tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87184686317755149352024-03-19T01:47:33.929-07:00kinderbookswitheverythingkinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-1645590065471154402024-03-16T16:07:00.000-07:002024-03-16T16:07:27.057-07:0017th March St Patrick's Day Part 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBFqb7xVw0qLowTtmmshNgEitdYBCowGVXtkPuj_wDfIWjT2FWTF73AoPG0PEnsyOLAjEAjQdUC0SM38xHmEBdMFACgc3Hc2VdB9Yko9ojrtHFvCkIE_C8vBXCwz2EeihbUDbB0t3xYWnnyBYau2M7BWF_KbkDbm85YvoB0rWT2IRRVStjuObsx3QJ2A/s225/images-6.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBFqb7xVw0qLowTtmmshNgEitdYBCowGVXtkPuj_wDfIWjT2FWTF73AoPG0PEnsyOLAjEAjQdUC0SM38xHmEBdMFACgc3Hc2VdB9Yko9ojrtHFvCkIE_C8vBXCwz2EeihbUDbB0t3xYWnnyBYau2M7BWF_KbkDbm85YvoB0rWT2IRRVStjuObsx3QJ2A/s1600/images-6.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Irish have been very lucky! They have so many wonderful children's authors and illustrators, so today is a good excuse to celebrate them.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We all know about Oscar Wilde, C.S. Lewis, John Boyne, Roddy Doyle and Eion Colfer, but there are many more. I'm sure I will have missed some, but wander around a library and look for these and you will have made a good start. Also dip into the website <a href="https://discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/new-irish-childrens-books/">Discover Irish Kids Books.</a></span></p><p>If you don't use this now, come back in October when it is <a href="https://www.booksellers.org.uk/Campaigns/Irish-Book-Week#:~:text=Irish%20Book%20Week%3A%2019%20–%2026%20October%202024&text=Associated%20with%20the%20Books%20Are,tailored%20to%20the%20home%20market.">Irish Book Week.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.oliverjeffers.com/about">Oliver Jeffers</a> is Irish, but he was was born in Australia!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDaeSKfDOZ22bwUb_2fTe5hxSRp4i_SEMsUHwzg33GTzJ7LCXWFFlwKOchIo1sABdrYuA_99YIGjHkdJf_Te70e2HB-utZ5V5UJdHykGI0ZBBD2OYspMgFAMA29Z3h5ukhUUZRIBZiRnlriSB1FZwbpHDplfkMEfobmI_4vhyPXBGoDF4HlEt18dTRWo/s332/images-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="332" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDaeSKfDOZ22bwUb_2fTe5hxSRp4i_SEMsUHwzg33GTzJ7LCXWFFlwKOchIo1sABdrYuA_99YIGjHkdJf_Te70e2HB-utZ5V5UJdHykGI0ZBBD2OYspMgFAMA29Z3h5ukhUUZRIBZiRnlriSB1FZwbpHDplfkMEfobmI_4vhyPXBGoDF4HlEt18dTRWo/s320/images-9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chrishaughton.com">Chris Haughton</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then, that was a large number of Irish families. The school went 'green' for the day and celebrated everything Irish and St Patrick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sl8Thy5BZ2fceq6FuWfsp_oknbDJalp29h509weM22UMzyH_6i3ly77BDV7EcupQLolX0RQfEPN1b9c388po-4mcR0uq037tyHGQl9TyBmyBGO-VeOOgUVQ95jaqEA8Rk9HVICucj93L6qeBy0jqOKxeCZ6BJbrRM-o0ckKaWMjHCid0VMZtwXBcfVI/s225/images-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2sl8Thy5BZ2fceq6FuWfsp_oknbDJalp29h509weM22UMzyH_6i3ly77BDV7EcupQLolX0RQfEPN1b9c388po-4mcR0uq037tyHGQl9TyBmyBGO-VeOOgUVQ95jaqEA8Rk9HVICucj93L6qeBy0jqOKxeCZ6BJbrRM-o0ckKaWMjHCid0VMZtwXBcfVI/w130-h129/images-4.jpeg" width="130" /></a></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcRR2f1WUHwZTyGg4lU0YI8Xwm2TY_MJZ5VYPaJfRT4_GykSWgEfBWxRGFHvuhXDGOSMUbO9hyphenhyphenAO54u5F74s_KivkeOvgjUg0f0kGowRFeumnsT_3osUu-R8XiV6ZXiYEkuTh6Xolb592_gcKVCZ74ZQ8qt7UlE4UvlB9pTBFvVEp-Q2KbuFL-ZXJICY/s228/images-6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="221" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcRR2f1WUHwZTyGg4lU0YI8Xwm2TY_MJZ5VYPaJfRT4_GykSWgEfBWxRGFHvuhXDGOSMUbO9hyphenhyphenAO54u5F74s_KivkeOvgjUg0f0kGowRFeumnsT_3osUu-R8XiV6ZXiYEkuTh6Xolb592_gcKVCZ74ZQ8qt7UlE4UvlB9pTBFvVEp-Q2KbuFL-ZXJICY/w124-h128/images-6.jpeg" width="124" /></a> These two classics are in our library.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrtEsfteEfwew6f_nmMGTMeW8tV68nLdiTWhhVuIz5RhJa-hAmONveB5iacnfWp0hsOWeuxHDYO3nEIGZSJ4hRNimEjPVLZu0l3UR1LY-u1GnKd2SsX2bbMI-lwWb8W31G35Z-_6fa5ZUJNm26_hvKt0MGvWDUILr2QkRWUrw7hmS21_0e1RonUwfggI/s450/9780823410774.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="348" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrtEsfteEfwew6f_nmMGTMeW8tV68nLdiTWhhVuIz5RhJa-hAmONveB5iacnfWp0hsOWeuxHDYO3nEIGZSJ4hRNimEjPVLZu0l3UR1LY-u1GnKd2SsX2bbMI-lwWb8W31G35Z-_6fa5ZUJNm26_hvKt0MGvWDUILr2QkRWUrw7hmS21_0e1RonUwfggI/w152-h197/9780823410774.jpeg" width="152" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 30, 31); color: #221e1f;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This timeless book from bestselling author-illustrator Tomie dePaola recounts the storied life of Ireland’s patron saint. From his noble birth in Britain to his six-year captivity to the legend of how he banished snakes from Ireland.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course the library also has other books that could be used to celebrate this day, but instead we have chosen to put together a display that celebrates everything 'green'. Walk around any library and you will see just how many book covers are predominantly green. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X1rpEGbrLvddeXGhRMFWmr0mddk5N98gRotw9rq5h67VT1qnahIC9Lv1V967CyCyb7yX9LXo781PaEc0rg9k1ynv67HUVmb6IHbGygFRmllpwmURbdmpI8FCph6J3L7J2bQ9hDNDTv_I3mrPhplJxDI3oZFCUvqHz-U1pjbrBhc5s2UWFlYl5CHdX4s/s320/thequint-2023-03-9ae2b1c0-ca59-43c9-9b50-7cc1dd8e0cb2-World_Sleep_Day_2023.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Occasionally when I have a class in the library and I am reading to them, a student will fall asleep. I feel guilty momentarily. Then I begin to wonder about bedtimes of the children I teach. They are often very tired on Mondays. When asked about bedtimes, some children say they don't have a set bedtime... I go when I'm tired. I think about the rigour of bedtime I imposed on my own children. By the time I got home from work and did everything I was hanging out for child-free time, even if it was usually spent on the next day's prep. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Along with this lack of bedtime structure goes the fact that many of my students do not have a bedtime story ritual as part of bedtime. I looked up what the recommended amount of sleep for a 5 to 8 year old is and learned that it is about <a href="https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/health-a-to-z/healthy-sleep#section__how-much-sleep-does-a-child-need?">ten to twelve hours a night.</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: 0.144px;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: helvetica;">Sleep is essential for growth, immunity, learning and memory and is important for helping a child heal and recover. Healthy sleep means a good quantity and quality of sleep, with regular sleep routines.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">However when looking for picture books about 'sleep', there are so many that are marketed as aids for sleep. They spruik mindfulness and repetition. See the <span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=rhiannon%20fielding&productType=917504&pn=1"><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ten Minutes to Bed</i> series by Rhiannon Fielding</a>; <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Sarah+Cordingley"><i>Sleep Stories</i> by Sara Cordingley</a>; and the</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"> </span><a class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineHover mui-style-7f31n3" href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-little-elephant-who-wants-to-fall-asleep-carl-johan-forss-n-ehrlin/book/9780241291207.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-decoration-color: currentcolor; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration: none;">Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin</a> phenomenon that started with <i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep<span style="background-color: white;">.</span></i></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If we do decide to do a display of books in the library we have a lot to choose from and I would want it to provide pleasure and fun for readers, not 'teaching'.</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are books about sleep and its importance:</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgP1bw9bcU7ICJzo8r9oD7JlLDm9qYRQoTBIQ0y_1DirfLIKlRsZgT8m-wXWIj_h_nJ599B7Yir1rQm28WME_g3qlpRfQ1wk_KuB6m8jn9ACaIpjqa7u53qSHgIJk02fI_R5tsO23kUkElGc8kwk8PNR3xevJiSNOX_iyXxEBpEvZYXQKpHT-rOgoXpfCs" style="clear: left; 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caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-do-i-have-to-go-to-sleep--kay-barnham/book/9781445173238.html"><i>Why Do I Have to</i> </a><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-do-i-have-to-go-to-sleep--kay-barnham/book/9781445173238.html">Go to Sleep?</a> </i>by Kay Barnham</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Resting and Sleeping </i> by Katie Woolley</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />There are books about animals sleeping:</span><p></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-p-RIABInmeUZtkCFmaxP9N6LFSI8vbOI7XEqjcxGzUjTBA60414W-Er_Kd6YvIaYq2ma2Tdzb1bAZnn-Czx3OOpLd12zzHxlnqQFrqqA8jwBZ0zhmZlOEhIo4t3BNbt09RNAGhk100K2yis_Tdfoh2Y7YW-YxTVKzm68QQDw-7nGgeiMdZY1mt41Dk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="248" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx-p-RIABInmeUZtkCFmaxP9N6LFSI8vbOI7XEqjcxGzUjTBA60414W-Er_Kd6YvIaYq2ma2Tdzb1bAZnn-Czx3OOpLd12zzHxlnqQFrqqA8jwBZ0zhmZlOEhIo4t3BNbt09RNAGhk100K2yis_Tdfoh2Y7YW-YxTVKzm68QQDw-7nGgeiMdZY1mt41Dk=w194-h159" width="194" /></a></span></div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/sleep-kate-prendergast/book/9781910646274.html">Sleep</a> </i><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;"> by Kate Prendergast</span><p></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/snooze-o-rama-maria-birmingham/book/9781771474047.html">Snooze-O-Rama</a></i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/snooze-o-rama-maria-birmingham/book/9781771474047.html"> </a>by Maria Birmingham</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-does-an-octopus-sleep--octavio-pintos/book/9781914519086.html">How Does an Octopus Sleep?</a> </i> by Octavio Pintos</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/sleep-like-a-tiger-mary-logue/book/9780547641027.html">Sleep Like a Tiger</a> </i>by Mary Logue</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/where-do-creatures-sleep-at-night--steven-j-simmons/book/9781580895217.html">Where Do Creatures Sleep at Night?</a></i> by Steven Simmons</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/time-to-sleep-steve-jenkins/book/9780547250403.html">Time to Sleep </a></i> by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/we-all-sleep-ezekiel-kwaymullina/book/9781925163186.html">We All Sleep</a> </i>by Ezekiel Kwaymullina</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">There are books that combine sleep and sheep (and I'm not sure why): </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb0hPlovOBHjyL2OtKDYXUf54tRuw-Pq_p2C2q5hV99KMCJLHbRb0D4zgrD8clP1UnEyJjofrHtnddwmrxb0hRwAW8YVBYOPpdKA7-pgqRkzqXbyY8ZvKdsHlscEMPtJbbepI3WBpWJAAA5nIZuDopZmtEqoAye9qAyKJCJ4COG86vLKNzUKtDcaLCNU" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHb0hPlovOBHjyL2OtKDYXUf54tRuw-Pq_p2C2q5hV99KMCJLHbRb0D4zgrD8clP1UnEyJjofrHtnddwmrxb0hRwAW8YVBYOPpdKA7-pgqRkzqXbyY8ZvKdsHlscEMPtJbbepI3WBpWJAAA5nIZuDopZmtEqoAye9qAyKJCJ4COG86vLKNzUKtDcaLCNU=w151-h150" width="151" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/let-me-sleep-sheep--meg-mckinlay/book/9781760652364.html"><i>Let Me Sleep, Sheep!</i> </a>by Meg McKinlay</div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #353535;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/where-will-the-sleepy-sheep-sleep--david-metzenthen/book/9781761066160.html">Where Will the Sleepy Sheep Sleep?</a> </i> by David </span></span><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">Metzenthen</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/when-sheep-cannot-sleep-satoshi-kitamura/book/9780374483593.html">When Sheep Cannot Sleep</a></i> by Satoshi Kitamura</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/sheep-won-t-sleep-judy-cox/book/9780823443697.html">Sheep Won't Sleep</a></i> by Judy Cox</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">• <i>Too Many Sheep</i> by Christina Booth</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i>Sleepy Sam</i><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"> by Michael Catchpool</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">One More Sheep </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"> by Mij Kelly</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-eleventh-sheep-kyle-mewburn/book/9780995106758.html">The Eleventh Sheep</a> </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"> by Kyle Mewburn</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Sleep, Sheep! </i> by Kerry Lyn Sparrow</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i>The Sleep Sheep </i> by Anna McQuinn</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i>It's Time to Sleep, You Crazy Sheep!</i> by Alison Ritchie</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/russell-the-sheep-rob-scotton/book/9780062392435.html">Russell the Sheep</a></i> by Rob Scotton</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-can-t-sleep-ximo-abadia/book/9781787413917.html">I Can't Sleep</a> </i> by Ximo Abadia </span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/time-to-sleep-sheep-the-sheep--mo-willems/book/9780061728471.html">Time to Sleep Sheep the Sheep</a></i> by Mo Willems</span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><br /></span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have stories:</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisY3M0JMvtkcewXbYewVw5zNq9ill-hvstlQ51VEyMeA3RkWaiZY1AyN0X-QBqnlQDYMQ1UwQmfqJG9PYy_rIM_coXGfgx9EqlYiKB8mzkNoRtLZc0ebNu4uGbZO_Q3z9p1j9sVuFlHGL_7jLb_ixN82NhRLHcjYRdhG1wiLAs7As5g73QhM-i3gCLu2k" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisY3M0JMvtkcewXbYewVw5zNq9ill-hvstlQ51VEyMeA3RkWaiZY1AyN0X-QBqnlQDYMQ1UwQmfqJG9PYy_rIM_coXGfgx9EqlYiKB8mzkNoRtLZc0ebNu4uGbZO_Q3z9p1j9sVuFlHGL_7jLb_ixN82NhRLHcjYRdhG1wiLAs7As5g73QhM-i3gCLu2k=w144-h143" width="144" /></a></span></div><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/dozy-bear-and-the-secret-of-sleep-katie-blackburn/book/9780571330195.html">Dozy Bear and the Secret of Sleep</a> </i><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: helvetica;"> by Katie Blackburn</span><p></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-book-of-sleep-il-sung-na/book/9780375866180.html">A Book of Sleep</a></i> by Il Sung Na</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/time-for-bed-30th-anniversary-edition--mem-fox/book/9781761207860.html">Time for Bed</a> </i>by </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);">Mem Fox</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Let's Go to Sleep</i> by Margaret Wild</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/napping-house-audrey-wood/book/9780152567088.html">The Napping House </a></i> by Audrey and Don Wood</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones </i> by Claire Freedman</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-animals-would-not-sleep--sara-levine/book/9781623541972.html">The Animals Would Not Sleep</a></i> by Sara Levine</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/can-t-you-sleep-little-bear--martin-waddell/book/9781406353037.html">Can't You Sleep Little Bear?</a> </i>by Martin Waddell</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mr-underbed-chris-riddell/book/9781842709429.html">Mr Underbed </a></i> by Chris Riddell</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Sleepy Places </i> by Judy Hindley</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>Go to Sleep, Jessie!</i> by Libby Gleeson</span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/this-book-will-get-you-to-sleep--jory-john/book/9780374311308.html">This Book Will Get You to Sleep</a></i> by Jory John </span></span></p><p><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmtQl2Kt4cZQdqYNR-HyyK0kri0foPA3b91j7HUc2LQMVngIpFDLZ24MOaCQpWMoqDdzb6rs8fkdZ88aH3jGnlammLHT2y0caTd3UDS_dv_VT6n9kQY-38SS57rI70AdcDXY7l8TCYiQZsANaB3Sil0nHQQAtKghQcwdcO_OeqdD4Ab0iRqpjkCA4Hnw/s480/Simple_Fun_Fact_about_Sleep_Instagram_Post_480x480.