January’s Book of the Month is the 2010 Caldecott Award winner:
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Pinkney’s trademark illustration style helps bring a traditional Aesop fable to life in this wordless picture book.
What do you think of it? Share your thoughts below!
And feel free to visit Jerry Pinkney’s website to learn more about his fantastic career as an illustrator!
House 24 read Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg.
“I really liked how this book was a story instead of lots of facts.”
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“I liked how you could see the boy’s dreams and get to see how the world could be if we don’t take care of the Earth.”
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“The pictures in this book were really interesting and cool! I liked learning about how we need to save trees and recycle for a better future.”
House 52 read the book Recycle: A Handbook for Kids by Gail Gibbons.
This book taught us why it is important to recycle.
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I like this book because it tells you a lot about how to recycle and why it’s important not to dump trash — because animals can choke on it.
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It is helpful because there are sections that tell you about plastic and paper. It’s unique in that way.
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I like it because it tells you how to prevent trash from going in the earth.
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It taught us that if plastic goes in the landfill it is never going to disintegrate (biodegrade)!
Take a break from the Book of the Month and have a wonderful holiday season!
Check back in January for the newest Book of the Month.
HOUSE 45 Recommends:
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by: E.L. Konigsburg
“I like the Mixed up Files because it’s a mystery. It is also quite detailed. I think it’s a really good book to read if you like funny books that are kind of like a mystery as well.”
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“I like the Mixed up Files because there are a lot of funny parts in it. I’d recommend this book for all ages because it’s funny and serious at the same time. It’s a sneaky book when a brother and sister sneak out of their house and go to the MET for at least one week. It’s a really good book and it’s a chapter book. Also, it’s easy to read and anyone can read it, no matter what age.
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“I think you should read the Mixed up Files because it has a lot of detail and funny parts. It also has a lot of juicy words in it, and it’s very mysterious. The main characters do really fun things when they get to their destination. You’ll have to read the rest of the book to find out the rest of the details.
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“I like Mixed Up Files because it’s full of adventure and my favorite part is when they run away. You should read this book because it’s quite funny and full of adventure. It has a lot of running. Read this book to find out what happens…”
Rapunzel retold by Paul O. Zelinsky
Mr. Zelinsky won the Caldecott Award for his version of this classic fairy tale.
We really enjoyed talking to him when he visited Little Dalton on Thursday, November 5th! (Check out our video to him: Dear Mr. Zelinsky!)
What do you think of his Rapunzel illustrations? Do you have any questions for Mr. Zelinsky?
House 24 Pick: The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone by Timothy Basil Ering
“I liked how it told about the Earth and how everything was gray until they started planting. I liked how it changed from really dirty place to really clean, because the Earth needs more plants to grow so it can look pretty.”
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“I thought it was really funny! I liked how ‘the boy’ was creative and used all the junk to make a monster to guard the treasure.”
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“I loved the illustrations. It was a really pretty book. The pictures were different from other books, because they looked ripped but they weren’t. The characters didn’t look like real people so you could use your imagination.”
House 52 recommends Joe and the Skyscraper by Dietrich Neumann
“It was really cool reading about a young boy who had a job helping the workers build a skyscraper. You actually got to see how they built the Empire State Building.”
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“It was interesting how much work it was to build the Empire State Building because it was so hard and people died.”
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“I liked the book because they planned to make the Empire State Building the tallest building in the world.”
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“I liked the pictures because they showed how high the workers were and how the workers walked on the metal beams.”
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“I liked Joe because he was only 16 and he was the water boy and he worked very hard.”
House 34 chose The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
“The Hundred Dresses teaches people how to treat other people the right way and not to tease anybody.”
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“The beginning was really sad, but it turned out to be a really good story in the end.”
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“I want to be a dress designer when I grow up and it had a lot of dresses.”
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“I learned that if you know someone’s doing something mean to someone else, you shouldn’t just stand there and do nothing.”
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“People hold their hurt feelings in sometimes.”
House 23 recommends Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
“This book was funny. There was a ton of imagination in it. The birthday story was hysterical because they had 8 year olds driving a limousine and we are not old enough to do that.”
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” I liked this book because it was a long chapter book. It was about toys, not real people. They go on adventures and you have to guess where they are. The toys felt like we were living in a giant world.”
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“I loved this book because I enjoy chapter books. I liked how the author changed the setting in each chapter.”
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“I liked this book because it was funny and silly. I liked it when the toys were being silly even though they were trying to learn.”
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“I also thought this book was funny. I like it a lot. It was one of my favorite books this year. I liked it when the toys talked. It made me laugh.”
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