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Friday, September 18, 2015
PPBF: When A Dragon Moves In Again
It's Friday, Friday, a PPBF-Friday and guess who's back?
I predict you'll be on fire for today's pick.
Title: When a Dragon Moves In Again
Author: Jodi Moore
Illustrator: Howard McWilliam
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Date: September 1, 2015
Suitable for: Kindergarten through 2nd
Fiction
Themes: imagination, new baby, sibling jealousy
Brief synopsis: This sequel to When A Dragon Moves In finds our little tyke and his family nesting as they await the arrival of their baby. Will there be room enough for Dragon in this family of five?
Opening page: If you help your dad build a castle, a dragon might move in.
Resources:
*Compare and contrast the author's two Dragon books.
*Make an origami dragon head using these You Tube instructions.
*Activity idea: Infuse movement into your read aloud by encouraging kids to do a jumping jack, mountain climber, squat thrust, burpee, or the dance move of their choice every time they hear the word dragon.
Why I like this book: This hilarious text takes an honest and authentic look at the sibling jealousy that can ensue when a new baby joins the family. From bowling with baby bottles to flying for the newborn like a superhero, the dragon-boy dynamic duo does its best to get the attention {connection} that a middle child craves when an infant sibling arrives.
Expect the boy blaming his antics on his dragon to spark a discussion about real versus pretend, about honesty and dishonesty and beg the age-old question:
Is it ever okay to lie?
And then prepare to be wrapped in a blanket of warmth by the very real snuggle scene; the author's powerful words paired with the illustrator's brilliant visuals will reach down into the depths of your emotional reserves to endear you to this heartwarming treasure.
Check out this book; it'll be the perfect addition to your collection
and a really fun gift for that mommy-to-be in your circle.
Friday, July 10, 2015
Perfectly Imperfect
It's Friday and it just feels like time for a book review.
{Am I the only one who misses PPBF?}
Yesterday I went to Barnes & Noble to pick up a book I'd ordered,
and here's the bonus find that made its way home with me.
(As an aside, I was going to be named James had I been born a boy).
Anyway, this little treasure is packed with valuable gems ready for mining.
Here's my favorite page, where the problem begins:
The beauty is ... this is so so real.
And, just like in real life, the story morphed.
It wasn't that James said she thinks she's perfect.
It's that James said he thinks her artwork is perfect.
But you know how misunderstandings go ... and now ...
they're in a fight ... or at least ...
in our narrator's heart and mind they are.
I see this jewel as the perfect springboard to target and help stop
rumors, gossip, and distrust in their tracks.
The protagonist never does go to the source, to James, to get the truth, which is perfect, because it allows the reader to arrive at that solution by him or herself.
For enrichment, the Telephone Game? What a perfect idea!
Or adapt this lesson and let the glitter represent rumors instead of germs.
You might want to also treat yourself to this intriguing article:
Just for fun.
Get yourself a red balloon and inflate it to show how
quickly rumors grow before they eventually explode.
Then ask your children to draw something perfectly imperfect.
To stretch them.
To nurture their creativity.
And grow their mindset.
Check out this book; I think you'll be perfectly pleased.
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