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Bone Soup: A Spooky Tasty Tale by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

By On October 31, 2018 · 2 Comments · In Alliteration, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Fantasy, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Rhyme/Rhythm
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Bone Soup: A Spooky Tasty Tale
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Illustrator: Tom Knight
Published: July 24, 2018 by Simon & Schuster

Goodreads Summary: Three little witches and a bunch of spooky characters come together to prepare a delicious batch of Bone Soup in this […]

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The Worst Witch Series by Jill Murphy

By On October 30, 2014 · 2 Comments · In Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Fantasy, Humor, Illustrated Novel
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The Worst Witch Series

The Worst Witch #1

The Worst Witch Strikes Again #2 

A Bad Spell for Worst Witch #3

The Worst Witch at Sea #4

The Worst Witch Saves the Day #5

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The Misadventures of Salem Hyde by Frank Cammuso

By On December 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comics, Humor, Read Aloud
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Spelling Trouble
Author and Illustrator: Frank Cammuso
Published October 1st, 2013 by Harry N. Abrams

Big Birthday Bash
Author and Illustrator: Frank Cammuso
Published May 20th, 2014 by Amulet Books

Spelling Troubles Goodreads Summary: Salem Hyde just isn’t like […]

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Halloween Hustle by Charlotte Gunnufson

By On October 31, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Alliteration, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Close Reading/Analysis, Fantasy, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Rhyme/Rhythm, Simile/Metaphor
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Halloween Hustle
Author: Charlotte Gunnufson
Illustrator: Kevan J. Atteberry
Published September 3rd, 2013 by Two Lions

Goodreads Summary: In the dark, a funky beat. / Something white with bony feet. / Skeleton dancing up the street, / Doing the Halloween Hustle. […]

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The Salem Witch Trials: An Unsolved Mystery from History by Jane Yolen & Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple

By On September 4, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Making Connections, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Text Features, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Nonfiction Picture Book 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 […]

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