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmtQl2Kt4cZQdqYNR-HyyK0kri0foPA3b91j7HUc2LQMVngIpFDLZ24MOaCQpWMoqDdzb6rs8fkdZ88aH3jGnlammLHT2y0caTd3UDS_dv_VT6n9kQY-38SS57rI70AdcDXY7l8TCYiQZsANaB3Sil0nHQQAtKghQcwdcO_OeqdD4Ab0iRqpjkCA4Hnw/w223-h223/Simple_Fun_Fact_about_Sleep_Instagram_Post_480x480.png.webp" width="223" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcsxN6hwtsMkMNYoyY8kSbQ-A9nM5slaQrfV5KU1EO6p86pr-cBOu1XOer814t5oEOzMFGqAhs0jjyt0kT7_2MG7RMAzQJmmu6ucViToYiD9eyI0M2QF9FwFYpzHXmeG66rCnhNyraoIO7br6u2Clvzd9CgTxaYLoBCBVWh5skpt7HjPRMd4FqVz9H3o/s225/images-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(68, 85, 102); color: #445566; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The International Day of Mathematics (IDM) is a worldwide celebration. Each year on March 14 all countries are invited to participate through activities for both students and the general public in schools, museums, libraries and other spaces. <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">The theme for 2024 is </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #040c28;">Playing with Math</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">! </span></span></span></h4><p style="backface-visibility: visible; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(68, 85, 102); color: #445566; line-height: 1.9em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 25px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.ascreatives.com/international-day-of-mathematics/" style="backface-visibility: visible; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7448ff; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter wp-image-31055 size-medium" data-attachment-id="31055" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Website Photo File Size 1024 (1)" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?fit=1024%2C291&ssl=1" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?fit=600%2C171&ssl=1" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?fit=1024%2C291&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1024,291" data-permalink="https://www.ascreatives.com/international-day-of-mathematics/website-photo-file-size-1024-1-3/" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="171" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241-600x171.png?resize=600%2C171&ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?resize=600%2C171&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?resize=768%2C218&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.ascreatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Website-Photo-File-Size-1024-1-e1669725125241.png?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w" style="backface-visibility: visible; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; filter: blur(0px); height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></span></a></p><div id="resource_preview_container" style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); clear: both; color: #333333; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 32px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"><div class="calendar-event-inner-title calendar-info-overlay position-absolute transform-translate-y-minus-50 t-50 text-align-center text-shadow w-100 text-colour-white font-size-2-8125rem font-weight-bold" style="background: repeat rgba(66, 63, 63, 0.68); bottom: -6px; box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-weight: 700; padding: 12.3125px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 2px; top: 158.992188px; transform: translateY(-50%); width: 616px;"><div class="info-overlay-text" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 11.8125px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">World Maths Day</span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">World Maths Day is an annual event that promotes the empowering nature of Maths, helping to encourage children and adults alike to become more excited about the subject and work to develop their Mathematical abilities! </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">In 2024, it will take place on the 23rd of March.</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span>I'm not sure why there is two dates or what the difference is, but which ever day you choose, it is </span></span><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">a good excuse to look at all things mathematical, including picture books that feature maths.</span></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: helvetica;">Over the years our library displays for this day have taken various starting points, counting, numbers, geometry and problem solving. One year we just pulled out all the books that had a number in their title. Another year we looked at 'shapes in nature'. What to do this year?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">Each year I do try to purchase the <a href="https://www.mathicalbooks.org/2024/02/2024-mathical-winners-announced/">Mathical award</a> winning books that are suitable for my age group of readers. This years winners were </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">announced recently. Just displaying all the past winners and nominees would make a good display by itself.</span></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica;">Here's some of my favourites, all of which enable mathematical discussions and the chance to <b>play with maths.</b></span></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="robotoregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU8KOGBK1k__BMQMl3w8dPLsfIVk2cp6_icIScKZ6jAMrOG69ZPwr26OqgHGYCYM2jGR3nrNzSZnHZKg-ggJEa4q25ysUxDsxwGBNo3JA7kuWwMmIJzuf5UCdSHXEe2Renk-UY2wMhIkjEaLl9ghu0nqxuOerSIvYry5g24bpW8kteChtmNWcb3Q5gFY/s300/justasecond.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; 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font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In the ninth month of the year, when the first crescent moon rises in the sky, it’s time to celebrate Ramadan!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and it is </span><span style="background-color: white;">one of the most sacred times for Muslims<span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">Muslims are expected to refrain, which is one of the five pillars of their faith. To demonstrate this they </span><span style="background-color: white;">abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset each day of this month. </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">After the sunset prayer, Muslims gather in their homes or mosques to break their fast with a meal called </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"><span id="ref1102726" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span><a class="md-crosslink" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/iftar" style="box-sizing: border-box;">ifṭār</a></em><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);"> that is often shared with friends and extended family</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">. The </span><em style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">ifṭār </em><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(26, 26, 26);">usually begins with dates, as was the custom of Muhammad, or apricots and water or sweetened milk.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are very few muslim students at the school I work at, but it is a multicultural school and lots of other festivals are celebrated and so because of this we do have books in the library that allow students to see what happens at Ramadan.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Start with </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfBwV-w2cXEqk4vQGZqqGtthZTf4qPkMybu2ll9aaKfx0VOYV5JL4bkDwCoDQ65DzK_SrYF8foiI0FPfaVS7gB8pNgdKVQi4lpoEnq1dcZw4LJnQ1XezQqRes0d_Cw7PzDWjyBONu9gwIPcnARyB6AYXtRvA2SAL5hZF__mIjaXRsSEh_G6XDxV0wf7g/s262/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="192" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBfBwV-w2cXEqk4vQGZqqGtthZTf4qPkMybu2ll9aaKfx0VOYV5JL4bkDwCoDQ65DzK_SrYF8foiI0FPfaVS7gB8pNgdKVQi4lpoEnq1dcZw4LJnQ1XezQqRes0d_Cw7PzDWjyBONu9gwIPcnARyB6AYXtRvA2SAL5hZF__mIjaXRsSEh_G6XDxV0wf7g/w105-h143/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="105" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">• <i>The Great Night Journey </i> by Anita Ganeri. This is a brief story in the Hopscotch series of beginning readers where Muhammed is given a message and he must go on an incredible journey through the heavens and then deliver the word of Allah to the people</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #353535; font-family: Verdana, Arial; font-size: x-small;">.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-great-night-journey-and-other-stories-anita-ganeri/book/9781845386764.html">The Great Night Journey and Other Stories</a> </i> by Anita Ganeri.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Ramadan </i>by Suhaib Hamid </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Ghazi</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr</i> by Nancy Dickmann</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/ramadan-and-eid-al-fitr-celebrations-and-festivals--sara-khan/book/9780711287150.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9bbJzLbUhAMVQSCDAx00AwubEAQYByABEgKlJfD_BwE">Ramadan and Eid-al-Fitr</a></i><span style="font-family: arial;"> by Sara Khan and Nadiyah Suyatna </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/ramadan-kareem-m-o-yuksel/book/9780008654603.html">Ramadan Kareem </a></i> by M.O. Yuksel</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Sweet Dates to Eat </i> by Jonny Zucker</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-month-that-makes-the-year-inda-ahmad-zahri/book/9781761068423.html">The Month that Makes the Year</a></i> by Inda Ahmad Zahri</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Then stories</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/ramadan-moon-na-ima-b-robert/book/9781847802064.html">Ramadan Moon</a></i> by Robert B. Na'ima and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sharon Adl</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-gift-of-ramadan-rabiah-york-lumbard/book/9780807529027.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9bbJzLbUhAMVQSCDAx00AwubEAQYAiABEgLn_fD_BwE">The Gift of Ramadan</a> </i> by Rabiah York Lombard and Laura Horton</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/under-the-ramadan-moon-sylvia-whitman/book/9780807583050.html">Under the Ramadan Moon</a> </i> by Sylvia Whitman</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-blessed-pomegranates-a-helwa/book/9781638191490.html">The Blessed Pomegranates</a> </i> by A. Helwa </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/lailah-s-lunchbox-reem-faruqi/book/9780884484318.html">Lailah's Lunchbox</a> </i> by Reem Faruqi and Lea Lyon </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-very-best-doughnut-randa-abdel-fattah/book/9781760988906.html"><i>The Very Best Doughnut</i> </a><i> </i>by Randa Abdel-Fattah</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• </span><i style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/early-reader-taghreed-najjar/ebook/9781444014365.html">The Little Green Drum </a></i><span style="font-family: arial;"> by Taghreed Najjar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-grandma-and-me-mina-javaherbin/book/9781406390834.html">My Grandma and Me</a></i> <i> </i>by Mina Javaherbin and Lindsey Yankey</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/maymoona-s-moon-razeena-omar-gutta/book/9781761211898.html">Maymoona's Moon </a></i> by Razeena Omar Gutta and Zayneb Haleem</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/salat-in-secret-jamilah-thompkins-bigelow/book/9781839132698.html">Salat in Secret</a> </i> by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow and Hatem Aly</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/crescent-moons-and-pointed-minarets-hena-khan/book/9781452155418.html">Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets</a></i> by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Armini </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #353535;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/golden-domes-and-silver-lanterns-hena-khan/book/9781797212531.html">Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns</a> </i> by </span></span>Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Armini </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/one-sun-and-countless-stars-hena-khan/book/9781452182728.html">One Sun and Countless Stars</a> </i> by </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Armini </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyEYgLMUjRYIA_XoxUZMEyIuwR7IJgh_LmRUtlXnrlp7aKzIXWS1Tr6y8Gaptzto5iYGuGQCLbuZYrOq-PzRgzVgM3HfkQfzIR4KwkRY5L-yfAgv9AKMqrSgNqcDodqL_U5KE0j3OdVkFMpBLJL6YXN7cAo22DTHdxe3HGohdrAED615ieNGEr1KMrD0/s140/FC9780807529027.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="112" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyEYgLMUjRYIA_XoxUZMEyIuwR7IJgh_LmRUtlXnrlp7aKzIXWS1Tr6y8Gaptzto5iYGuGQCLbuZYrOq-PzRgzVgM3HfkQfzIR4KwkRY5L-yfAgv9AKMqrSgNqcDodqL_U5KE0j3OdVkFMpBLJL6YXN7cAo22DTHdxe3HGohdrAED615ieNGEr1KMrD0/s1600/FC9780807529027.JPG" width="112" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDKgTeIxSi4cipIqgmF6pa0CiyUwuKtTblvx1agsh7AtMHxQFv2NYUkrKq4oJMKXpkBFfRWBA-tdoX-CN4zw5XVhSnBN6JiyWpIpNuSuyAROP42-OTebr_6e19DTbr7HZFrZrlCoXgFZ5q8nJJHKDA_OxMEGselkQEGqk_WE3JL8Z54eZUWChXxksYeA/s140/FC9780884484318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">There’s just so much to love about meatballs. We all have our own recipes, and preferred spice or meat mix. There's Italian meatballs, Swedish meatballs and then meatballs that have other names like kofta and </span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">kibbeh.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Like most celebrations Meatball Day can be celebrated by reading children's books!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Try:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs-judi-barrett/book/9780689707490.html">Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs</a></i> by Judi Barett and Ron Barrett</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/spaghetti-and-meatballs-for-all--marilyn-burns/book/9780545044455.html">Spaghetti and Meatballs for All</a></i> by Marilyn Burns and Debbie Tilley</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>• On Top of Spaghetti </i> the song by Tom Glazer </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tyler-makes-spaghetti-tyler-florence/book/9780062047564.html">Tyler Makes Spaghetti </a></i> by Tyler Florence and Craig Frazier </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i>I<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/if-i-give-my-cat-spaghetti-sophia-ralli/book/9781737044505.html">f I Give My Cat Spaghetti </a></i> by Sophia Ralli and Marina Salagub</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuyqifjVCUX24F8pjI0ANEDo1orDk9Pefclq6XB9pJiXZuBiW25IvCaoWteIF2qP4xsd2DSlVyLD8qNvVh0TS1S_pxL1AUi3QnCz_xdGozdR-KW0vf3OSCTi3lsBktfdk4umMCOyiZWPXaxtUZml60k7OWOkngheWeafSLZgWh37_gUXoRVzJtJbnWnM/s242/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="242" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuyqifjVCUX24F8pjI0ANEDo1orDk9Pefclq6XB9pJiXZuBiW25IvCaoWteIF2qP4xsd2DSlVyLD8qNvVh0TS1S_pxL1AUi3QnCz_xdGozdR-KW0vf3OSCTi3lsBktfdk4umMCOyiZWPXaxtUZml60k7OWOkngheWeafSLZgWh37_gUXoRVzJtJbnWnM/w159-h137/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="159" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e2imEX0n4l0ddMTI1uS3OaX0oaK_67AFnx3zuNvCS_ENw9dFB1iiwcbYymO1KCapvmLw7iPd2axAi4CRW5Yq99fzV9voMRZ9lC-W5ogHmXLDCmOL3eib50Qb8-w4P_cW07FQ76lbkrinXRE6xiWVHCVYUSKWTVv0wvQM9RnfOeVbfcdQDIv4OcYLklQ/s1000/91InStrbOoL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Coming just after the celebration</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/meatballs-for-grandpa-jeanette-fazzari-jones/book/9781662512049.html">Meatballs for Grandpa</a></i> by Jeanette Fazzari Jones and Jaclyn Sinquett </span><span class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 mui-style-tgrox" color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: __Inter_aaf875, __Inter_Fallback_aaf875; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 0px;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And this title for a biography intrigues me:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/make-meatballs-sing-matthew-burgess/book/9781592703166.html"><i>Make Meatballs Sing</i> </a>by Matthew Burgess and Kara Kramer</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcj8a34o8hMEJ_v3l7UTsVfg5fWviFbVFJfGvVNnd5UcIY4fETPPC2JiqpETFZd4E2-bw1OzSXkIqVyTVxjRsesb1MxCFEaRiO3e_Z8_BXe_2jQ01vhYyURndtPJEZ5xadNf3XXf-acdEUEIEbceH2ybuT9435r__x3caNt2aZiS2mrpmoqOiGAOaFRps/s1500/9781592703166+meatballs+WEB+cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcj8a34o8hMEJ_v3l7UTsVfg5fWviFbVFJfGvVNnd5UcIY4fETPPC2JiqpETFZd4E2-bw1OzSXkIqVyTVxjRsesb1MxCFEaRiO3e_Z8_BXe_2jQ01vhYyURndtPJEZ5xadNf3XXf-acdEUEIEbceH2ybuT9435r__x3caNt2aZiS2mrpmoqOiGAOaFRps/w150-h150/9781592703166+meatballs+WEB+cover.