pickObviously I‘ll read anything by Jason Reynolds. This is an ode to the “King of Letters” Langston Hughes of Harlem Renaissance fame and it happens at the Schomburg Library (qv The Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford). The guests include Angelou, Baldwin, Butler, Brooks, DuBois, Walker, Morrison and the like. Reynolds‘ 1st picture book.
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pickMost of the students loved Chester Van Chime, especially looking for the rhyming pictures throughout the book. But while reading, it became very apparent that they didn't know any nursery rhymes. So now we will be visiting Mother Goose. K-5 with one caveat: we will not discuss the inappropriate language out loud at school.
pickThough the title changed from its teaser in book #2, the second grade class gets not one but two substitute teachers when Mrs. Becker falls ill. Shenanigans ensue, naturally, but lighthearted ones! Many later books will have plots that churn around the Sweet Valley rumor mill like this one does after they see Mr. Marshall get into a police car! All in all, great fun!
pickMy Sweet Valley reading project continues with this cute one where for an unspecified school break, the second-grade twins get to take home Tinkerbell, the class hamster. Elizabeth is delighted but squeamish Jessica wants nothing to do with the rodent! Cute & fun, a class hamster sounds better than my 2nd grade class that shared a teddy bear named Cuddles—are classes even allowed to share anything like this anymore? Or does this date the series?
pickThanks, @Kar2b for my first birthday card! As a gift to myself, I‘ve decided to dive into nostalgia and re-read the entire Sweet Valley series! The last time I decided to do this, I fell off at 31 in the SVK series, so hopefully this time I make it through more— especially since I‘ve been collecting the ones that I didn‘t have so I am in for some new reads too! This seventh birthday is fun—& the chocolate cake with marshmallow icing sounds yummy!
pickThis book is so cute. I read it shortly after Christmas and loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookblogger #bookreviewer #childrensbookreviewer #childrensbook #picturebook #christmasbook #santa
Another #underthedustcover with illustrated creators on the fly - these people look like fun.
“On a bright, chilly day, Z went out looking for adventure and stumbled upon a piece of half-buried treasure.“ #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
pickI feel like I should start off every Jason Reynolds‘ review with a disclaimer about how much adore him. ☺️
I swear I could hear him in my head reading this one. I loved the words and the art. I love that this book came about because of a photo of Maya Angelou and Amiri Baraka (who I had never heard of) dancing at this party.
I put the audio on hold at the library so I could really hear him. 😀
