Amulet #7 is not published yet, but will be available after February 23, 2016.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Old School
Gr. 3-5 Library Book Raffle – Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
If you’re interested in a signed copy of Diary of A Wimpy Kid – Old School, don’t forget to sign up for the raffle during your next library class.
Look who met Jeff Kinney last night at Kinokuniya Shinjuku.
2016 Sakura Medal Nominees
Chapter Book Nominees
Picture Book Nominees
Care for Your Books – Read It, Don’t Eat It!
Primary students have been learning about book care and Read It, Don’t Eat It! was an excellent follow-up to last week’s story, The Perfectly Messed-Up Story and the game Yes, Of Course and No, Never.
KG – Trucktown series by Jon Scieszka
Boys and girls alike can’t seem to get enough of Jon Scieska’s Trucktown series. During library class this week, I will introduce KG students to the picture book and early reader formats of this highly entertaining, high interest series. Even the most reluctant readers will want to get their hands on these books. Melvin Might? is not only an entertaining read aloud, but prompts discussions about worrying, being brave and to keep on trying. Melvin Might? reminded me of the classic story, The Little Engine that Could. Truckery Rhymes is perfect if you want a new twist on old rhymes and better yet, students find the new rhymes highly engaging. More books in this series coming soon to the ASIJ ES Library!
Move over Mother Goose, Jon Scieska has written a book of Truckery Rhymes.
If You Like These Books, You Might Also Like…
Read of the Day
Check out the new Who Was/Who Is… series today!
Read of the Day
My recommendation for a KG – Grade One book to practice the skill of predicting would be Jeff Mack’s book, Good News, Bad News. Give it a try!
Other Great Read Alouds by Jeff Mack – Check one out today!
Let’s Talk About Mindsets for Learning
Here are a few books that we currently have in the ASIJ ES Library that might get the conversation started when talking about Mindsets for Learning with your students.
Coming Soon!
Don’t Be A Chicken – READ!
It all began with Rosie’s Walk by Pat Huchins…Regardless of whether they’re picture books or chapter books, I realized when reading this recently published book this past weekend, that I can’t seem to get enough of books with chickens as main characters.
Sophie Brown, the main character of this book is memorable, but what I enjoyed most about this book was its format. Kate Klise started a trend with her Regarding the… and her 43 Old Cemetery Road series, Drew Daywalt continued the trend with the 2015 Sakura Medal Picture Book winner, The Day the Crayons Quit, and Kelly Jones successfully told the entire story from the point-of-view of Sophie Brown through the letters she writes. When Sophie and her family move from the city to her Great Uncle Jim’s farm she wants to raise some animals. Needless to say, she is in for a surprise when some very unusual chickens show up at the farm. I recommend Unusual Chickens for An Exceptional Poultry Farm by Kelly Jones as a second or third grade read aloud.
Don’t Be A Chicken…READ…Chapter Books you’ll love!
Don’t Be A Chicken…READ…Picture Books you’ll love!
***Note: Chick-O-Saurus Rex is a 2016 Sakura Medal contender and P. Zonka Lays An Egg is in the running for a Caldecott Medal.
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A new Amazon book order arrived the other day and this book is one of my new favorite reads. I’ve only read this book to a few classes, but I like it so much that it could be one of the picture books I advocate for at the Librarians of Japan meeting this coming May…this is the meeting where we will select the 2017 Sakura Contenders.
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