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Now have a look in the cookbook section of your library and I'm sure you will find a recipe for meatballs that can be made with children, eg.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/cool-kids-cook-jenny-chandler/book/9781910496879.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIydGpr9_RhAMVwcc8Ah3KAgHdEAQYASABEgLjIfD_BwE">Cool Kids Cook </a></i> by Jenny Chandler has a meatballs recipe.</span></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-27082073758740216452024-02-27T13:12:00.000-08:002024-03-02T17:07:10.035-08:009th March Crab Meat Day<p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Over</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"> 1.5 million tons of crabs are eaten all over the globe every year and I guess that is why there is a day to celebrate that fact. However there is no day set aside to just celebrate live crabs which I think is sad, given how many children's picture books feature crabs. So here, this day is about crabs, not the 'meat' they provide seafood connoisseurs with.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: times;">While there are some amazing factual books in the nonfiction section of the library (595.3) there are also so many crab stories. Probably the best known are Eric Carle's and Julia Donaldson's books about hermit crabs, but you will be surprised to see just how often a crab features as a main character. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #202124; font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV9wKioVAGCDy9tUSHu7YrtABw2zayDdNdWyKZnQqjlvVaPLpGHry1JVACOhve0fDUY_y8zKouk8_7fuYpKjbw-U_iN82zzen5NwjodMY4I36pJi1Oo7jULtN3hFjROUGsbMjocvj_FejGG0t2VfAo2ZH3uXwPmSrsXupOlNrfUYg3R-2TCFCSODeczA/s267/images-14.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="189" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV9wKioVAGCDy9tUSHu7YrtABw2zayDdNdWyKZnQqjlvVaPLpGHry1JVACOhve0fDUY_y8zKouk8_7fuYpKjbw-U_iN82zzen5NwjodMY4I36pJi1Oo7jULtN3hFjROUGsbMjocvj_FejGG0t2VfAo2ZH3uXwPmSrsXupOlNrfUYg3R-2TCFCSODeczA/w149-h211/images-14.jpeg" width="149" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7kwS08rpV3wltXqVeGNyZ3sb3PqS_IjRBiSDjvgHh9Rs5duuwgBLwen7GXOclhyfMrGqyL64ILj_yIHDWqcGvyAUIOF2ogJn1Hk3DNV2zRb2Dil3MHsHw3JcsMeJrViKMQPkdlPpI7bfR25JoKM6v_NTagkIy-8n6uCDgP6xQWtQP_i4OKi8ppPij9w/s226/images-22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="226" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7kwS08rpV3wltXqVeGNyZ3sb3PqS_IjRBiSDjvgHh9Rs5duuwgBLwen7GXOclhyfMrGqyL64ILj_yIHDWqcGvyAUIOF2ogJn1Hk3DNV2zRb2Dil3MHsHw3JcsMeJrViKMQPkdlPpI7bfR25JoKM6v_NTagkIy-8n6uCDgP6xQWtQP_i4OKi8ppPij9w/w161-h158/images-22.jpeg" width="161" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #202124; font-family: times;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 20px;">See:</span><br /></span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-house-for-hermit-crab-eric-carle/book/9780689848940.html">A House for Hermit Crab</a> </i></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">by Eric Carle</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/sharing-a-shell-julia-donaldson/book/9781509862702.html">Sharing a Shell</a> </i> by Julia Donaldson</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">• <i><a href="• Herman Crab by Peter Helliar">Herman Crab</a></i> by Peter </span></span></span><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Helliar</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tiny-crab-is-a-tidy-crab-paula-bowles/book/9781471191794.html">Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">by Paula Bowles</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/clem-and-crab-fiona-lumbers/book/9781783449149.html">Clem and Crab </a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Fiona Lumbers</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tip-tap-went-the-crab-tim-hopgood/book/9781529098983.html" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><i>Tip Tap!</i> <i>Went the Crab</i></a><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Tim Hopgood</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/don-t-worry-little-crab-chris-haughton/book/9781406392869.html">Don't Worry Little Crab </a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Chris Haughton</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-m-fabulous-crab--nicki-greenberg/book/9781922400734.html">I'm Fabulous Crab</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Nicki Greenberg</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/koko-and-the-coconut-turia-pitt/book/9781760892944.html">Koko and the Coconut</a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Turia Pitt</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-crab-ballet-ren-e-latulippe/book/9781951836368.html">The Crab Ballet</a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Renee La Tulippe</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/crab-moon-ruth-horowitz/book/9780763623135.html">Crab Moon</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Ruth Horowitz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/one-is-a-snail-ten-is-a-crab-april-pulley-sayre/book/9781844281640.html">One is a Snail Ten is a Crab</a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by April Pulley Sayre</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/fish-and-crab-marianna-coppo/book/9781797204437.html">Fish and Crab </a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Marianna Coppo</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-selfish-crab-anya-glazer/book/9780192777812.html">The Selfish Crab</a></i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Anya Glazer</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/crab-cake-andrea-tsurumi/book/9780544959002.html">Crab Cake</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Andrea Tsurumi</span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-the-crab-got-his-claws-rosie-dickins/book/9781474937917.html">How the Crab Got His Claws</a></i> by Rosie Dickins</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #202124; font-family: times;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">• </span><span style="font-size: 20px;"><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mr-clownfish-miss-anemone-and-the-hermit-crab-sean-e-avery/book/9781760654344.html">Mr Clownfish, Miss Anemone and the Hermit Crab</a> </i> by Sean E. Avery</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/crabbing-with-dad-paul-seden/book/9781925360158.html">Crabbing with Dad</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">by Paul Seden</span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/joshua-and-the-two-crabs-joshua-button/book/9781921248481.html">Joshua and the Two Crabs</a> </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Joshua Button</span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>Hector the Hermit Crab </i> by Katie Boyce</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>This is Crab</i> by Harriet Evans</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>Clumsy Crab</i> by Ruth Galloway</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>Bad Crab </i>by Amelia McInerney</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">• </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">Looking for</i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;">Crabs </i><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-size: 20px;"> by Bruce Whatley</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>Old Shell New Shell </i> by Helen Ward</span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">• <i>Basghetti Spaghetti</i> by Susanne Vettiger</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: times; font-size: 20px;">and two fun graphic series</span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-FetlEVCbzjPktc9nMVh59Nhyr3N3OuGbjZwtZcgUhAXxwDGG3NN2x3TDhWuY_vcCDF7oA1lf6adN0vm1qcpUOnBZ5kwVBWGek2iusmjAq6ySBfMnGBstsIoAN825gs61EeJS2URrWrLrqfq4KzcLnl4QQOxIONlTbU5bCTC-LOOrLWsEU9rwUmyRN8/s253/images-24.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj-FetlEVCbzjPktc9nMVh59Nhyr3N3OuGbjZwtZcgUhAXxwDGG3NN2x3TDhWuY_vcCDF7oA1lf6adN0vm1qcpUOnBZ5kwVBWGek2iusmjAq6ySBfMnGBstsIoAN825gs61EeJS2URrWrLrqfq4KzcLnl4QQOxIONlTbU5bCTC-LOOrLWsEU9rwUmyRN8/w113-h143/images-24.jpeg" width="113" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmm1xf4hHAnz_1lBG4zOTAtPVQkLfp2MMHaOtx6LOCbpuxDEbUyymgQODoWVUFXX0FTtdZSLyS5EOMI9ffqfid1S28PtMWXI1MuqMRDRgemzZCTOpEO8BnYEcTkFWuSXOWwWTugIX0pqoYAIe63r7_BLLaX-rYIRQOLNvucZfaFLTDlQYM0spjeZUTEE/s263/images-16.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="191" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmm1xf4hHAnz_1lBG4zOTAtPVQkLfp2MMHaOtx6LOCbpuxDEbUyymgQODoWVUFXX0FTtdZSLyS5EOMI9ffqfid1S28PtMWXI1MuqMRDRgemzZCTOpEO8BnYEcTkFWuSXOWwWTugIX0pqoYAIe63r7_BLLaX-rYIRQOLNvucZfaFLTDlQYM0spjeZUTEE/w102-h141/images-16.jpeg" width="102" /></a></span></div><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=a%20crabby%20book&productType=917504&pn=1"><i>A Crabby</i> <i>Book</i></a> by Jonathan Fenske</span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=crab%20and%20snail&productType=917504&pn=1">Crab and Snail</a></i> by Beth Ferry</span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;">Once you associate crab with a favourite character you will care less about celebrating by eating crab.</span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MjWkG9BUPMC_ckIaU_tmIfvQs8CSNomomhbkt-FkHwWyLExyGvkLEu80zq4sgM1GqJ_qNHn1N0oKL10o4LEkMok2BKaIYm9LCIwV-I1NmY3jagdNgcgYxyPK84ei8US2UkJtoJvxfy2mY5OPwinv9NLfuSPKZyChIoSwk1F9GLdTzEj2Sb_JT1j9S4U/s225/images-2.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MjWkG9BUPMC_ckIaU_tmIfvQs8CSNomomhbkt-FkHwWyLExyGvkLEu80zq4sgM1GqJ_qNHn1N0oKL10o4LEkMok2BKaIYm9LCIwV-I1NmY3jagdNgcgYxyPK84ei8US2UkJtoJvxfy2mY5OPwinv9NLfuSPKZyChIoSwk1F9GLdTzEj2Sb_JT1j9S4U/w205-h206/images-2.png" width="205" /></a></span></div><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); 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I'm going to make some badges to give children I see reading!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllAqkSnDW_x1Y6c4Iw7g5k1AEZmOGG97W9tEHttCbJsV0PCAE38NG-0FpK7-S8luX4bqnADcU0Zw6-_0f-NyeWDdMP1fisMZPgpsxgPCPfcqxLNK7hjxNZLCyk4g5sVQ00sVhO05MQtjcSMQrjg_66774_r8mw6CIZAavjlA1Tw-gZAwKHXczH_FgRNY/s224/images-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></span></span></p></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-23893743252427052042024-02-24T21:14:00.000-08:002024-02-24T21:14:34.047-08:0026th February Tell a Fairytale Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOYo_cnavu_519e0JOi_wusLoEfSrboruW1Z3WSnav2j4tD3sfTlLiAPy9LmV5pRWcru5fe6YYPJDDr6Lh2PpadRiuJX9TwM3A8aFHquhy87e9iW1GL8DkyWxnL4n1sy5v-Qx5tsQR1DtB1sqrJ893n0UscEf0vrrsH80vtI7jWINlItDw8BMStwohDU/s310/images-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="162" data-original-width="310" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOYo_cnavu_519e0JOi_wusLoEfSrboruW1Z3WSnav2j4tD3sfTlLiAPy9LmV5pRWcru5fe6YYPJDDr6Lh2PpadRiuJX9TwM3A8aFHquhy87e9iW1GL8DkyWxnL4n1sy5v-Qx5tsQR1DtB1sqrJ893n0UscEf0vrrsH80vtI7jWINlItDw8BMStwohDU/w456-h238/images-4.jpeg" width="456" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Despite the fact that I keep reading that many teacher librarians have radically weeded the traditional literature section of their libraries (the 398.2s) because they perceive these stories to be sexist and racist, I see them as part of history and a very strong oral tradition of times gone past. Every culture has a version of Cinderella. Wouldn't it be sad if English speaking children did not know at least the Perrault version with the fairy godmother? I would like them to know the Grimm version too! Disney has romanticised many fairytales and made them into films and my young students just think they are 'films'. They are amazed when I tell them there was a book first for Pinocchio, the Little Mermaid, and even for Shrek.</p><p>My school library does have a large collection of traditional stories, in mainly one story per picture book format. The girls clamour over the Sarah Gibb's versions of tales and little wonder the art work is wonderful. Any story with princesses is borrowed. The girls all seem to say they like <i>Rapunzel</i> best. I then introduce them to <i>The Twelve Dancing Princesses</i>, <i>Snow White and Rose Red </i>and <i>The Frog Prince</i>. I do like the stories where the prince has been duped by a spell! Then they can read <i>Sleeping Beauty </i> and <i>Snow White.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqW1IrmpMAFqCK4x32-c6fTNcJHRNCnNtHrpTUB9hJZQI-4cvfpEPrrxKGG3o0ZlB01WIf3OpUPEWEuIdJP7zqlqNU_sdwHUT4CdXGaezz-ZOVmLysY7uMMSRdVljR0YbYHk7Jwiw9GSkYLcWUV6X7r70wKoiGFkCBIkB9YjQWfsObSHd1Bugir2B6cQ/s250/images-5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="202" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqW1IrmpMAFqCK4x32-c6fTNcJHRNCnNtHrpTUB9hJZQI-4cvfpEPrrxKGG3o0ZlB01WIf3OpUPEWEuIdJP7zqlqNU_sdwHUT4CdXGaezz-ZOVmLysY7uMMSRdVljR0YbYHk7Jwiw9GSkYLcWUV6X7r70wKoiGFkCBIkB9YjQWfsObSHd1Bugir2B6cQ/w145-h179/images-5.jpeg" width="145" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8aF4tHvMKEIpASvHlVUodCdBl7pTpzTmQrQZlTk4jxbG7Q_e-Q_Zro-_29EzOPmV1baopL9hCFJBT6IgFidtNtT8kyimTPnRMY3iDpAkTZew8_RP5q4bMl1Aq45LMwDK_zvpN84XJPF7x3QbIvBcram9zbOASXf91DYHgMsvQ81opHZ9P5ccmiRvNXA/s1000/449940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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However often they don't work as well as they should because the very young students have very little knowledge of the traditional version.</p><p>If you are looking to expand this section of your library look for beautifully illustrated versions such as those by <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=sarah+gibb&productType=917504">Sarah Gibb</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=bernadette+watts&productType=917504">Bernadette Watts</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=Paul+o+zelinsky&productType=917504">Paul Zelinsky</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=charles+santore+snow+white&productType=917504">Charles Santore</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=jerry+pinkney&productType=917504">Jerry Pinkney</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=gerda+muller&productType=917504">Gerda Muller</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=rachel+isadora&productType=917504">Rachel Isadora</a>, Kinuko Y Craft, and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=ruth+sanderson&productType=917504">Ruth Sanderson</a>. <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=world+classics+joy+cowley&productType=917504">Joy Cowley has a series of World Classics</a> too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love playing the game with students where we retell a fairytale. I ask a student to start off a story, then point to another student and say continue, then another one saying 'more detail' here, or flashback to...etc. Sometimes I start a story in the middle, with a particular character as the storyteller. Often he does not know what has come before and so the point of view is very different. This retelling does not work either unless the students know the story very well. </div><div><br /></div><div>So tomorrow it's your chance to tell (or read) a fairytale!</div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-37768476603577182552024-02-20T15:06:00.000-08:002024-02-20T15:06:00.943-08:0025th February Quiet Day<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: lato, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mlLPYcwyQQI1LhSLRD4x36hI1AbzZTLRDlM_VwIv_BGZtijcVq_u892Jl-g-9CWr7GaZX30U1RTHlC5RT5pHe6FXGpq-t2oGMUOpFwwrhyphenhyphend1iHAWvCLp1vHmleob7d6xmYHWlUdHdeSFtILxrPcnCjKsAjEQpw8nZ2F1hW3FPnhSm9Az7rlbD5Tchpc/s285/images-13.