"But the important stuff, the garden remembers for him" This shows that the garden is living to tell the story for him for his grandson to learn about. The quote is meaningful in many ways as they are portraying the story for him by explaining the story is from the garden; in the grandpas perspective.

When learning about history- you can read this book to begin the journey of learning about a families history. In this story, a grandson is exploring the memories and love that was left behind in his grandpas garden. 10/10 book.

This book was great. It was published 2012. This book has wonderful illustrations and is about a grandson visiting his grandpa's garden and reliving the memories and effort he provided in the garden. The images tell a story of their own.
The theme of this story is family history, love and aging.

"Entonces hizo un muneco de nieva que sonreía."
"So he made a smiling snowman."

I think that this book would be very beneficial if you have
ELA learners. The book would allow for them to read the book in Spanish, but see the translation in English. It would be very beneficial to use this book with young children.

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Published in 1962. Won the Caldecott Award in 1963. This book has a very nice plot.
Along with having the words in English, It also provides the Spanish version. The book flows well nicely even though it show cases two different languages. The book shows colorful, detailed images. It has many of the primary colors.

Once upon a time, there was a little boy with a stuffed Bear. He'd had his bear ever since he was a baby. But somehow, the boy had never found the right name for him.
He'd tried Teddy, and Edward, and even Big Bear."

This book would be a great use for read aloud with young children. The illstrations are very soft and easy for them to see. The words are a bit big for them to read on their own, so I think it would be better used to read all together and to review their understandings.

Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattock. Published In 2015.
Caldecott Book winner in 2016. This book flows well and makes you follow the journey of the young cub. The Cute illustrations are inviting to young children. They are softer pictures, that allow children to easily follow the bears journey. This book evokes enjoyable feelings throughout the story.

Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe, 2016. Caldecott Award Winner. This book shows the rise of the young artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It shows the relationship he had with his mother and the hardships he faced. The illustrations are a beautiful acrylic paint work I would assume. Wonderful story with an important message.

"The boy took off his belt. Here is his collar. The girl took off her bow, here is his leash." This was my favorite quote because since Willie was going to be caught and taken by the warden; the children saved him by calming he was theirs.”

This book would be a great story to read with younger grades. As students read and engage with the story it would draw in attention to ask what they think is going to happen next. The story provides great illustrations so children can predict the page before they are finished reading.

This book was written in 2001. This book is short, sweet and will make you cry. As the story progresses; the family wants to take the dog into their family and eventually rescues the dog from the warden. They then get to keep Willie where he lives the best life with his owner. The illustrations in the story tells the a story in a different point of view, from Willie. The book is a thriller that would excite students to read the next page.

"At night Jane would tuck Jubilee into bed, say her prayers, and fall asleep... to awake one day... to her dream come true"

About halfway into this story, I predicted it was about Jane Goodall. At the end of the book, I found my prediction to be right.

Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell, 2011. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This story follows a young girl named Jane and her stuffed chimpanzee Jubilee. Jane loved observing all the creatures outside and would study them as much as she could. Jane dreams to one day go to Africa, her dream comes true as an adult and

"A kid at my school said my dad's English sounds like a thick, dirty river. But to me his English sounds like gentle rain."

This would be an excellent book for children to read with their parents! It shows a sweet father son relationship.

A Different Pond by Bao Phi, 2018. Caldecott Award Winning Book. This is a sweet book about a father and son waking up early to go fish for their dinner before the father has to go to work. It shows a glimpse of what life was like for people who were in the Vietnam War, and how many had to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. The illustrations perfectly portray the lighting before the sun rises.

“The paper is soaked and i‘m half afraid and half hopeful…”

This book is very descriptive in its language which helps create great imagery and feeling that is greater than the pictures.

This book was published in 2021 and received the awards of the Caldecott Medal, The Newberry Honor, and The Picture Book Award Winner for the Asian-American Assoc. This book is an adventurous book that starts in Ohio but takes an entire new journey through food and culture to relate to Asian-American culture.

“Does everything in the world go to sleep?”

Love the feel of this boom through the art. It makes me feel warm and cozy like i‘m about to fall asleep

This book was published in 2012 and won the Caldecott Honor Award in 2013. This book is a bedtime book that inspires fellowship with natural world and bedtime. The illustrations are fabric like that relates to the bedtime story as well.

“AGGLE FLAGGLE KLABBLE

This story is great for young children to relate to and is very simple read

This book was published in 2004 and received the Caldecott Honor award in 2005. The author created an adventurous story that is very true to life that children can relate to! The expressive cartoon drawings and funny storytelling create good emotion from readers.

You Will Be My Friend by Peter Brown published in 2011 follows a young bear named Lucille who is in need of a friend. Lucille ventures into the lush forest and encounters many critters but cannot find the perfect match of a friend. Eventually a kind flamingo flys by and instantly connects with Lucille. This can be a great lesson for children that the right people for us don‘t always come into our lives right away, but when we are least expecting.

This book would be useful if they‘re students in your class who feel left out or are struggling making new friends. This can be a gateway to forming new friendships!

This old van she passed four, roaring past the grocery store

This is a great book for younger children to practice their counting to 10 skills with rhyming!

“Just be yourself”

This Old Van by Kim Norman is an interactive story that follow along an old “hippy” van. As the van travels all over as we turn each page we count up by one. Along with this the practice of rhyming is used frequently making the story more fun and exciting toned. This story teaches counting and rhyming skills, along with focusing on how important making new friends throughout life is!

I thought it was very funny when mr tiger was “naked” after he swam in the fountain.

“And one day, Mr. Tiger had a very wild idea.”

Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown, 2013, is a picture book full of lush green forest and a bright orange tiger. The color of the tiger represents that the main character feels different. The other characters and the illustrations are vertical and a diatonic room of the tiger being horizontal. The vocabulary, like proper and prim, are introduced naturally in storytelling. Speech bubbles are used to emphasize the characters words and feelings.