photo by weglet www.flickr.com *Nonfiction picture book for preschoolers through second graders (historical) *Sisters who wrote the song “Happy Birthday to You!” *Rating: Happy Birthday to You! is a great nonfiction picture book to share with kids about a subject near and dear to their hearts AND with wonderful illustrations! Short, short summary: Happy Birthday [...]
February 26, 2010 in Anderson, Laurie Halse, McCloskey, Robert, Munoz, Claudio, Obed Ellen Bryan, Personal Connections, Shared Writing, Silverstein, Shel, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Birthday song histroy, Chris Soentpiet, Happy Birthday to You!, Margot Theis Raven, nonfiction picture books | 2 Comments »
Why would Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic be pictured on a post that talks about challenged and banned books? Because believe it or not, it is on the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990 to 1999. Are you racking your brain, like I was when I saw the list, [...]
September 29, 2009 in Blume, Judy, Chapter Books, Elementary Educators, Hopkins, Ellen, Maniac Mondays, Silverstein, Shel, Young Adult Novels
Tags: American Library Association, Banned Book Week, Challenged and Banned Books, Ellen Hopkins, Judy Blume, maniac monday | 5 Comments »
In honor of the way I feel today (which is not so great), I thought I would write about one of my very favorite wacky poems–”Sick” by Shel Silverstein. I remember this poem from my first grade teacher, Ms. Bauer, when she shared Where the Sidewalk Ends with us. As soon as I became a [...]
August 20, 2009 in Silverstein, Shel, Wacky Wednesday
Tags: poetry, Shel Silverstein, Sick, Wacky Wednesday | 2 Comments »
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