Great Book Collection

I have chosen to write about the Little Critter Book collection by Mercer Mayer. This collection is great for children of all ages. Within the collection there are hundreds of books. There are books that go along with holidays such as Christmas, Valentines Day, and Thanksgiving and there are also books that teach valuable lessons while still making you laugh. I would love to use these books as a theme to my classroom someday because there is a book that could match any occasion. Each book is fairly short so it would make a great starter or final thought for the day. Another great thing about this collection of books is that they also come in Spanish for students that may be bilingual or ESL students. There are also Writing, Spelling and Phonics workbooks that are printed with the Little Critter characters to make learning fun.

Great book to start off the school year especially with kindergartners

The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn, is a great book for the start of a school year. As we are approaching the start of another school year, I thought this would be good to share with future teachers. This book is about a little raccoon going to school for the first time. His nerves are with him as he does not know what to expect. He is very afraid of missing his mother who he is so use to spending the night with. His mother gives him a special way to feel her with him at school. She kisses his hand and wraps his hand around the kiss. Now every time he uses his hand or looks at it, he is reminded of how his mother is thinking of him. I think this would be a great book to read to kindergartners during the first weeks of school. They could easily relate to the feelings of the young raccoon in the book. After reading it, the students could talk about special things that they do with their parents. They could discuss little moments that are special to them that other people probably do not do.

Boy by Roald Dahl

I chose this book to share even though it is not a picture book because it was one that i really enjoyed as a student. I remember when this book was read to me by a teacher and how everyone in the class thought it was so funny. For a long time i thought it was the funniest book and i really think that, that was due to the way my teacher read it. But i think that everyone should explore this book and share with their classes because it is so cute!!