is a stocky, black-and–dark-indigo bear with a scowling unibrow. He dislikes sunny days, rainy days, and cute little animals. He likes one thing: eggs, cooked into gourmet recipes that he finds on the Internet. He “collects” eggs from Mrs. Sparrow or Mrs. Goose—asking, hilariously, whether they’re “free-range organic”—but the pictures reveal the truth: he’s clearly stealing them. As Bruce brings home some goose eggs that unexpectedly hatch and imprint on him—“Bruce became the victim of mistaken identity”—wry text and marvelously detailed pictures juxtapose uproariously. Setting out to “get the ingredients” means wheeling a shopping cart into a river; “for some reason” he loses his appetite placing a pat of butter atop a live gosling’s head on his plate. Grumblingly, Bruce rears them from “annoying baby geese” through “stubborn teenage geese” (wearing headphones, naturally) into “boring adult geese.” Still they won’t leave him. Rather than migrating (by wing or by the giant slingshot Bruce builds for the purpose), they don winter hats and coats. Befitting Bruce’s personality, there’s no sappy change of heart, but this family is forever. Higgins’ softly fascinating textures, deft lines, savvy use of scale, and luminous landscapes (which evoke traditional romantic landscape painting, atmospheric in air and light) make for gorgeous art.

Visually beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny.

Mother Bruce [Review of the book Mother Bruce]. (2015, September 15). Kirkus Review. Retrieved from: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-t-higgins/mother-bruce/ (Links to an external site.)



Award Winner: E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards: Picture Book



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Novelist Plus: Retrieved on September 16th,2017: http://web.b.ebscohost.com/novp/detail?vid=2&sid=de540ae4-2f60-4fdb-adba-9f617aec8a37%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9bm92cC1saXZl#db=neh&UI=10455908 (Links to an external site.)
Goodreads: Retrieved on September 16th, 2017: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25745002-mother-bruce?ac=1&from_search=true (Links to an external site.)


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