Early Childhood and Elementary Education Books discussion

Skippy Jon Jones Collection

I would recommend this book because it is so clever and fun. Skippy Jon Jones always has fun adventures and children always seem to love to come along with him. Every kid I have shared this book with always wants me to read it again!

Running Out of Time

I remember reading this book in elementary school and loving it. I love it because it is suspenseful and very surprising--not what you would expect.

The Superduper Collector

I loved reading this book when I was a little girl. the main character's name is Whitney, which I loved, but I also loved to collect things, just like she did. In the end Whitney learns that she can't keep everything, because there just isn't room in her house. So she gives her stuff to other people! It's a good lesson in keeping organized and also being generous. Overall a great children's book!

The Devil's Arithmetic
I just finished this book. I have enjoyed many of her books. This one is about a girl who doesn't understand her Jewiw holocaust heritage and is transported back to the family of her aunt in order to experience it first hand.

To Kill a Mockingbird

This is my all-time favorite book. It is a beautiful coming-of-age story with an important message and a poignant theme. I connected well with the characters for some reason, even though I've never dealt with anything near the issues they dealt with. Just a great, great book, with an important message.

Marv by Marilyn Sachs

This is one of my favorite books because it is about a very inventive boy who is allowed to use his imagination and creativity to construct inventions that he believes will help his family in their daily lives.

It is funny and inspiring.

The Goose Girl
Hale gives new life to an old story and wins your heart over with a princess who can talk to animals. I love this story because it shows the character of a true princess. Not a pampered and spoiled girl but a girl willing to protect those she loves and stand up for truth.

Ira Sleeps Over
I love this book because it is exciting, has great illustration and can really get you into it. It is a fun and exciting book for children, and also a change they have to make predictions while they read the book, on whether Ira is going to take his teddy bear over to Reggie's house to sleep over.

I chose The Wright 3 because it was my favorite book from this summer. My 10 year old niece recommended it to me and I was sucked right into the world of art loving Chicago students. It is also fun to learn that the author created this continuation using the suggestions of her own class. After reading E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, her students wanted to read another art mystery. She had them brainstorm and they created the first book Chasing Vermeer. This book is the second in the series.

I chose Eating the Alphabet because I thought it was great one for not only children who are learning the alphabet, but also children who are learning their fruits and vegetables. It is also a great book to encourage and promote eating healthy. It's a great book that "kills two/many birds with one stone" and it gives children an opportunity to learn while applying daily life experiences into their learning. Also, it is colorful and fun, which will encourage children to pick it up and read!

Zoom

I love this book because it is a great book for any age group. It is captivating for the young as well as the older children. An essential book for any classroom, it is a great book for ELL students who want to read but may not know how to read english. Students can look at the pictures and create their own stories to go with the pictures.

Make Way for Ducklings
This book is the perfect coupling of detailed enchanted realistic pencil illustrations and vocabulary rich and wonderfully enchanting text. It is a chilren's literary classic and a personal childhood treasure.

I loved this book due to it's unique adventure about owls. The author used very creative words and vocabulary linked to owls to where I wanted to go and learn even more about owls after I was done.

Arrow to the Sun A Pueblo Indian Tale

Arrow to the Sun is a lovely story of Christ, told from the perspective of the Native American culture. The illustrations are beautiful, and represent this culture in color and style. It was wonderful to see this familiar story told in a different, more unique way.

I remember loving this book growing up, and I still love it. This book has a simple story with beautiful artwork that children can enjoy. This story can be used to teach about the life cycle of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. It also has a well defined beginning, middle, and end. Another fun feature about this book is the different sized pages in the middle, each with holes in them. It's just a little bit different and helps this fun story stand out even more.

I loved the Boxcar Children series. I liked the mystery aspect about them and how the kids worked together to solve the case.

Heather wrote: "Make Way for Ducklings
This book is the perfect coupling of detailed enchanted realistic pencil illustrations and vocabulary rich and wonderfully enchanting text. It is a chilren's li..."

Make Way for Ducklings Is one of my favorites as well.

It makes a wonderful introduction to alphabetical order. I have a center time activity with rubber ducks labeled with the names of the ducklings for the kids to put in ABC order.

Hi! I am new to the group and wanted to share a book- My Many Colored Days. It's a great book that relates feelings to colors and validates feelings that children may have. Very simple but a great concept that can be incorporated into art and a lesson on feelings.My Many Colored Days