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Happy President's Day!
Since I have started this grad class, my reading life consists of a lot of psychology studies, papers, cases, etc. However, I did get some of my "me" reading in this week, too.
Picture Book(s):
Caldecott Award winner A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka. I really enjoyed this sweet story about a dog and her favorite toy.
My class started reading Phoebe the Spy this week. Of course, I read it first to plan out my week. I had never read it or used it in my classroom. I enjoyed the story and the historical information. Phoebe is brave and daring, and my students are looking forward to finding out how she is going to save George Washington's life.
Novel(s):
I loved The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, and I enjoyed Wonderstruck even more. The way Selznick weaves together two stories (one in words, one in pictures) from two different times is amazing. I won't write about any spoilers, but this book will move and surprise you!
I have to say I was particularly excited about this one as I follow the author, Kate Messner, on Twitter. We have shared several tweet convos and she is incredibly sweet. I can tell from her tweets she loves writing for kids. This book was reminiscent of the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, which I adored as a child. A friend of mine was looking for a good book gift for her eight year old niece and I promptly suggested Marty McGuire.
That's it for this past week. I would make some predictions about the upcoming week, but I am not sure what it will hold, so I guess next week will be a surprise.
What great books are you reading?
I too love the Selznick books. And thanks for the heads up for Mary McGuire. I know some of Kate's books, but not that one.
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