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A Balloon for Isabel
Submitted by Ms. Tammy!
A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood. The animals are excited to be graduating from kindergarten. Every animal will receive a brightly colored balloon at graduation, except the porcupines–they will be receiving bookmarks. Isabel and her porcupine friends really want a balloon. She points out to her teacher that they have already received bookmarks for all the previous holidays. Her teacher refuses to change her mind, it being dangerous to give a porcupine a balloon. Isabel starts to think of different plans to solve the problem of their quills popping the balloons. She wears a pop-stopper box to breakfast. When this doesn’t work, she straps on pillows, and eventually tries wrapping her friend in packing bubbles. Finally, on the day of graduation, a solution is found: gumdrops on their quills to cover the points! In the end, her porcupine teacher is revealed, wearing gumdrops on her quills, and holding a special balloon of her very own! See this book listed in our catalog
There’s a Cow in the Road
Submitted by Ms. Amanda!
There’s A Cow in the Road by Reeve Lindbergh is a great book, that is written in rhyme, all about a child’s morning routine, with a twist. When the narrator wakes up in the morning to get ready for school, she sees a cow in the road. Then a goat joins the cow! As the narrator continues to get ready, a huge group of animals gather in the road in front of her house. Before she knows it there is a cow, goat, sheep, horse, goose and a pig in the road! Finally, she joins the crowd in the road in front of her house. The crowd is standing there waiting in the road in front of her house… What are they waiting for? They are waiting so they won’t be late, the school bus comes at a quarter to eight! What a cute way to read about time and sequence with children. Each animal shows up at a different time and step in the narrator’s morning routine. The story flows nicely, since it is written in short rhyming sentences. I have loved this story for years and hope you will too! See this book listed in our catalog
Hooray for Reading Day!
Submitted by Ms. Tammy!
Hooray for Reading Day! by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Arthur Howard. Jessica finds herself filled with anxiety as she battles the difficult task of learning to read. Jessica stumbles over her words in class and everyone laughs, making her even more nervous over the upcoming Reading Theater Day. Each child must wear a costume and read a short line aloud in front of classmates and families. Her teacher continues to encourage her, and soon, with the help of her family and her dog Wiggles, Jessica is ready for the big show! After a glowing performance, with no mistakes, Jessica finds she loves to read, and spends the rest of the night reading to Wiggles! See this book listed in our catalog