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="285" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mlLPYcwyQQI1LhSLRD4x36hI1AbzZTLRDlM_VwIv_BGZtijcVq_u892Jl-g-9CWr7GaZX30U1RTHlC5RT5pHe6FXGpq-t2oGMUOpFwwrhyphenhyphend1iHAWvCLp1vHmleob7d6xmYHWlUdHdeSFtILxrPcnCjKsAjEQpw8nZ2F1hW3FPnhSm9Az7rlbD5Tchpc/s1600/images-13.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJel-ovBCgWtPP-ejo5outBmMZiHTnnziRelhyphenhyphenvtybZ1NJJy03kjUVTQIbjGf1QfUK32x8UKSgDxPuC9AbecXmsoH9jAt5fAvIer00-SYuz6wdNbvvT-ywk2RGIHse5CFBHoDIVRfd2zaP2Swo25FzRskPWN1PfrrtRQbyA6ngeS-rH7s4D8yYeERXwk/s267/images-10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="189" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJel-ovBCgWtPP-ejo5outBmMZiHTnnziRelhyphenhyphenvtybZ1NJJy03kjUVTQIbjGf1QfUK32x8UKSgDxPuC9AbecXmsoH9jAt5fAvIer00-SYuz6wdNbvvT-ywk2RGIHse5CFBHoDIVRfd2zaP2Swo25FzRskPWN1PfrrtRQbyA6ngeS-rH7s4D8yYeERXwk/s1600/images-10.jpeg" width="189" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Quiet Day, also known as Don't Utter a Word Day, is observed annually on February 25th. It </span><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9; caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"> was established to remind us to slow down and give silence a chance. </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">It is about taking a pause and appreciating the sound of silence. Noise is everywhere — be it on the train, in a busy office, in the classroom, or even at home!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9; caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Most religions advocate for quiet and the wonders it can do for one’s emotional and physical well-being. They advocate for meditation and reflection.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9; caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Surrounding ourselves with peace and clarity can open our minds to new experiences and inspire us to lead more meaningful lives. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">It is very hard to get a class full of children to be completely quiet for any length of time, but some students do find their classrooms and the playground 'noisy'. These students come to the library at lunchtime and say can you make it quiet here. Even that isn't always possible because there are groups of children using puppets, doing jigsaw puzzles, drawing ... Perhaps I should invest in some headphones for the library, but I do like the congenial, cross-grade chat that occurs at lunchtime.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">I will do a display of books for Quiet Day in the hope that some of them may spark some good discussions about silence and its virtues.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">Books to display:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i> <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/be-quiet--ryan-t-higgins/book/9781484731628.html">Be Quiet! </a></i> by Ryan T. Higgins</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i>Silence </i> by Lemniscates</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i> <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/quiet-tomie-depaola/book/9781481477543.html">Quiet </a></i>by Tommy de Paola</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i>The Quiet Book </i> by Deborah Underwood</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-quiet-place-sarah-stewart/book/9780374325657.html">The Quiet Place </a></i> by Sarah Stewart</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-quiet-girl-peter-carnavas/book/9780702260025.html">A Quiet Girl </a></i> by Peter Carnavas</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/quiet-as-a-mouse-martha-lightfoot/book/9781846431845.html">Quiet as a Mouse</a> </i> by Martha Lightfoot</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/charlotte-and-the-quiet-place-deborah-sosin/book/9781941529027.html">Charlotte and the Quiet Place</a> </i> by Deborah Sosin Sara Woolley</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-sound-of-silence-katrina-goldsaito/book/9780316203371.html">The Sound of Silence</a> </i> by Katrina Goldsaito & Julia Kuo</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/hush-a-thai-lullaby-minfong-ho/book/9780531071663.html">Hush!</a> </i>by Minfong Ho & Holly Meade </span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-silence-slips-in-alison-hughes/book/9781459817067.html">The Silence Slips In</a> </i> by Alison Hughes & Ninon Pelletier</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-am-quiet-andie-powers/book/9781611809848.html">I Am Quiet</a> </i> by Andie Powers and Betsy Petersen</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/silence-lena-shamshurina/book/9781773217307.html">Silence </a></i> by Lena Shamshurina</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-are-you-so-quiet--jaclyn-desforges/book/9781773214344.html">Why Are You So Quiet?</a> </i>by Jaclyn Desforges & Risa Hugo</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mole-s-quiet-place-jane-chapman/book/9781801044264.html">Mole's Quiet Place</a> </i> by Jane Chapman</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/when-i-listen-to-silence-jean-e-pendziwol/book/9781773062549.html">When I Listen to Silence </a></i> by Jean E. Pendziwol & Carmen Mok</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i>Quiet, Please! </i> by Russ Williams</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-don-t-want-to-be-quiet--laura-ellen-anderson/book/9781526602442.html">I Don't Want to be Quiet!</a></i> by Laura Ellen Anderson</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/shhh-quiet-pb-nicola-kinnear/book/9781407188867.html">Shhh! 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font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #f7f8f9;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 36, 74);"><br /></span></span></span></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-847768766437124532024-02-16T17:20:00.000-08:002024-02-16T17:20:43.437-08:0024th February Possum Appreciation Day<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkKk6jYBf4QQlb1xd6UVfzikdBPnYG5Ov9HoPHtMX3Mm8cnoHeViGWb6l2H_X83jpntBcLr-lppt4gVX5yotQlYURlZRnAJqM3SNR1Nj9ypb84ffTu0iEtVkCiTGEvyp8nrTCwxHarCUC5IuikcdNNV1GH_RboQ-PqSvUCpFbQeLpV5kfBks3SgUYJNs/s500/9780868404196.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="364" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkKk6jYBf4QQlb1xd6UVfzikdBPnYG5Ov9HoPHtMX3Mm8cnoHeViGWb6l2H_X83jpntBcLr-lppt4gVX5yotQlYURlZRnAJqM3SNR1Nj9ypb84ffTu0iEtVkCiTGEvyp8nrTCwxHarCUC5IuikcdNNV1GH_RboQ-PqSvUCpFbQeLpV5kfBks3SgUYJNs/w215-h295/9780868404196.jpg" width="215" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I read that this day existed in my local free newspaper, but when searching the internet, I can find no reference to it. Not to be confused with Opossum Day which is the 17th October. Possums are Australian. Opossums are American. Some say that Sir Joseph Banks called them possums because he thought they looked like opossums. They are both marsupials, but not related.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">However having not celebrated possums on my blog before I decided to do it anyway. After all I have done squirrels and raccoons which we do not have here in Australia and many here think possums are absolute pests!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the black of night, <a href="https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2019/07/a-guide-to-all-27-species-of-australias-possums-and-gliders/">Australia’s 27 species of possum</a> and glider scamper across our roofs, dart along branches in secluded rainforests or peer tentatively from tiny hidey-holes.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They have large eyes to capture more of the light at night. They have adapted to watch for owls, quolls and pythons, but their biggest threat – humankind – has increasingly encroached on their territory, destroying old-growth forest and its sheltering, century-old treehollow sanctuaries.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38); color: #262626;">Where I live in Sydney there are two main species of possum that can be found, the <b>brushtail</b> <b>possum</b> and the <b>ringtail possum</b> and the children I teach are fascinated by them because they see them often in their backyards or in the bush near their homes. They notice the rope tunnels above local roads to allow the possums to cross </span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 38, 38);">aboreally.</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweylfIb855f_qBY-cSN88hplj5Zv7vdGTT1PU4ptZ-B3Z-w6FOpVvEfN1ENS0HSVJ5yJqSqKviKMm59ChT_AGWEEt3E-Ituax11WtpmyDV7mJSQb8bB34MducyMQhIYZqrO8lU3Q-id9VIyoVUkynJ3U4oNeeggA4HsZHIc0k4sscTrmTX7VmuPgVnG0/s600/word-image-15329-2-600x600.png.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweylfIb855f_qBY-cSN88hplj5Zv7vdGTT1PU4ptZ-B3Z-w6FOpVvEfN1ENS0HSVJ5yJqSqKviKMm59ChT_AGWEEt3E-Ituax11WtpmyDV7mJSQb8bB34MducyMQhIYZqrO8lU3Q-id9VIyoVUkynJ3U4oNeeggA4HsZHIc0k4sscTrmTX7VmuPgVnG0/w189-h189/word-image-15329-2-600x600.png.webp" width="189" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dEcrc5_do83uEM6vfy7PBpJmbumKR-dQ69My4mNSZF9ZSCgdEOvVDQp7D9HHNFImRLI8jGVZIR8V-njfCCWGIyAAccAygVgQCQ8zTANDiXbq3lVBDW4ldjC9KtB0Wm1aCzSu1idDMBBfPEmod1Pp9eEDhaScr7SQm0K9TrvYIOfgl52f7DBZapjITJA/s600/a-picture-containing-pan-description-automaticall-600x600.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dEcrc5_do83uEM6vfy7PBpJmbumKR-dQ69My4mNSZF9ZSCgdEOvVDQp7D9HHNFImRLI8jGVZIR8V-njfCCWGIyAAccAygVgQCQ8zTANDiXbq3lVBDW4ldjC9KtB0Wm1aCzSu1idDMBBfPEmod1Pp9eEDhaScr7SQm0K9TrvYIOfgl52f7DBZapjITJA/w189-h189/a-picture-containing-pan-description-automaticall-600x600.png.webp" width="189" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Most books for children about possums are either factual or treat them as cute childlike characters such as in the most well known possum story </span><i style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/possum-magic-40th-anniversary-edition--mem-fox/book/9781761294624.html">Possum Magic</a>. </i><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Go to the library and you might find these very Australian books</span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/blossom-possum-gina-newton/book/9781760669768.html">Blossom Possom</a></i> by Gina Newton and Kilmeny Niland</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• Town Possum, Outback Possum</i> by Yvonne Morrison and Heath McKenzie</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-midnight-possum-sally-morgan/book/9781742993973.html">The Midnight Possum</a></i> by Sally Morgan and Racklyeft</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• Goodnight </i><i>Possum</i> by Coral Vass and <span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sona Babajanyan</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• Possum Goes to School</i> by Melanie Carter and Nicola Oram</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/possum-in-the-house-kiersten-jensen/book/9780949130020.html">Possum in the House</a></i> by Kirsten Jensen and Tony Oliver</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-possum-plays-the-drums-catherine-meatheringham/book/9781922081841.html">My Possum Plays the Drums</a></i> by Catherine Meatheringham and Max Hamilton</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="Echidna Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna">Echidna Scaly-tailed Possum and </a></i><i><a href="Echidna Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna">Echidna</a></i> by Cathy Goonack and Katrina Goonack</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• Possum's Big Surprise</i> by Colin Buchanan and Nina Mycroft</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• There's a Possum on the Porch </i> by Conny Fechner</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• Hush, Little Possum</i> by P. Crumble and Wendy Banks</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=bat%20vs%20poss&productType=917504&pn=1">Bat vs Poss</a></i> by Alexis Moses and Anil Tortop</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/penelope-the-mountain-pygmy-possum-gordon-winch/book/9781925059595.html">Penelope the Mountain Pygmy Possum</a> </i> by Gordon Winch and Stephen Pym</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tiny-possum-and-the-migrating-moths-julie-murphy/book/9781486314621.html">Tiny Poss and the Migrating Moths</a> </i> by Julie Murphy and Ben Clifford</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>Pip and Pim </i> by Ruth Hegarty and Sandi Harrold</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>The Urban Escapees </i> by S.P.Ramage and Nettie Lodge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>Where do the Stars Go? </i> by Katie Stewart</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">•<i> Oliver's Landing</i> by Rebecca Johnson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>Jump Baby</i> by Penny Matthews and Dominique Falla</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>The Long Way Home </i>by Emily Rodda and Danny Snell</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>Larry Leadbeater</i> by Jo Watson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>The Kid Whose Mum Kept Possums in her Bra</i> by Dianne Wolfer</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Unbeknown to him a mother possum has put her two babies in the roof cavity to keep them safe while the storm is raging. When she returns mother possum is distraught. When I read this story to children you can hear 'a pin drop', they are are so worried and yet eager to learn what happens. It creates so much discussion about children, parents and separation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Possum </i> from the Solo Bush Baby series is also worth looking for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87cRTIJO3_yXxIMF6BrlCbsJZeWucO6mIXKx2jYYX5MhKJ8PQ5wDRbaXRUoJEJCkZO4eWPoznz2IJ_CJg_FJHZTyW2zhcSWlSmrBbNL1LsYYJHFoUaRFVDNQlgJIRnJkDuXhLAse_pBzMFjEQDrLXLI2wHuaoL_mJ93Wf4P-MGmXEmSbGs1YuGeabWGc/s500/7155479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="363" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87cRTIJO3_yXxIMF6BrlCbsJZeWucO6mIXKx2jYYX5MhKJ8PQ5wDRbaXRUoJEJCkZO4eWPoznz2IJ_CJg_FJHZTyW2zhcSWlSmrBbNL1LsYYJHFoUaRFVDNQlgJIRnJkDuXhLAse_pBzMFjEQDrLXLI2wHuaoL_mJ93Wf4P-MGmXEmSbGs1YuGeabWGc/w122-h168/7155479.jpg" width="122" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTrXDs2aAI8fXQ8FuX7xVbY9ITujb594ZKoHr1y3PLmTc-1V7zz1rxWWWr_RsDMvg_4n5J5muOTTHeUXQRAozr-oRSLYaSup3BDZgtkeiaO5tAQfEdaVV_iVlw0LxwWd1zAjrqhY_AvcI7joLoIU9zsZdVZGms0I-O1ZLrUc4sJQGs2AGnFkjdFTjPrg/s777/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="509" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTrXDs2aAI8fXQ8FuX7xVbY9ITujb594ZKoHr1y3PLmTc-1V7zz1rxWWWr_RsDMvg_4n5J5muOTTHeUXQRAozr-oRSLYaSup3BDZgtkeiaO5tAQfEdaVV_iVlw0LxwWd1zAjrqhY_AvcI7joLoIU9zsZdVZGms0I-O1ZLrUc4sJQGs2AGnFkjdFTjPrg/w88-h134/s-l1600.jpg" width="88" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-84100597017019502872024-02-14T23:57:00.000-08:002024-02-14T23:57:20.380-08:0023rd February Pinocchio Day<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Pinocchio Day is celebrated on </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif">February 23rd</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"> </span></span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">every year. The day marks the anniversary of the release of the Disney film, Pinocchio in 1940. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">For most of us, Pinocchio is a character from a cartoon or movie who is a wooden puppet whose pointy nose grows every time he tells a lie. But the original story written as a novel <i>The Adventures of Pinocchio </i>in Italian by Carlo Lorenzini (pen name Carlo Collodi) </span></span></span><span face=""open sans", sans-serif"> became the first internationally known work of Italian children’s literature. