Title: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Author and Illustrator: Leo and Diane Dillon Copyright: 1975 Publisher: Dail Books for Young Readers Medium: Watercolor Summary: One day a mosquito buzzed to an iguana about large yams as big as him. This upset the iguana, iguana's behavior upset the python and so on. It set of chain reaction, which caused the lion to set up a meeting to find the source of the problem. They traced it back to mosquito, but he was nowhere to be found. He has a guilty conscience so he buzzes in people's ears about why people are still angry. He recieves an honest answer. A SMACK! Ideal Students: I believe students with African roots will love this story. The illustratations are like that of the African culture and work with the story beautifully. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
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Title: The Polar Express
Author and Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg Copyright: 1985 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Medium: Oil Painting Summary: On Christmas Eve night, a little boy is taken on train called the Polar Express to the North Pole where he meets Santa Claus. Santa Claus gives him a the first gift of Christmas, a bell from his sleigh. On his way back, he loses it, but to his surprise it is waiting for him under his Christmas tree. He and sister can hear the bell, but his parents cannot. Only those who believe can hear the bell. Ideal Students: I believe students who can relate to the character will really enjoy this story. This little boy's belief in Santa Claus is extremely powerful, which is the message of the story. Those who truely believe will love it! Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. Title: A Story, A Story: An African Tale
Author and Illustrator: Gail E. Haley Copyright: 1970 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division Medium: Woodcut Print Summary: In this story, Ananse the Spider Man, reccounts how he retrieved all the stories. The Sky God gave Ananse a series of things that he wanted to pay for the stories. Ananse succeeds and the Sky God rewards him with stories, which now called "Spider Stories" after Ananse. Ideal Students: I believe students who have African roots will enjoy these adaptions of these stories that have been passed down for generations. I also believe others students will enjoy the cultural and unique illustrations that tell the story so well. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. Title: Madeline's Rescue
Author and Illustrator: Ludwig Bemelmans Copyright: 1951 Publisher: The Viking Press Medium: Watercolor Summary: A young girl named Madeline who attends a French boarding school goes out for a walk with her teacher and friends. Madeline decides to walk along the bridge edge and falls. A dog sees her peril and resuces her. The girls take home the dog and name her Genevive and she becomes a part of the family. Ideal Students: I believe young girls would relate to this story. Madeline is extremely relatable because of her small stature and antics. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song. Title: So You Want to Be President
Author and Illustrator: Judith St. George and David Small Copyright: 2000 Publisher: Penguin Books Medium: Ink, watercolor and pastel chalk Summary: In this book children are told about all the crazy things that presidents have done throughout the years. It tells children that they have the opportunity to be a president. Ideal Students: I believe students who love the illustrations and history would benefit from reading this book. It has a lot of fun facts that are accompanied by pictures. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting) Title: Jumanji
Author and Illustrator: Chris Van Allsburg Copyright: 1981 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Medium: Pencil Summary: Judy and Peter are bored when their parents leave them home alone. They decide to go across the street to the park where they find a mysterious board game called Jumanji. They take it home, play it and find out that it is no ordinary board game. Ideal Students: I believe students who love adventure and imagination will love this book, it has a ton of each as it describes what may happen when a board game comes to life. Core Standards: A-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem). Title: Where the Wild Things Are
Author and Illustrator: Maurice Sendak Copyright: 1963 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Medium: Watercolor Summary: The story centers around a little boy named Max who is sent to his room without supper. In his room, he is transported to a far away place inhabited by Wild Things. Max tames the Wild Things and they make him their king, but soon Max feels lonely and wants to return home where someone loves him. Ideal Students: This story is a classic and it shall remain so. This book will be loved by students who love to use their imagination and explore. So much is possible after reading this book. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Title: The Little House
Author and Illustrator: Virginia Lee Burton Copyright: 1942 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Medium: Colored Pencil Summary: A classic story of a little house in the country who describes her experience as life around her begins to change. The sitting begins to grow closer and closer and soon the city engulfs her. She feels lonely and out of place. Ideal Students: Students who may love this story are the ones who would enjoy the intricate illustration and the story's underlying theme. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges Title: Tuesday
Author and Illustrator: David Wiesner Copyright: 1991 Publisher: Clarion Books Medium: Watercolor Summary: On an ordinary Tuesday evening around eight, frogs become airborne on their lily pads and go on an unforgettable adventure around a small town. Ideal Students: Tuesday has very little words, but students who love to make up their own stories and infer would love this book. There is no wrong answer as to why the frog's lily pads began to fly. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). Title: The Snowy Day
Author and Illustrator: Ezra Jack Keats Copyright: 1962 Publisher: The Viking Press Medium: Collage Summary: A little boy named Peter wakes up to discover that snow has covered his world. We follow Peter on his adventure as he makes footprints in the snow, builds a snowman, makes a snow angel and slides down snow hills. As sad as Peter is to go back inside, to his surprise there is still snow on the ground the next day. Ideal Students: I believe studenst who have experienced snow would love this story because it details all the fun things that you can do in the snow. Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. |
The Caldecott AwardThe Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
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