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SPLATypus
Author: Sudipta bardhan-Quallen
Illustrator: Jacki Urbanovic
Published April 4th, 2017 by Two Lions
Summary: Lonely Platypus wants to play, but where should he go? Should he jump with the kangaroos? Leap with the possums? Fly with the bats? Every time he […]
Nonfiction Wednesday
Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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Leaping Lemmings!
Author: John Briggs
Illustrator: Nicola Slater
Published September 6th, 2016 by Sterling Children’s Books
Summary: Think before you leap! Lemmings look alike, they sound alike, and they act alike. So if one jumps off a cliff, the others will jump right […]
Review and Giveaway: Caring for Your Lion by Tammi Sauer
By Ricki On May 18, 2017 · 3 Comments · In Asking Questions, Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Humor, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Sequence
Caring for Your Lion
Author: Tammi Sauer
Illustrator: Troy Cummings
Anticipated Published: May 2, 2017 by Sterling
Goodreads Summary: What happens when you expect an itty-bitty kitty . . . but get a lion instead?
It’s kitten delivery day, but—SURPRISE. Congratulations on your new LION! […]
On Duck Pond by Jane Yolen
By Ricki On May 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment · In Classroom Library Buy, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Rhyme/Rhythm, Setting
On Duck Pond
Author: Jane Yolen; Illustrator: Bob Marstall
Published: April 11, 2017 by Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Goodreads Summary: From award-winning and NY Times bestselling children’s author of more than 350 books, Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, On Duck Pond is the first […]
Share, Big Bear, Share
Author: Maureen Wright
Illustrator: Will Hillenbrand
Published April 25, 2017 by Two Lions
Goodreads Summary: Big Bear’s forest friends eye his berries hungrily, but he doesn’t notice as he digs into his delicious snack. When the old oak tree says, […]
An Interactive Children’s Book App: Care For Our World by Karen Robbins from Sunbreak Games
By Kellee On April 19, 2017 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Rhyme/Rhythm, Text Features, Theme
Nonfiction Wednesday
Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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