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span face=""open sans", sans-serif">The written story </span><span><span face="Google Sans, arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;">is not primarily about lying. Yes, Pinocchio</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"> tells lies, but that's just part of his general misbehaviour; he's selfish and unreliable</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">. He's</span></span><span face=""open sans", sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>a scamp, a kid who, as we might say today, makes a lot of poor choices. The moment Geppetto carves him out of the miraculous block of wood, Pinocchio runs away and refuses to go home. His antics lead to poor Geppetto’s arrest. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Look in the school library for some picture book versions of the Pinocchio story. 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text-align: left;">And if you don't have many versions and like me you do have a very young audience, the display can be 'stretched' by adding books that are cautionary tales about fibbing and not telling the truth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are good choices:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/pig-the-fibber-aaron-blabey/book/9781743629062.html">Pig the Fibber</a> </i>by Aaron Blabey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/kevin-rob-biddulph/book/9780008207427.html"><i>Kevin</i> </a><i> </i>by Rob Biddulph</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/a-bike-like-sergio-s-maribeth-boelts/book/9780763666491.html">A Bike Like Sergio's</a> </i> by Maribeth Boelts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-whopper-rebecca-ashdown/book/9781783702688.html">The Whopper</a></i> <i> </i>by Rebecca Ashdown </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-truth-according-to-arthur-david-tazzyman/book/9781408864999.html">The Truth According to Arthur</a> </i> by David Tazzyman and Tim Hopgood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/colette-s-lost-pet-isabelle-arsenault/book/9781101917596.html">Collette's Lost Pet</a></i> <i> </i>by Isabelle Arsenault</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-boy-who-cried-wolf-b-g-hennessy/book/9780689874338.html" style="font-style: italic;">The Boy Who Cried Wolf</a> by B.G. Hennessy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/finn-s-little-fibs-tom-percival/book/9781526642479.html">Finn's Little Fibs</a></i> by Tom Percival</div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span face=""open sans", sans-serif"><br /></span></span><p></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-7197752145742487042024-02-13T19:27:00.000-08:002024-02-13T19:27:57.317-08:0014th February Library Lovers Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz2jl43gwTdkAza3xwPKKaB0AwckGnAI74PJTVkQstidg1VKwA5rl6RM3cloeWYyVEvhHaMde5MqL4-5Xd5uB_QojVnRpxxLJ6N_77toBCz-rCJWv80Cj3OEq2FSVo3mlhUPrCqSBvoYVDn7tJxX_X6Ew4RKtq5mcto4VQ5NQHUQdrh7W6am1jNDd_1o/s4032/IMG_4823.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz2jl43gwTdkAza3xwPKKaB0AwckGnAI74PJTVkQstidg1VKwA5rl6RM3cloeWYyVEvhHaMde5MqL4-5Xd5uB_QojVnRpxxLJ6N_77toBCz-rCJWv80Cj3OEq2FSVo3mlhUPrCqSBvoYVDn7tJxX_X6Ew4RKtq5mcto4VQ5NQHUQdrh7W6am1jNDd_1o/s320/IMG_4823.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwcvhD-ZMmtWE0E_XmjkJoGqVQdPGyqCPYotX9NGBrOhjFR_mdWEYpN5cXZS2EE4XdKf69IZHDxedhXbX4Ui4Q-8_hCJCP5y7xQXVW8elfurO9s59ibXyyJ1yjtQi0bmht0IQeD6ziOFXlD43CLanEueXcKx2hci1kh9nq3A3C0NWsnzGvnRZS587Ji0/s4032/IMG_4820.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwcvhD-ZMmtWE0E_XmjkJoGqVQdPGyqCPYotX9NGBrOhjFR_mdWEYpN5cXZS2EE4XdKf69IZHDxedhXbX4Ui4Q-8_hCJCP5y7xQXVW8elfurO9s59ibXyyJ1yjtQi0bmht0IQeD6ziOFXlD43CLanEueXcKx2hci1kh9nq3A3C0NWsnzGvnRZS587Ji0/s320/IMG_4820.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdqbWyOKo_C7ZXnZFnqRl5-QwLU442FOkYHuyZ3XTQ-1tSRk8wHiDBXuJVrxdeD6-tC03hdP8gB-0CqhHZxQXwp9lKPESYLEpbt2w0SHHKr8KPxh82lAGqailxoWjAypXmasnFJXVEpTYgYusPLP8FFgKs_zU4s2gU4IAGQ7_7Nqjc4rfWKl84dfB37k/s4032/IMG_4821.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdqbWyOKo_C7ZXnZFnqRl5-QwLU442FOkYHuyZ3XTQ-1tSRk8wHiDBXuJVrxdeD6-tC03hdP8gB-0CqhHZxQXwp9lKPESYLEpbt2w0SHHKr8KPxh82lAGqailxoWjAypXmasnFJXVEpTYgYusPLP8FFgKs_zU4s2gU4IAGQ7_7Nqjc4rfWKl84dfB37k/s320/IMG_4821.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We had fun doing this display. I gave each teacher a heart template and asked them to write or draw what they loved about the library. I then made them into a heart for the library door. The students can read what the teachers have said while they wait at the door to come in. As well we made some small badges to affix to any book that is about loving the library. If a child borrows the book they get to keep the badge! Some students were so excited about it...funny because they are bits of red paper.<p></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-18449304909066567232024-02-08T17:47:00.000-08:002024-02-08T17:47:26.682-08:0013th February Pancake Day<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uJ5kRNhud771dJl7qmAV6N8sbxZfCLNeN5CCI2wV4PUSnDqzQwJYwCun42R122iQQYC9QrvOIktuN6siMlBlTypXsDnZO7l5Ab0KBXj4GL-cHmSPjW1_1y-3R-ah0oq35P8Y_ktEUAMYaJMh4HonBOhUSw-uzfwzdPr9E70sKQzKPyhPDsQSA9AGAUc/s400/large_9780207181986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="306" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uJ5kRNhud771dJl7qmAV6N8sbxZfCLNeN5CCI2wV4PUSnDqzQwJYwCun42R122iQQYC9QrvOIktuN6siMlBlTypXsDnZO7l5Ab0KBXj4GL-cHmSPjW1_1y-3R-ah0oq35P8Y_ktEUAMYaJMh4HonBOhUSw-uzfwzdPr9E70sKQzKPyhPDsQSA9AGAUc/w169-h220/large_9780207181986.jpg" width="169" /></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Pancake Day is coming!</b></span></p><p>I am always excited when my Kindergarten classes actually have a lesson on Pancake Day and next week they will! I will read them my favourite pancake book <i>Princess Priscilla </i> by Stacey Apeitos (see <a href="https://kinderbookswitheverything.blogspot.com/search?q=pancake+day">my earlier blog</a> for a plot precis) and we will share Christina Rossetti's poem and add some actions.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVMT2R9-6NxgIc_rZ0QCuMoF9MC-xfwh5pLOrKwUUXsDl2o5bnEQj3bfRwgV3Bd9WBfU4K6D8ja4P3MwedwMF-eL-q92BSgI4Qj2mBI3q1wHzluRsUV5wG_VDt_lwKViwvRewgyqLEkxM8aoNNyeYml7__iJ8Qqj_tBimvJHV4uxgdrKTlUEARiqzUb0/s264/images-9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVMT2R9-6NxgIc_rZ0QCuMoF9MC-xfwh5pLOrKwUUXsDl2o5bnEQj3bfRwgV3Bd9WBfU4K6D8ja4P3MwedwMF-eL-q92BSgI4Qj2mBI3q1wHzluRsUV5wG_VDt_lwKViwvRewgyqLEkxM8aoNNyeYml7__iJ8Qqj_tBimvJHV4uxgdrKTlUEARiqzUb0/w203-h281/images-9.jpeg" width="203" /></a></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Of course there are other books I could be reading and I know that <i>Princess Priscilla </i>might not be easy to find. I also really like <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mr-wolf-s-pancakes-jan-fearnley/book/9781405288583.html">Mr </a></i></span><i style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mr-wolf-s-pancakes-jan-fearnley/book/9781405288583.html">Wolf's Pancakes</a> </i><span style="text-align: center;">by Jan Fearnley, <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mama-panya-s-pancakes-mary-chamberlin/book/9781905236640.html">Mama Panya's Pancakes</a> </i> by Mary and Rich Chamberlain and <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-elephant-and-the-bad-baby-elfrida-vipont/book/9780140500486.html">The Elephant and the Bad Baby</a> </i>by Elfrida Vipont where at the end of the story all the characters go back to the baby's house where his mother feeds them all pancakes.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ONX7Qu9Yv-6wO4Jck7uWMeKArnrXsJGFYZNccU0p04lGtcK8Z_CZy-WRx7NdeESMS8xudGGgxM4ObpuQN8XNSupAY98uVtXXFYt8k4vERp0jEydbPyAmOdrI5UYn9H6j7WiqJfXbJNmtwKzNCY8UoOUF5jttxBDL0_6gq92O8L2h1BWyrZ3WJbL8eZM/s1000/71HAMwfMpgL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whatever you choose to read, enjoy it with young children and feel inspired to make some pancakes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a Pinterest page with other suitable titles <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/pancakes/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVMT2R9-6NxgIc_rZ0QCuMoF9MC-xfwh5pLOrKwUUXsDl2o5bnEQj3bfRwgV3Bd9WBfU4K6D8ja4P3MwedwMF-eL-q92BSgI4Qj2mBI3q1wHzluRsUV5wG_VDt_lwKViwvRewgyqLEkxM8aoNNyeYml7__iJ8Qqj_tBimvJHV4uxgdrKTlUEARiqzUb0/s264/images-9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-70808079694916162932024-02-01T15:19:00.000-08:002024-02-01T15:21:09.273-08:009th February World Pizza Day<p><span style="background-color: #d3e3fd; color: #040c28; font-size: 16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOA4umDg4ycRXxDkznTx5X8rx2djOw8DTycmZLjcBKkRdMS_UNwZJuSwbKWSd-RZhyphenhyphenxglRmF9kkROjp2szQEFws1SvySbfhkdkVH3vgGDmShDHpGAqpVqhKbom8iVK-0EAPaZQwQxDr9UNKW31UhDLnYKW-WJkXM7w_PT8YJNtJq4Hlh_7esTtt4e8mI/s180/images-11.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="160" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOA4umDg4ycRXxDkznTx5X8rx2djOw8DTycmZLjcBKkRdMS_UNwZJuSwbKWSd-RZhyphenhyphenxglRmF9kkROjp2szQEFws1SvySbfhkdkVH3vgGDmShDHpGAqpVqhKbom8iVK-0EAPaZQwQxDr9UNKW31UhDLnYKW-WJkXM7w_PT8YJNtJq4Hlh_7esTtt4e8mI/w133-h150/images-11.jpeg" width="133" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">February 9th</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> has been the official World Pizza Day since 2000 and people all around the globe celebrate with this cheesy dish!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor8BEqh8mxRLt2Vf-gFUP4aueSZTmBI8Udrx16c_UmRi7Vy0BE5Pq_kt4bi4CSF6VRX0CLx5XPijTr4DgOhUt9imKxnoHwfD_QZH45aXH1Jbh1y1qmovuu-QbuBn4Ie-66rIORWBKufS3D9tLus_Vc1H0CqewGAtfSFZ-rAgiyPFdkOIp8cYwtqx27KU/s249/Unknown-16.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="249" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjor8BEqh8mxRLt2Vf-gFUP4aueSZTmBI8Udrx16c_UmRi7Vy0BE5Pq_kt4bi4CSF6VRX0CLx5XPijTr4DgOhUt9imKxnoHwfD_QZH45aXH1Jbh1y1qmovuu-QbuBn4Ie-66rIORWBKufS3D9tLus_Vc1H0CqewGAtfSFZ-rAgiyPFdkOIp8cYwtqx27KU/w144-h117/Unknown-16.jpeg" width="144" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;">When my children were small going out for pizza was a treat. Sometimes we made them at home, but pizzas were associated with birthday parties. Now the children I teach are very quick to tell me pizza is their favourite food</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"> and they could eat it every night! </span></span><span face="-webkit-standard" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div>Nevertheless if you want to read about pizza parties there are several books to choose from: </div></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-49dLbE98UQ0ZlKU3R12k966D9CggOhiY2dh5QX52NHotwJC7JpMtfrmONXHV7rM2DPywAubQPvPjhUQRFXBsx608znXi9ecmHTaYlHu-Gh0ZEu1wxJ5s8CJJUQ2cNV0HeNaTRqQ3NpXuD21b3Xkwl-0gx1Ztj8dnqNmVZeLx2TV8vAPV2z2G9r8H7JY/s225/Unknown-13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;">Still hungry? Explore the history of pizza...</span></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmY8Mys0b8vI8eehyphenhyphenMA_nYVHhcoprHjPiH9LxvbqKoq44GvECBbAwkI7ZHLcE12MfhivP3fVEtssvvmr1mnc3n4hXpBPPmqjTeImOEEmPOPhq4evHeZ3QG-LL6-a_ZQo5YH6X2IWR0cWXZb7VeN_HNgwzHB4J8YZhv4KU7NNxpMjnNNphCZwBlXAv4FSQ/s225/Unknown-17.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmY8Mys0b8vI8eehyphenhyphenMA_nYVHhcoprHjPiH9LxvbqKoq44GvECBbAwkI7ZHLcE12MfhivP3fVEtssvvmr1mnc3n4hXpBPPmqjTeImOEEmPOPhq4evHeZ3QG-LL6-a_ZQo5YH6X2IWR0cWXZb7VeN_HNgwzHB4J8YZhv4KU7NNxpMjnNNphCZwBlXAv4FSQ/w138-h138/Unknown-17.jpeg" width="138" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);">or make a young beginning reader love you with a gift of a <i><b>Pizza and Taco</b></i> book or two!</span></span><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_hu4VjcI6UfGMlEKXRAntUkpcDqjZKlCVl5ctrzD07jOjs7tzIeg2Kfz8FN_wGJsJDdMUdod7VMECDJooKuAYXj8CRec4Ib4_9jZoTwXKQ6DpjvlQTiLol90CxHpS2ua2Z5lfwfAQXHfyCkVXbkJnc6Cmg1fSRK_z3-bLIXiFSiqsNxMjDNYnXOZNic/s239/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="211" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_hu4VjcI6UfGMlEKXRAntUkpcDqjZKlCVl5ctrzD07jOjs7tzIeg2Kfz8FN_wGJsJDdMUdod7VMECDJooKuAYXj8CRec4Ib4_9jZoTwXKQ6DpjvlQTiLol90CxHpS2ua2Z5lfwfAQXHfyCkVXbkJnc6Cmg1fSRK_z3-bLIXiFSiqsNxMjDNYnXOZNic/w236-h267/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="236" /></span></a></p><p><span style="color: #4d5156; font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);"><br /></span></span></p></div></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-40634405739051976532024-01-30T19:23:00.000-08:002024-02-01T15:22:23.631-08:0031st January Inspire Your Heart With Art Day<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><b>Inspire Your Heart With Art Day</b> encourages us to ponder how art affects our hearts. Art is valued and appreciated for all sorts of reasons. T</span><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;">he pieces of art that move us to tears or cause us to burst out into joyous laughter remain with us for a lifetime. Whether we are touched by music or see into an artist's soul through their work, art has the power to change us, to inspire our hearts. On a website it suggested you do these things to celebrate the day. I have added a book to each idea so you can do it vicariously!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">1. </span><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Visit an art gallery</span><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </i></span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><b>Seen Art? </b></i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"> by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCStKGtRi6TD1F9Cd3VkQb6uWLTjcgqhTgcwSuM4g9cIz0v2DeVCW3Ig8AOhmFlqIBjLO2HXL0BXxRixHW0NR_O_zSqK8gCuhgF_YBQV5eLtx_icNFis8xBQybtPWPJuzNkS4d42IHe8Q40W60f57fKjmRrrtdIonnfjoEMueH0ZStcsRZoosGBTjip4/s316/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="316" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCStKGtRi6TD1F9Cd3VkQb6uWLTjcgqhTgcwSuM4g9cIz0v2DeVCW3Ig8AOhmFlqIBjLO2HXL0BXxRixHW0NR_O_zSqK8gCuhgF_YBQV5eLtx_icNFis8xBQybtPWPJuzNkS4d42IHe8Q40W60f57fKjmRrrtdIonnfjoEMueH0ZStcsRZoosGBTjip4/w221-h111/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="221" /></a></div><p><span color="rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A little guy is supposed to meet his friend Art at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-third street in New York City. Art's not there. So our guy asks a lady walking by, "Have you seen Art?" She directs him to the newly redesigned Museum of Modern Art where everyone is more than happy to show him where they have seen Art. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span color="rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span color="rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8)" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgba(23, 23, 23, 0.8); white-space: pre-wrap;">2. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Attend a live theatre performance</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">The Story of Chicken </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><i>Licken</i></b> by Jan Ormerod</span></span></p><p><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFdumqgEbaIBqRDPumj2m7B2vwmw3rJUTOmZGHJFmzn85y_ivK4KWuO9Gpqw8PS4Gq3nVc-MVUpcycAYvOG7uVFVb29D2pyQOwZCCLpnQxUIj05eguoWQJxqiyjPQNkaY_-mxcPj7M0r9qZsI-Chk1kJWgkrjvvfykCz-Zq-eUuk-HA8tuUO6AM9takw/s253/Unknown-13.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFdumqgEbaIBqRDPumj2m7B2vwmw3rJUTOmZGHJFmzn85y_ivK4KWuO9Gpqw8PS4Gq3nVc-MVUpcycAYvOG7uVFVb29D2pyQOwZCCLpnQxUIj05eguoWQJxqiyjPQNkaY_-mxcPj7M0r9qZsI-Chk1kJWgkrjvvfykCz-Zq-eUuk-HA8tuUO6AM9takw/w161-h205/Unknown-13.jpeg" width="161" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c;"><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The story Chicken Licken is retold with illustrations of school children performing the story as a play on stage.</span></span><p></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 44, 44); color: #2c2c2c; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a; font-family: georgia;">3.<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><b>Read a good book </b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10);"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">A Story for Bear</i> by Dennis Haseley and Jim LaMarche</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2-lD9GOO5NNXfEhR8-Y2WQPAvLiop6-jCFXshXOz3WQQ2B3Xo-yIiqTNBn7u3JN59NbVPiVcGuUoy2yat5T19kKNUtmofoCE1CxOUaouzTlxs5UrhNHLPsWnpTujWhk8iSQY6R5thxgNdlKSvQ48UcUYeDhAcaFhM66ksYBdP4f6L6xrbZrSozbMrFI/s248/Unknown-11.