Last night J. and I read three fantastic picture books from the library, which I must share! The first one we read was Kate DiCamillo's
Louise the adventures of a chicken and while reading, I was so accutely aware of my own life and how it fit into Louise's!! I made it through a few pirates and "cages" to get to my happy home that I adore now. It took me taking all those "adventures" to get to the place I am in and this is a good, just as Louise finally appreciates her chicken coop. The second book we read was
My Library by Eve Bunting. I have been a fan of Eve Bunting's for awhile and have used her more poignant books to make teacher-y points to students. I love
The Wall, Smoky Nights and
Fly Away Home, all books that have a clear message.
This new book (2008) has the lovely message of how important our libraries are to each of us!! Of course, I love this message. Lots of books are written about the library but this one made J. and I feel so happy after. I think it was that the animal children were the problem-solvers in the story. They found good solutions by reading the books on the shelves, pointing out there is a book for every problem! The third lovely book we read last night was Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley, illustrated by g. Brain Karas. This is a very, very funny story that you don't automatically get (which makes you think a little-always good!) until the author wants you to and the illustrations fit perfectly. We felt there were two sets of drawings, the illustrator really convinced us of two seperate actions going on in the book. I don't want to tell anymore because you have to read it cold to appreciate the humor. J. loves to rate the books we read so she laid them out on her bed in order of her likes:
The Library won with
Big bad bunny second and
Louise, third. The good thing is she really loved them all as did I! Another great night of story time at the Holt house!
This new book (2008) has the lovely message of how important our libraries are to each of us!! Of course, I love this message. Lots of books are written about the library but this one made J. and I feel so happy after. I think it was that the animal children were the problem-solvers in the story. They found good solutions by reading the books on the shelves, pointing out there is a book for every problem! The third lovely book we read last night was Big Bad Bunny by Franny Billingsley, illustrated by g. Brain Karas. This is a very, very funny story that you don't automatically get (which makes you think a little-always good!) until the author wants you to and the illustrations fit perfectly. We felt there were two sets of drawings, the illustrator really convinced us of two seperate actions going on in the book. I don't want to tell anymore because you have to read it cold to appreciate the humor. J. loves to rate the books we read so she laid them out on her bed in order of her likes: The Library won with Big bad bunny second and Louise, third. The good thing is she really loved them all as did I! Another great night of story time at the Holt house!
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