Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Great juxtaposition for teaching opposites!

 Both books are by the same author and employ the same illustrator and they are delightful! There is such universal understanding for quiet and loud! The examples of each are fun to discuss with children.




Monday, August 23, 2021

Learning about concrete poetry!


 An interesting style of telling a story, this picture book gets the brain working. The device used is concrete poetry. (Definition from Wikipedia: Concrete poetry is an arrangement of linguistic elements in which the typographical effect is more important in conveying meaning than verbal significance. It is sometimes referred to as visual poetry, a term that has now developed a distinct meaning of its own.) Puppy and kitten have trepidation about each other until a storm brews and they protect each other from the larger danger. This is a good book for the TAILS & TALES summer reading theme!

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

So cool!


 With a spin of the "wheel" the image changes. The colors are bold and beautiful and the pictures draw you into the exciting world around us. This would be a great compare/contrast book for the same places in reality. I bought this book because Salina Yoon is this year's summer reading program illustrator for TAILS and TALES! (2021) Unfortunately, this book is too special to circulate but I will be able to use it in story time! The hot air balloon and the fireworks are especially wonderful because we see those here in Seymour!