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="248" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2-lD9GOO5NNXfEhR8-Y2WQPAvLiop6-jCFXshXOz3WQQ2B3Xo-yIiqTNBn7u3JN59NbVPiVcGuUoy2yat5T19kKNUtmofoCE1CxOUaouzTlxs5UrhNHLPsWnpTujWhk8iSQY6R5thxgNdlKSvQ48UcUYeDhAcaFhM66ksYBdP4f6L6xrbZrSozbMrFI/w187-h153/Unknown-11.jpeg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A bear finds a piece of paper with tiny marks on it and takes it back to his cave. Years later, he wanders farther than usual away from his cave and sees a cabin, with a woman sitting outside reading a book. He comes back several times and watches her, fascinated by her reactions to the book she is reading. One day, she is not there, so he comes closer and puts his head on one of her books, curious about it. </span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">4. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #800180;"><b>Listen to music.</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">Ada's Violin </i><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf29tJP9iMACFJkdjlzOWhYnguL_8c-XLRB_6z0BWsjWv3cVBElDzDC81SAT4C166lkOIeY5HO_mkL8F5qye6NNx-xqC_tarjwzOeyXiZBDkAzQ_eygii0f66nLuYQz15t8E7kYhIyJ3gmbC2sgsN1ultF33WDkvJBbdw0fQ6BQLxGMcT3Nii6LDFVX8A/s225/Unknown-10.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf29tJP9iMACFJkdjlzOWhYnguL_8c-XLRB_6z0BWsjWv3cVBElDzDC81SAT4C166lkOIeY5HO_mkL8F5qye6NNx-xqC_tarjwzOeyXiZBDkAzQ_eygii0f66nLuYQz15t8E7kYhIyJ3gmbC2sgsN1ultF33WDkvJBbdw0fQ6BQLxGMcT3Nii6LDFVX8A/w156-h156/Unknown-10.jpeg" width="156" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(10, 10, 10); color: #0a0a0a;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built on a landfill. She dreamed of playing the violin, but with little money for anything but the bare essentials, it was never an option...until a music teacher named Favio Chávez arrived. He wanted to give the children of Cateura something special, so he made them instruments out of materials found in the trash. It was a crazy idea, but one that would leave Ada—and her town—forever changed.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: #333333;">5.<b> </b></span><span style="color: #800180;"><b>Start your masterpiece</b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Luke's Way of Looking </i> by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Ottley</span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02878znImY4k7nEZqCe8ND5iDY-Mp-gGvqGEZitYF04b_PH4GyRRNqhMQkZfiKMRt-9S7C1APqmdt6kpW-ZdbUOUJotRTH5x2Lp_uNq8MPbv_by3KmdMHeJpibFapclbXZl4kGDwqd8lxGM5QfzL3-3ULkAOBynJNPRONqAjspoAB38HDfO5Tr1y75UA/s600/Luke-Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="591" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02878znImY4k7nEZqCe8ND5iDY-Mp-gGvqGEZitYF04b_PH4GyRRNqhMQkZfiKMRt-9S7C1APqmdt6kpW-ZdbUOUJotRTH5x2Lp_uNq8MPbv_by3KmdMHeJpibFapclbXZl4kGDwqd8lxGM5QfzL3-3ULkAOBynJNPRONqAjspoAB38HDfO5Tr1y75UA/w148-h150/Luke-Cover.jpg" width="148" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;">All the boys in Luke's class see things the same way except for Luke, who has his own special way of looking. Luke feels as if he doesn t fit in. And then one day he discovers a place that feels like home. Suddenly, the whole world changes.</span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;" /></span><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">6. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #800180;"><b>Attend a ballet performance</b></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Ella Bella Ballerina and Swan Lake</i> by James Mayhew</span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnHCk9-vWi9s7myswpaUqm15bPwTcGOU8tulN4cdK33ZwJXeQj_4Pjno5hR0T4jsnYeVLpzPYkucV_0MBfQIVmkHpqPqnkEuVQ8ijPT1MaUiLKGgDwcyeN9iCr8HAjqLl2bOcrXPSxxw2OOiZM47OqrN61otJfYC_8_RLZxDCuvpLMRX2cfYvw3C4eU0/s800/9781408300770.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="566" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnHCk9-vWi9s7myswpaUqm15bPwTcGOU8tulN4cdK33ZwJXeQj_4Pjno5hR0T4jsnYeVLpzPYkucV_0MBfQIVmkHpqPqnkEuVQ8ijPT1MaUiLKGgDwcyeN9iCr8HAjqLl2bOcrXPSxxw2OOiZM47OqrN61otJfYC_8_RLZxDCuvpLMRX2cfYvw3C4eU0/w131-h186/9781408300770.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;">One in a series of books which introduce famous ballets and Shakespeare to young children.</span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;">7. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Teach someone how to play an instrument </b></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin</i> by Chieri Uegaki and Qin Leng</span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiSUjpz1ON4V2LK3gcW8wUXE8hx5IyQHMgNClv5q8s9BhdrABhKAiLPNJX7MbfMUwZ96Fxaks5OhuXBe2vbIXdgcpIIZenPGDRUgNrDzsRKz3Fhajn-l8SMNRdy_Xx6pL6IMpm46f5Swak3se56mZCecMmNQIvs9dLoFUKWa2pYz56DaHXrFgwERjshA/s236/Unknown-14.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="213" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiSUjpz1ON4V2LK3gcW8wUXE8hx5IyQHMgNClv5q8s9BhdrABhKAiLPNJX7MbfMUwZ96Fxaks5OhuXBe2vbIXdgcpIIZenPGDRUgNrDzsRKz3Fhajn-l8SMNRdy_Xx6pL6IMpm46f5Swak3se56mZCecMmNQIvs9dLoFUKWa2pYz56DaHXrFgwERjshA/w136-h150/Unknown-14.jpeg" width="136" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Is about a little girl named Hana who heard the violin for the first time when her grandfather played it for her on a visit to him in Japan. She fell in love with its sound and associated it with the love she had for her grandfather as well. She is so inspired by her experience that she starts violin lessons right away when she gets home. </span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;">8.</span><span style="color: #800180;"> <b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">See an inspirational film </span></b></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Shrek!</i> by William Steig</span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM1Z9g4tzwTgD_AR1R1eKxAWa_mupPhTCZhjsay2mXnXUelr7mWsaPYSY3UUXN_SyvDpGur8tNN_13ual_qK0JOywRyw711yjtfjFiX0i_di3Xj3gcbUq1K8HgG4EaZmo7QZ8upWMaRrrNCjdv8ZFIamr2jYL7G9m5uAJ0eir-J_nZFWTsTDjt4cGMtQ/s252/Unknown-15.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="200" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM1Z9g4tzwTgD_AR1R1eKxAWa_mupPhTCZhjsay2mXnXUelr7mWsaPYSY3UUXN_SyvDpGur8tNN_13ual_qK0JOywRyw711yjtfjFiX0i_di3Xj3gcbUq1K8HgG4EaZmo7QZ8upWMaRrrNCjdv8ZFIamr2jYL7G9m5uAJ0eir-J_nZFWTsTDjt4cGMtQ/w115-h145/Unknown-15.jpeg" width="115" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;">Most students are surprised to find that one of their favourite movies was once a book.</span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;">9</span><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium;">.<span style="color: #800180;"><b> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Share your art with others</span></b></span></span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Let's Paint </b></i><b> </b>by Gabriel Alborozo</span></div><div><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW2i-oIyUUf8Jk2AkK39xYhmmK1_fXIADMJkLYlpuByhgugugMJ_xkSX6349a6bUQMOxSp8dRW3viJv921ezlMha_T-lrZRUflKBe7n7_E3LRV0aT4JErocCtNREO9NN2R5jLURPYJAd7KVbFckZ4MNbEeYmnzl9I6_KMMrh4SXuiz108hptaMYVe4XM/s264/Unknown-16.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqW2i-oIyUUf8Jk2AkK39xYhmmK1_fXIADMJkLYlpuByhgugugMJ_xkSX6349a6bUQMOxSp8dRW3viJv921ezlMha_T-lrZRUflKBe7n7_E3LRV0aT4JErocCtNREO9NN2R5jLURPYJAd7KVbFckZ4MNbEeYmnzl9I6_KMMrh4SXuiz108hptaMYVe4XM/w119-h165/Unknown-16.jpeg" width="119" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Whether you drip, dot, daub - or carefully dab - there is a marvellous, messy world of art waiting to be explored. From exquisitely detailed paintings to crazy kaleidoscopes of colour, art is as essential as the air we breathe and much more fun. So open the book and see for yourself...and Let's Paint!</span></span></div><p><span face="open-sans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-57480863353092863722024-01-27T19:25:00.000-08:002024-01-27T20:52:39.063-08:0028th January Good picture books for the start of a new year <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Tomorrow the new students will be at school and then on Tuesday all the students will be back. I sent this list of books to the teachers so that they could read the blurbs and then decide what they would like to share with their class. Sorry about the layout. It keeps moving.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsOGlsdTAeiaM-05GqgcET-2TJR6Qq8bjXy0lH3EFkZA_GMEadNCcTPqoThKZCyHT0-7jrwE5yop2IpwcOieKBQWxuM4zkVyao-2bu2_eTYqWybZlM0-q0ypkwlXSng8eA82Zft2IDOdS1SkLWasZEPajQLqE7hiu9Y2p9lSuzkSngIU2b185K00tcHg/s249/Unknown-8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="202" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsOGlsdTAeiaM-05GqgcET-2TJR6Qq8bjXy0lH3EFkZA_GMEadNCcTPqoThKZCyHT0-7jrwE5yop2IpwcOieKBQWxuM4zkVyao-2bu2_eTYqWybZlM0-q0ypkwlXSng8eA82Zft2IDOdS1SkLWasZEPajQLqE7hiu9Y2p9lSuzkSngIU2b185K00tcHg/s1600/Unknown-8.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good picture books for the start of the school year with a new class </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></b></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: medium; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/school-s-first-day-of-school-adam-rex/book/9781596439641.html">School’s First Day of School</a></i></b> by Adam Rex & Christian Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Application, shape
Description automatically generated" height="79" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/1a3f68ae-d1a2-4dad-ab44-c1c89bc33c81" v:shapes="_x0000_i1072" width="64" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are books about children, parents, and teachers being nervous for the first day of school. This adorable book examines the first day of school from the perspective of the school itself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/you-re-finally-here--melanie-watt/book/9780316468022.html">You’re Finally Here</a> </i></b>by Melanie Watt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
Description automatically generated" height="67" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/3f8cc40d-0cf8-4b4c-bc9e-c5cf6d2c62dd" v:shapes="_x0000_i1071" width="66" /><o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A perfect first read-aloud book to show your students how excited you are to finally meet them! Bunny, the main character bounces through a hilarious range of emotions. Your students will recognise the back-to-school feelings beneath the surface of this silly, in-your-face story. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-are-welcome-alexandra-penfold/book/9780525579649.html">All Are Welcome</a> </i></b>by Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Text
Description automatically generated" height="77" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/a598a1ce-1783-4a73-bdb6-8ef3cafb4674" v:shapes="_x0000_i1070" width="77" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A lovely story that celebrates diversity and inclusion in a school where everyone is welcomed with open arms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; letter-spacing: 0.75pt;">What I love about this book is the rich conversations you can have after reading it about how the students are the same and how they are different. It is also a great opportunity to talk about each student in your classroom and let them share what makes their families special.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/rulers-of-the-playground-joseph-kuefler/book/9780062424327.html"><b><i>Rulers of the Playground</i></b> </a>by Joseph Kuefler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing timeline
Description automatically generated" height="70" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/4651bd1d-0561-4c2e-acd6-a10a11f539ef" v:shapes="_x0000_i1069" width="77" /><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></i></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #181818;">A stunning picture book about sharing, friendship, and kindness in a playground setting. Ideal for discussions about sharing the playground.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-day-you-begin-jacqueline-woodson/book/9780399246531.html">The Day You Begin</a> </i></b>by Jacqueline Woodson <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book with a cartoon character on it
Description automatically generated with medium confidence" height="81" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/e1c2c292-4f2e-4057-bbc5-a55877726aa9" v:shapes="_x0000_i1068" width="70" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Starting fresh in a new environment, especially when you look around and think that nobody quite looks or sounds like you, it can be scary. This lovely story will inspire your students to understand the gifts of individuality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-read-a-book-kwame-alexander/book/9780062307811.html">How to Read a Book</a> </i></b>by Kwame Alexander & Melissa Sweet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Logo
Description automatically generated" height="70" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/8db6c4f2-4377-4a16-b882-b14d6706364a" v:shapes="_x0000_i1067" width="60" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #2f303a;">A beautifully illustrated book about the miraculous pleasures of reading that will inspire the book lover in all of us.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tomorrow-i-ll-be-kind-jessica-hische/book/9781524787059.html">Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind</a> </i></b> by Jessica Hische<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
Description automatically generated" height="71" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/d3f3e6e2-ed8e-4c12-8999-bdd21db90dd2" v:shapes="_x0000_i1066" width="57" /><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #2f303a;">Sometimes the smallest gesture of kindness goes a long way. This book explains how to be a good friend and classmate. Sequel to <b><i>Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave</i> </b>where a </span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;">child makes a bedtime promise to strive the next day to be adventurous, strong, curious, and more.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #2f303a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-get-your-teacher-ready-for-school-jean-reagan/book/9781444930368.html"><b><i>How to Get Your Teacher Ready for School</i></b><b> </b></a>by Jean Reagan & Lee Wildish<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
Description automatically generated" height="74" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/d328e9c7-8136-46f3-8142-d3b6c889af83" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_13" width="57" /><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In a charming role reversal, the students in this story gently guide their teacher through the getting-ready process for back to school. Your students could compile a list of rules that will help their teacher have the best year ever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Our Class is a Family </i></b> by Shannon Olsen & Sandie Sonke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text, colorful
Description automatically generated" height="87" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/25f34541-b6dc-4e2b-af8c-75a4a89f778d" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_16" width="67" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.75pt;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is a book that will help build and strengthen the class community. Children learn that their classroom is a place where it's safe to be themselves, it's okay to make mistakes, and it's important to be a friend to others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-walk-with-vanessa-kerasco-t/book/9781524769550.html">I Walk With Vanessa</a> </i></b>by Kerascoett</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
Description automatically generated" height="88" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/c72304c7-8b9d-4a14-b0c9-06c38efd463b" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_21" width="72" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in the wake of seeing a classmate treated badly, and shows how a single act of kindness can lead to an entire community joining in to help. By choosing only pictures to tell their story, the creators underscore the idea that someone can be an ally without having to say a word. With themes of acceptance, kindness, and strength in numbers,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/frederick-leo-lionni/book/9780399555527.html">Frederick</a> </i></b>by Leo Lionni<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><img alt="A picture containing diagram
