I read this story to first graders, and it was a cute story that teaches us to be brave no matter what comes our way. Great read for young children, 1-2 grade. If I were to use this story in my own classroom, I would have my students do a "sequence of events" activity, putting in order the steps t...
Laura Dronzek re-imagines this Phyllis Rowand's 1953 story with bright acrylic illustrations. The story starts out at night and goes through a list of creatures and objects, each time asking the reader where it should sleep and then providing the answer on the next page. For instance, "Where would a...
Another cute book from Kevin Henkes. Birds come in all shapes and sizes and are everywhere.
Well now, this was an interesting twist on stories about color! This was clever and creative, and I loved that its main lesson was really about looking at things from different perspectives and thinking about things in different ways. The kids, especially my niece, were engaged by this one.
Simple and much more artistic than informative on the topic of birds. An attractive and potentially appealing book for reading with young kids.