Hi there, everyone! I spent the day with my family at the Saratoga Race Track, a Labor Day tradition. This is a picture of me with my mom and my cousin Andrew. Andrew is in the Coast Guard. We are very proud of his service to our country. We played several fun games, ate great food and laughed A LOT! I hope you enjoy your last few days of summer and are excited for school on Wednesday, I know I am! :)
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| Mrs. W soaking up a few rays of sun this past weekend on the beach in NJ before school starts. It is very typical of me to be wearing BIG sunglasses and have a book in my hand on the beach. Also, I look surprised because Luke, my son, likes to take pictures of me when I least expect it. This is as close to a smile as I have ever come in one of his surprise photos. I usually don't know he is taking my picture. :) |
The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors
I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
Bugs in My Hair! by David Shannon
Me and My Big Mouse by Ethan Long
Velvet, Vol. 1: Before the Living End by Ed Brubaker
Maple by Lori Nichols
Ninja Boy Goes to School by N.D. Wilson
Julia, Child by Kyo Maclear
Peanut Butter & Cupcake by Terry Border
Dog Days of School by Kelly DiPucchio
Nancy Knows by Cybèle Young
Born from the Heart by Berta Serrano
I have spent so much time at my local library this summer and this book is a great example of how the librarian can be a friend to everyone and how the library has something to offer for everyone. This book will be used as part of reader's workshop launch. I have saved over $1000.00 this summer by using my library card, I bet I could get a new wardrobe with those savings!
I made some really fun connections with this book and I LOVED the dedication. I will use this book on the first day of school and throughout the year for a variety of mini lessons. This is one of my favorite picture books of the year. :)
I love Dan Santat, as an author AND an illustrator. Beekle is a wonderful story about friendship, accepting differences and imagination. I will use this during the first week of school and throughout the year.
I can't say enough about this book and all of the cool lesson ideas that popped into my head while reading it, re-reading it, and re-reading it. Dan Santat comes through again with amazing illustrations. Like I said, I love Dan Santat. I think we will need to add his books to a text set for an author/illustrator study. I'll make it work!
Students will make so many connections with this book. I can imagine using it in reader's and writer's workshop, during the first week of school and just for fun! The illustrations are very vibrant and allow the reader the opportunity to read the pictures!
This non fiction book is a travel guide for readers to Marc Brown's favorite places in New York City. The author's voice is clear and the reader can easily tell how much Marc Brown loves NYC. I will use this book in writer's workshop and in Social Studies when we study the Northeast. The illustrations are very colorful and the inside/back covers contain many fun facts about NYC.
This is another great story about friendship and how friendships evolve over time. It is just plain old fun and I am certain that I can make this one work too!
Students love to read about Lonesome George and this book will make a nice addition to our endangered and extinct animals text set. The illustrations in this book are beautiful, I can't say enough about them. I have a feeling that this may be one of those books that gets borrowed permanently. :)
What 4th grader doesn't like talking about, or at the very least learning about dung and the dung beetle? I had no idea there was so much to learn. This book will be used for many mini lessons across the curriculum. 
This is another one of my favorite books of the year. It is a non fiction story that reads like a journal. The photographs are amazing and it will make a great addition to our text set for Mr. Popper's Penguins.
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