Description automatically generated" height="78" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/88430563-dfd8-4dec-9bed-0cfa0e4c6b3a" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_19" width="64" /></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A family of field mice are busy getting ready for winter gathering supplies. All of them except Frederick. They all wonder why he is not helping, but he says that he is gathering other things like warmth and colours. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 19.5pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This book is really good for teaching students that not everyone contributes the same way, but everyone does contribute.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/friendshape-amy-krouse-rosenthal/ebook/9780545860451.html">Friendshape</a> </i></b>by Amy </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rosenthal</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsEqzx5BtUDEpwCjeeGOoHFMKXY1Wm38e9MZPMoUB_0-jSUE0Poywwzfw9Kv40bEusYnVi6xXPwG-XRh0oaodqvWYnRldP8g3DOhKHY2O6Kj4bg06u7NpbKKhHJx74-Q2XXiyJbZkUy0Ma_K6NpFBxhZylkxKUelUpBbuESIPm_67uKk-24UnhDb1Q58/s225/Unknown-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsEqzx5BtUDEpwCjeeGOoHFMKXY1Wm38e9MZPMoUB_0-jSUE0Poywwzfw9Kv40bEusYnVi6xXPwG-XRh0oaodqvWYnRldP8g3DOhKHY2O6Kj4bg06u7NpbKKhHJx74-Q2XXiyJbZkUy0Ma_K6NpFBxhZylkxKUelUpBbuESIPm_67uKk-24UnhDb1Q58/w87-h88/Unknown-2.png" width="87" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white;">A triangle, circle, square, and rectangle celebrate the gift of friendship. Friends shape who we are. They make us laugh. They fill us with fun. They stand by us during life's up and downs. And even when we disagree with our friends, if they're tried-and-true, they don't stay bent out of shape for long. This joyous book rejoices in the simple beauties of friendship and reminds us that it's good to have a group of friends rather than just one.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-word-collector-peter-h-reynolds/book/9780702308383.html">The Word Collector</a> </i></b><b></b>by Peter Reynolds<img alt="Map
Description automatically generated" height="60" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/45581184-11a1-4c0b-ad6a-2bbf90a1b471" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_29" width="65" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat whitesmoke; color: #53565a;">"Celebrates individuality, self-expression, and the joys of being a dreamer . . . a liberating validation of dreaming as restorative, comforting, and powerful, while giving kids full license to be themselves." -- Publishers Weekly<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-invisible-boy-trudy-ludwig/book/9781582464503.html">The Invisible Boy</a></i></b> by Trudy Ludwig & Patrice Barton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Text
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Description automatically generated" height="68" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/464a1a61-f293-445c-8b49-676a451266a1" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_25" width="63" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">A little girl tells us about all her favourite things, from her light-up shoes, to hot, steamy chips, to her red pencil. But the girl knows that, even as her feet grow, her plate empties, and her pencil shortens, there’s someone she’ll always love … and that is what she likes the very, very most.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 18pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-best-part-of-me-wendy-ewald/book/9780316703062.html">The Best Part of Me</a> </i></b>by Wendy Ewald<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Graphical user interface
Description automatically generated" height="65" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/d7358651-637c-4de2-a8e9-992c095b11f2" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_26" width="65" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316703060/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0316703060&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=teacmadeprac-20&amp;linkId=b04cf69d19347d3276c9e6c4ab9115a9%22%20rel=%22noopener"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #4ec5c1; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a; text-decoration: none;">An award-winning photographer asked several children "What is the best part of you?," and presents their answers in this sometimes funny, sometimes moving, deeply personal book that includes striking black-and-white photographs taken by the author. Ideal to use to discuss body image, self-esteem, and diversity with children.</span><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #2f303a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Barnaby Never Forgets </i></b> by Pierre Collett-Derby<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
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Description automatically generated" border="0" height="67" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/226a1c07-91cb-419d-9b42-d678f05bbf45" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_27" width="68" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through colour. As this adorable monster learns to sort and define his mixed-up emotions, he gains self-awareness and peace as a result. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Google this book and see just how much is out there to do with this book!</span><span style="color: #221e1f;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-wish-tree-kyo-maclear/book/9781452150659.html"><b><i>The Wish Tree</i></b> </a>by Kyo Maclear & Chris Turnham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing text
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Description automatically generated" border="0" height="62" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/462fb3bd-d9df-48d0-b6bb-29db4df08686" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_30" width="77" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that they just don't like each other.</span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">But one day, along comes a different colour who likes Reds, Yellows and Blues, and suddenly everything starts to change.</span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Maybe being different doesn't mean you can't be friends.</span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">A very special picture book that supports the adage that there is more that unites us than divides us.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/we-don-t-eat-our-classmates-ryan-t-higgins/book/9781368003551.html">We Don’t eat Our Classmates</a> </i></b>by Ryan T. Higgins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing calendar
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Description automatically generated" border="0" height="58" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/adc38465-77fa-4aeb-acfb-d64fbdb80dda" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_33" width="77" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A fresh take on first-day-of-school-jitters with Penelope Rex, a dinosaur with a taste for children.<br /><span style="background: repeat white;">It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is a sequel <b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/we-will-rock-our-classmates-ryan-t-higgins/book/9781368059596.html">We Will Rock Our Classmates</a></i></b> where Penelope learns that <span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">sharing who you are can be show-stoppingly scary, especially when it's not what people expect.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/why-am-i-me--selina-alko/book/9781338053142.html">Why Am I Me?</a> </i></b>by Paige Britt, Sean Qualls &<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Selina Alko<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Text
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="64" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/69636d08-c824-406c-8a61-8247cfd9d0b9" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_34" width="63" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Have you ever wondered why you are you? Or who you would be if you were someone else? Someone taller, faster, smaller, smarter? Someone lighter, older, darker, bolder?</span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Presented as a poetic exchange between two characters--who don't realize they are thinking and asking the very same questions--this beautiful celebration of our humanity and diversity invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where there is no you or me, only we.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/words-and-your-heart-kate-jane-neal/book/9781471168536.html"><b><i>Words and Your Heart</i></b> </a>by Kate Jane Neal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing diagram
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="66" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/e532831f-92e4-4b97-89c6-b5132b373518" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_35" width="57" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;">A very timely book about the power of words - and how we use them. Told through the eyes of Pip and Cat, this book beautifully demonstrates the importance of what we say - both positive and negative. Thoughtful, warm-hearted and completely non-preachy, this is a book that has already resonated with large numbers of children, whose teachers report a sea of change in the culture of their classroom after reading it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/sunday-chutney-aaron-blabey/book/9780143504108.html"><b><i>Sunday Chutney</i></b> </a>by Aaron Blabey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A person wearing a garment
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Description automatically generated" border="0" height="85" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/fc6d70a0-819f-42bd-a4f0-84ffe5ab8811" v:shapes="_x0000_i1047" width="65" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">The new kid in school needs a new name Or does she?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighbourhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. </span></span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/how-to-read-a-story-kate-messner/book/9781452112336.html">How to Read a Story</a> </i></b>by Kate Messner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Diagram
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="47" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/cb8ad5fa-ca59-440f-a8db-fa469351801a" v:shapes="_x0000_i1046" width="49" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Step One: Find a story. (A good one.)</span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Step Two: Find a reading buddy. (Someone nice.)</span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Step Three: Find a reading spot. (Couches are cozy.)</span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;"> </span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Now: Begin.</span><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Accomplished storytellers, Kate Messner and Mark Siegel chronicle the process of becoming a reader: from pulling a book off the shelf and finding someone with whom to share a story, to reading aloud, predicting what will happen, and—finally—coming to The End.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/your-school-is-the-best--maggie-hutchings/book/9781922626530.html"><b><i>Your School is the Best</i></b> </a>by Maggie Hutchings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Diagram
Description automatically generated with medium confidence" border="0" height="77" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/22398dd6-f731-4a00-bdce-ef87cfe26a5a" v:shapes="_x0000_i1045" width="58" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.75pt;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Everyone's favourite cockroach is back, and this time he's going to school! From show-and-tell to arts and crafts, this little stowaway can't wait to try it at all ... and maybe even become the teacher's pet!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Charming, hilarious and just a tiny bit disgusting.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #333333;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-magical-yet-angela-diterlizzi/book/9781368025621.html"><b><i>The Magical Yet</i></b> </a>by Angela De Terlezzi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A picture containing logo
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="67" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f83303fa-6cbe-492c-b00c-c331d51419a0" v:shapes="_x0000_i1044" width="61" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry,Yet is there to help you out.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.75pt;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/old-friends-new-friends-andrew-daddo/book/9780733338144.html">Old Friends New Friends</a></i></b> by Andrew Daddo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Text
Description automatically generated with medium confidence" border="0" height="65" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/2d516e4c-547f-43cd-9305-994e643444af" v:shapes="_x0000_i1043" width="64" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">A brand-new school year! I can't wait!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Hang on ... None of my old friends are in my new class ...<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-pigeon-has-to-go-to-school--mo-willems/book/9781406389012.html">The Pigeon Has to Go to School!</a> </i></b><b> </b>by Mo Willems<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="66" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/9bda3b4d-66ad-4728-8d46-715d8eeb09cd" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_22" width="66" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.75pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Pigeon is about to get SCHOOLED. Do YOU think he should go? Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! Well ... almost everything. And what if he doesn’t like it? What if the teacher doesn’t like him? I mean, what if he learns TOO MUCH!?!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: repeat whitesmoke; margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/dear-teacher-amy-husband/book/9781402242687.html"><b><i>Dear Teacher</i></b> </a>by Amy Husband<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Company name
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Description automatically generated" border="0" height="57" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/250d0454-9ba5-4866-a2b6-28a5f3ebc437" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_37" width="57" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #53565a;">Meet Wordy Birdy, a very chatty bird who talks WAY more than she listens!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.75pt;"><strong><span style="color: #53565a; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-wild-guide-to-starting-school--laura-bunting/book/9781761126284.html">The Wild Guide to Starting School</a></i></b> by Philip Bunting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="Diagram
