{"id":4758,"date":"2011-10-04T01:53:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T06:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2011-10-04T01:53:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T06:53:10","slug":"unexpected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/04\/unexpected\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Picture Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51MM8ixxMZL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/015206432X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kidswrite-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=015206432X\">The Little Red Pen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Susan Stevens Crummel (Author) and Janet Stevens (Author, Illustrator)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> An fun <em>comic book style<\/em> retelling of the Little Red Hen, as a Little Red Pen. She&#8217;s not baking a cake, she&#8217;s correcting homework&#8230; and the deadbeats are the other office supplies in the teacher&#8217;s desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong> <em>Where are my helpers?<\/p>\n<p>Stapler, Scissors, Pencil<\/p>\n<p>Eraser, Pushpin, Highlighter!<\/p>\n<p>Are you hiding in the drawer?<\/p>\n<p>Get up here now! Let&#8217;s get to work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>BONUS! See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xlVSwfglD6g\">video<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xlVSwfglD6g]<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61l%2BADk1hdL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0547400365\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=kidswrite-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=0547400365\">Till Death Do Us Bark: 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Kate Klise (Author) and M. Sarah Klise (Illustrator)<\/p>\n<p>144 pages<\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> When a shaggy dog arrives at Spence Mansion, Seymour is overjoyed. His adoptive parents, Ignatuis B. Grumply and Olive C. Spence, are less enthusiastic &#8212; especially when Secret, the dog, begins barking all night long. (A story told in letters.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong> <em>Dear Olive and Mr. Grumply,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A dog followed me home from the library today. I&#8217;ve always wanted a dog, and this one has a lot of personality. He even smiles!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Book of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.asuen.com\/images\/road.work.ahead.med.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asuen.com\/books\/?p=pb.road.work.ahead\">Road Work Ahead<\/a> by Anastasia Suen<\/p>\n<p>A transportation picture book<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Copyright:<\/strong> 2011<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ages:<\/strong> 3-5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hardcover<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/us.penguingroup.com\/nf\/Book\/BookDisplay\/1,,9780670012886,00.html\">Viking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Suen\u2019s sparse rhyming verse leads readers through the busy scenes and uses simple vocabulary that suits both the youngest listeners and those just beginning to read.&#8221; ~ <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/childrens-books\/anastasia-suen\/road-work-ahead\/\">Kirkus Reviews<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A batch of Grandma&#8217;s homemade oatmeal cookies beckons, but for this backseat narrator, the sights and sounds along the road to her house are equally compelling.&#8221; ~ <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-670-01288-6\">Publishers Weekly<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Play the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsuagcenter.com\/en\/4h\/kids\/myworld\/games\/road+signs+matching+game.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Road Signs Matching Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take the online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us\/Kids\/kidssign.htm#top\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic Sign Quiz for Kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9dCZi8iqH5A\" target=\"_blank\">construction site video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asuen.com\/books\/?p=act.pb.rlgl\" target=\"_blank\"> Traffic Light Necklace<\/a> with yarn and stickers.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literary Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How are picture book apps created? Editor Anne Hoppe <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/oQmPRl\">shows us<\/a> with @alyankovic&#8217;s WHEN I GROW UP (via @thepageturn)<\/p>\n<p>Nominate a book for the <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xlmMK\">Cybils awards<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><!-- Site Meter --><a href=\"http:\/\/s31.sitemeter.com\/stats.asp?site=s31asuen\" target=\"_top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s31.sitemeter.com\/meter.asp?site=s31asuen\" alt=\"Site Meter\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><!-- Copyright (c)2006 Site Meter --> My NEW book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asuen.com\/books\/?p=ch.zombie\">The Zombie Project<\/a> (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture Book of the Day The Little Red Pen by Susan Stevens Crummel (Author) and Janet Stevens (Author, Illustrator) Booktalk: An fun comic book style retelling of the Little Red Hen, as a Little Red Pen. 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