Wrapping up Picture Book Month in the Jungle

Picture Book Month Day 30 theme: Jungle

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Oh No!

written by Candace Fleming
illustrated by Eric Rohmann

A hungry tiger chases a frog who falls into a deep, deep  hole. "Oh no! he cries out. How will he get out? Many animals try to help him but they too fall in the hole while the cagey tiger lurks nearby waiting to feast on them all. What could possibly happen next?

Candice Fleming's Good Reads author website

Random House: Oh No! Activities 

This is the end of another wonderful Picture Book Month and challenge for me. Each November, I have written a blog post on the Picture Book Month theme of the day. 30 posts put to bed for 2013. I am already looking forward to Picture Book Month 2014. 

Happy Reading!

Watch out for those Creepy Carrots!-Picture Book Month Day 29

Picture Book Month Day 29 theme:Monsters

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In trying to decide which monster book to write about today, I thought of my grandson and how he had nightmares after I read Creepy Carrots to him when he was two years old. The great thing is, he still loved the book and asked me to bring it home from my library time and time again. He even hid it in the secret hidey hole where he and his cousin hide their favorite toys. For us, creepy carrots are just as scary as Frankenstein.

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds

Illustrated by Peter Brown

Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots.
He eats them on the way to school.
He eats them going to Little League.
He eats them walking home.
Until the day the carrots start following him…or are they?
It’s all fun and games  . . . until you get too greedy.

Make your own Creepy Carrots!

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Creepy Carrots-Art Activity from Carla Johnson on Vimeo.

I'm a Turkey! Picture Book Month: Day 28-Holidays

Picture Book Month Day 28 theme:Holidays

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This beautifully illustrated informational book about turkeys is written and illustrated by naturalist Jim Arnosky. A turkey narrates the book explaining what life among turkeys is like. Turkeys are always on the look out for critters who think they are tasty and they fly like Boeing 747s. 

Kids really enjoy the festive song in this fun book. 


Listen to Jim Arnosky sing "I'm a Turkey"

Jim Arnosky creates the most wonderful illustrations. 
Here is a turkey from his coloring book.  

I like to use I'm a Turkey as part of my Thanksgiving story-times. Happy Turkey day!
 

Day 27 Reptiles

  
Picture Book Month Day 27 theme: Reptiles

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I Wanna Iguana

by Karen Kaufman Orloff Illustrated by David Catrow 

Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassurances: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house. and his mom's replies: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? will have kids in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes. And the lively, imaginative illustrations show their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana.

i wanna iguana pdf free ebook download

Did you convince your mom to let you have an iguana? Great, here are a few tips about raising green iguanas: Green Iguana Society Caring for Your Iguana

The Fun Place: Caring for Iguanas

Terrific flyer from Scholastic for events for a Family Read Aloud event based on I Wanna Iguana.

Happy Reading!

My Family's Clothing-Day 26 Picture Book Month

Picture Book Month Day 26 theme: Clothing

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Mama's Sari

by Pooja Makhjani

Mama's Sari is one of my favorite books in my library. It celebrates a special stage in mother daughter relationships. Little girls love to dress up and look just like their mothers. This must be true in all cultures. 

Mama's Saris is a perfect balance of elegant language and rich illustrations. It is a wonderful mother daughter story. 

On her seventh birthday, a young girl watches as her mother sorts through her collection of saris made of elegant fabrics and shimmering colors like a black chiffon that is the color of the night sky. She listens intently as her mother tells how each one has been worn for special occasions such as the day her daughter was born and brought home from the hospital. Granting her birthday wish, her mother lets her select a sari to wear for her birthday celebration. Mama carefully and expertly wraps a beautiful blue sari around her daughter and offers her matching bangles to wear and a bindi on her forehead as a final touch. 

Mama's Sari pairs up nicely with this book:

What Can You Do With a Rebozo?

by Carmen Tafolla

Colorfully illustrated rhyming book a young girl describes the many useful things one can do with a rebozo. It can become a superhero's cape, a baby cradle, and a warm blanket on a cool night. 

A rebozo is a traditional shawl worn in Mexico and in Mexican American households. 

 

Day 25 Frogs #IMWAYR November 25, 2013

Picture Book Month Day 25 theme: Frogs

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Books I have read and blogged about this week:

(but none of them were about frogs)

Birds

Balarama

Two Bad Ants

Rocking in my School Shoes

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise

Barnum's Bones

What I am reading and listening to:

I like to read a book and also listen to it a second time in the car or as I am writing my blog posts (like right now).

by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

This is a very well crafted book trailer that came out long before the movie. I think the creators did an excellent job of providing a glimpse into the story of Beautiful Creatures.

..and of course-the movie trailer. I haven't seen the movie yet. I am one of those book people that must read the book first before seeing the movie. 

Awesome new arrivals in my school library!

I will be reading these next week. 

 So glad to finally have Mr. Wuffles in my school library!

I am looking forward to the holiday season ahead. Such a great time to snuggle in and read my heart out. Happy reading to you all.

Day 24 The Birds

Picture Book Month Day 24 theme: Birds

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Birds by Kevin Henkes

Illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Birds come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Birds are magic. Birds are everywhere. If you listen very carefully you will hear them, no matter where you live. And if you look very closely you will see them, no matter where you are

Browse Inside Birds by Kevin Henkes, Illustrated by Laura Dronzek

This couple put "Birds" to music for a special library storytime

Mike & Anjaline's musical rendition of the lovely picture book "Birds," by Kevin Henkes & Laura Dronzek. Filmed by James Ehrlich during our musical storytime at the library. 

Bird Activities and Resource

DLTK's Bird coloring  pages: realistic bird coloring pages

Jim Arnosky's Animal coloring pages which in cludes many birds

Bookmark recipe for Marvel Meal : Make your own backyard bird treats

Create a bird feeder from a water bottle

Watch this video to see how to make a bird feeder out of pine cones

I love this book project three second grade girls created to demonstrate their understanding of the "Sparrow Girl" by Sarah Pennypacker.
Here is a link to my Kids Book Club page for Sparrow Girl

Happy Birding!