Picture Book of the Day – Page 7

I Wish I Had. . .

I Wish I Had. . .
by Giovanna Zoboli (Author), Simona Mulazzani (Illustrator)

Booktalk: In this lyrical book, a child describes the skill and the beauty possessed by various animals…

Snippet:
I wish I had the eyes of a blackbird
to see every blade of grass
growing in the meadow.

All Through My Town

All Through My Town
by Jean Reidy (Author) and Leo Timmers (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Meet the people in your neighborhood in this rhyming walking tour of the community.

Snippet:
Rising, waking
Bread is baking
School bus honks its horn

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by A Teaching Life .

100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days

100 Ways to Celebrate 100 Days
by Bruce Goldstone (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s the 100th day of school–what can you do to celebrate?

Here are 100 different ideas for celebrating this fun and important day.

Snippet:

It’s STEM Friday! (STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Dixie and the Best Day Ever

Dixie and the Best Day Ever
by Grace Gilman (Author) and Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

Booktalk: When Emma is stumped by a school assignment—to write a poem about her “best day ever”—could a day of playing in the snow be exactly the thing Emma needs to help her write the perfect poem? (Level 1 beginning reader)

Snippet:
“Let’s make snow angels!”
said Emma.
Dixie didn’t want to make a snow angel.
She ran off with Emma’s scarf.
“Come back, Dixie!” called Emma.

The Cart That Carried Martin

The Cart That Carried Martin
by Eve Bunting (Author) and Don Tate (Illustrator)

Booktalk: This story about the funeral procession of Dr. King begins with the two men who found the cart to carry him through the streets of Atlanta.

Snippet:
The cart was old.
Its paint had faded.
It was for sale outside Cook’s Antiques and Stuff.
Nobody wanted it.
Then two men came along.

Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

**Don is one of my former students!**

Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift

Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift
by Dara Goldman (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: O’Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi” retold for kids as a Christmas and Hanukkah story…

Snippet:
Hanukkah was almost here and Stella wanted to give Boris something special. She shook her savings bank upside down. Only a few coins fell out. How could she give Boris something special if she only had a few coins?

She looked around her little apartment. All she had of value was a pine tree from her family’s farm in Italy. Her papa had given it to her when it was a seedling. It reminded Stella of her home and family during Christmas.

Suddenly, Stella had an idea.

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Poetry Friday is here with Santa Clauses

Santa Clauses: Short Poems from the North Pole
by Bob Raczka (Author) and Chuck Groenink (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Want a peek at life on the North Pole? Read Santa’s 25 haiku as the December days tick down to Christmas. (Here is the poem for December 5th, this week’s Poetry Friday!)

Snippet:

December 5th

I untie knots in
strings on lights while Mrs. Claus
ties bows on presents.

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Mary Engelbreit’s Nutcracker

Mary Engelbreit’s Nutcracker
by Mary Engelbreit (Author, Illustrator)

Booktalk: A retelling of the Christmas classic…

Snippet:
Drosselmeyer gave Fritz a large box of magnificent toy soldiers. Turning to Marie, he presented two large dolls, Harlequin and Columbine.

Memoirs of an Elf

Memoirs of an Elf
by Devin Scillian (Author) and Tim Bowers (Illustrator)

Booktalk: It’s Christmas Eve and Spark Elf has the very important job of keeping Santa Claus on schedule as he travels the globe in 24 hours delivering presents.

Snippet:
Midnight
Launch time. Santa kisses Momma Claus and waves to the other elves.
I’ve got the GPS. Bobbin is in charge of the toybag. And Nutshell has the nice list.

Dino-Boarding

Dino-Boarding
by Lisa Wheeler (Author) and Barry Gott (Illustrator)

Booktalk: The dinos are grabbing some big air–come check it out!

Snippet:
Tricera leads the veggie team,
The reigning champs–the Green Machine!

The underdogs come into view.
It’s T-Rex and his Shredding Crew!

This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Tapestry of Words.