Category: booktalk

Ruby Rose: Off to School She Goes
by Rob Sanders (Author) and Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Ruby Rose loves to dance . . .

. . . while she’s brushing her teeth,

. . . while she’s eating her breakfast,

. . . and even on her way to class.

But there’s NO DANCING at school! Or is there?

Snippet: When I heard I was going to start school, I couldn’t wait!

I wiggled my toes when I woke up.

I balleted during breakfast.

I belly danced while brushing my teeth.

Mom said that learning to sit still is a big part of school.

“Dancing is a big part of me!” I said.

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Lola Knows a Lot
by Jenna McCarthy (Author) and Sara Palacios (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Lola knows a lot. She can cartwheel, she can tie her shoes…she can make her sister crazy. The only thing Lola DOESN’T know…is if she’s really ready to go to school.

Snippet: Yup, I am totally ready for school.

At least I thought I was. Until my big sister, Charlotte, had to ask:

“Can you write your name in cursive?
Count to one hundred by fives?
Name all the planets?
Find Mexico on a map?”

She says everyone at school is going to know more than I do. What if she is right?

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