Description automatically generated with low confidence" border="0" height="70" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/0a774e23-8b35-44e4-8010-5feb7346c279" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_23" width="68" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;">Hey, wild thing! Are you about to start school? Then it's time to get set for your wildest adventure yet.</span><span style="color: #53565a;"><br /><br /><span style="background: repeat white;">Follow this simple guide and you'll learn everything you need to know.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #53565a;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/whatever-comes-tomorrow-rebecca-gardyn-levington/book/9781646868421.html"><b><i>Whatever Comes Tomorrow</i></b><b> </b></a>by Rebecca Levington<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="57" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/3fbddc9f-cfb4-424d-baf7-47ca9cd13310" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" width="60" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"> </span></span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;">Tomorrow may bring changes that are scary, strange or new. Tomorrow may bring chances to embrace your truest you.</span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #53565a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-smallest-girl-in-the-class-justin-roberts/book/9781529066302.html">The Smallest Girl in the School </a></i></b>by Justin </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Roberts</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="91" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/c52e1217-2603-4def-a4fe-961bb85497fc" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2" width="74" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sally McBrass is the smallest girl in the youngest class - but Sally knows you don’t have to be big to be strong. From kites stuck up trees to howling dogs to stray cats in the car park, little Sally notices things that others don’t, and when she sees people being mean at school, she is brave enough to speak up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/that-s-not-my-name--anoosha-syed/book/9780241569399.html">That's Not My Name</a> </i></b>by Anoosha Syed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A child pointing at a speech bubble
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="55" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/fb871adf-35a5-4631-bb82-2d53b558ef85" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4" width="68" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mirha is so excited for her first day of school! She can’t wait to learn, play and make new friends. But when her classmates keep mispronouncing her name, she goes home wondering if she should find a new one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-world-needs-who-you-were-made-to-be-joanna-gaines/book/9781400314232.html">The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be</a></i></b> by Joanna Gaines <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with hot air balloons
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="53" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/4ec6bbec-0b6b-46ea-a5db-2f6372929cd6" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5" width="53" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;">Today is the day for the ride of our lives as we discover how our differences make for a beautiful sky. We're one of a kind, both you and me, and the world needs who we were made to be!</span><span style="color: #444444;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/we-are-the-gardeners-joanna-gaines/book/9781400314225.html">We Are the Gardeners</a></i></b> by Joanna Gaines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with a group of children
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="55" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f3383004-6808-4750-a156-b8acb03dc206" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6" width="46" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our journey as gardeners started with one small potted plants, but things did not go as planned. Turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but sometimes, it's hardest work that leads to the greatest reward.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-cool-bean-jory-john/book/9780063030756.html"><b><i>The Cool Bean</i></b> </a>by Pete Oswald<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with a cartoon character
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="50" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/a374f0c4-2edd-4238-9114-86a5219904b8" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_7" width="41" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #4d4e56;">A bean feels less special than its peers. It observes the coolness in its fellow beans, which isn't about how they look or act but the kindness they radiate.</span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/daddy-long-legs-nadine-brun-cosme/book/9781509842728.html">Daddy Long Legs</a></i></b> by Nadine Brun Cosme<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with a cartoon of a person and a child
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="54" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/8c731651-0528-4f78-acc5-65f5e65a42cb" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_8" width="44" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #4d4e56;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Daddy Long Legs addresses first-day school jitters, the power of asking questions, growing independence, and confronting and managing fears.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i>Lissy’s Friends</i></b> by Grace Lin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A child holding an umbrella
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="59" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f8c4593e-e30d-4c6c-a7c1-b30d37982f1d" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9" width="48" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #4d4e56;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lissy's Friends encourages empathy and understanding by considering different perspectives, especially those who might feel lonely or excluded. It reminds us it's okay to feel lonely, and through these moments, we often make the most meaningful connections.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-teacher-is-a-monster-no-i-am-not--peter-brown/book/9781509831234.html">My Teacher is a Monster</a></i></b> by Peter Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A green monster with a child in a classroom
Description automatically generated with medium confidence" border="0" height="70" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/12afb617-cc2c-45b5-9470-4b886fcceee0" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_10" width="54" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #4d4e56;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Explores topics, including the dynamics between students and teachers, the impact of perceptions and how they shape our interactions, challenging stereotypes, encouraging empath by considering different perspectives and fostering a positive classroom based on respect and open-mindedness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/never-not-ever--beatrice-alemagna/book/9780500652725.html"><b><i>Never Not Ever!</i></b> </a>by Beatrice Almagna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with a cartoon owl from a tree branch
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="73" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/2c6b40a3-cf1c-4cb0-9b65-26b7f16621d6" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_11" width="59" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 22.5pt;"><span style="color: #4d4e56;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Invites readers to reflect on the importance of self-management and the journey of navigating new experiences. Engages your students in discussions on taking responsibility for themself, developing self-management skills and making informed decisions, navigating the ups and downs of the first day of school, and reflecting on the balance between independence and relying on support from others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/over-scheduled-andrew-ashley-spires/book/9781770494848.html"><b><i>Over-scheduled Andrew</i></b><b> </b></a>by Ashley Spires<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="73" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/3fef07ae-62e2-4cef-b32d-c8a3f0fea237" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_12" width="90" /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 22.5pt;"><span style="color: #4d4e56;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As he navigates the challenges of balancing his commitments, he learns the importance of finding harmony and managing time wisely. Fosters discussions on the significance of balance, time management strategies, self-management and personal organisation, and finding a healthy and manageable routine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-will-be-fierce-bea-birdsong/book/9781250295088.html"><b><i>I Will Be Fierce! </i></b> </a>by Bea Birdsong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="77" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f3a6022b-a8e3-436d-a70d-1c712ffe945f" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_14" width="77" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 22.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;">It's a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. From home to school and back again, our hero conquers the Mountain of Knowledge (the library), forges new bridges (friendships). and leads the victorious charge home on her steed (the school bus). This story is a powerful declaration about courage, confidence, kindness,</span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"> and finding the extraordinary in everyday moments.</span><span style="color: #4d4e56;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-circles-all-around-us-brad-montague/book/9780593323182.html">The Circles All Around Us</a></i></b> by Brad Montague<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" height="74" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/a9429bbb-26a9-497a-9672-b880052aabe7" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_15" width="74" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 22.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #27292b;">When a child is born, their circle is very small. As they grow, the circle around them grows to include family, friends, and neighbors. This sweet story is perfect for back-to-school to set the tone for enlarging our circles to include new friends and experiences.</span><span style="background: repeat white; color: #353535;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext; border-image: none; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.1pt;" valign="top" width="163"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/love-corrinne-averiss/book/9780711255456.html">Love</a> </i></b> by Corinne Averiss<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="A book cover with two girls
Description automatically generated" border="0" height="77" src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/49b27b4f-45d3-40a6-b7e6-6732aaa8a620" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_18" width="62" /><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-color: currentcolor windowtext windowtext currentcolor; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 328.4pt;" valign="top" width="438"><p style="margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mum explains that love is like a string, it connects people together even when they are far away. At school Tess notices that all the children have strings! Some are new, some are old, some stretch a long way, and some even stretch right up into the sky. But what happens when a string breaks?<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 22.5pt;"><span style="background: repeat white; color: #27292b;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-81689487100059076522024-01-26T13:43:00.000-08:002024-01-26T13:43:43.393-08:0026th January National Spouses Day<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadXp0t93rmANR0L0VxmVPnfJQ2sbrd84bqORb_lFAOciGFB1LSFG_9LESuluMpJeuzf-QVpL8gL9T0uOwaaubk7SieYtWDx40FciX84KLUmycwDWe9w6VuyCUKMEpGt3MOJUlFuIUQEyZmwMUEdp9Pl1FujT5BUdpGuHDLBC7BF4z-57JZm2WYIpiW0o/s300/Unknown-8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadXp0t93rmANR0L0VxmVPnfJQ2sbrd84bqORb_lFAOciGFB1LSFG_9LESuluMpJeuzf-QVpL8gL9T0uOwaaubk7SieYtWDx40FciX84KLUmycwDWe9w6VuyCUKMEpGt3MOJUlFuIUQEyZmwMUEdp9Pl1FujT5BUdpGuHDLBC7BF4z-57JZm2WYIpiW0o/s1600/Unknown-8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury were jointly presented with the </span><span style="border: 0px rgb(235, 235, 235); box-sizing: border-box; color: #383838; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, which celebrates the body of work of an author or illustrator who has made an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. This is not usually a joint award, but these two well-known creators of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans", HelveticaNeue, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica-Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">children books were a couple and today we celebrate spouses!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">While this is an American 'celebration' it did make me think of just how many couples there are in the world of children's literature, some who work together, others that work separately but both 'make' books. I always think that the discussions they have about books must be amazing and the combined knowledge so useful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The children I teach are young and 'spouse' is not a word they use in everyday speech. They don't use 'sibling' either although many of them have siblings. They just refer to them as sisters and brothers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I remember using the word when we talked about 'husband' and 'wife' prior to a visit to the school by <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=Kate+temple&productType=917504">Kate and Jol Temple</a>, the students telling me that 'it's a funny word that rhymes with house'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Often we might display spouses books together in the one display and ask the students to say why these books are together? They are quick to answer when they have the same surname, such as Ken and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=ruth+brown+&productType=917504">Ruth Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=philip+bunting&productType=917504">Philip</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=laura+bunting&productType=917504">Laura </a>Bunting, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=erin+stead&productType=917504">Erin</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Philip+C.+Stead">Philip</a> Stead but it is harder when they have different names, such as <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=john+burningham&productType=917504">John Burningham</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=helen+oxenbury&productType=917504">Helen Oxenbury</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Jacky+Davis">Jacky Davis </a>and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=david+soman&productType=917504">David Soman</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Sue+Hendra">Sue Hendra</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=paul+linnet&productType=917504">Paul Linnet</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Robin+Page">Robin Page</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Steve+Jenkins">Steve Jenkins</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Sarah+Stewart">Sarah Stewart</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=David+Small">David Small</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Christopher+Weyant">Anna King and Christopher Weyant</a>, <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=marie+louise+fitzpatrick&productType=917504">Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Michael+Emberley">Michael E</a></span><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?author=Michael+Emberley">mberley</a>.<i style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); color: #555555; font-family: inherit;"> </i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">This is a sample, but there are so many to study the work of and read.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxI6LbDgphyIUrbreish1x8XKEXv3zug3pcorhqvrQskRqwMy2CbJXMJLDcKzirqzwiSjqR6AMgBFkQB-Y2UFGmGhSpguTRp_BFAlXOQzHuw6TT31YZ8hnQD7xcF0XFi5_dfI2n3iDF7wrdi3K4CkTMD2NIArfYD4tONw_ox6L397Ku4C0Ikf6AGy_4U/s200/steve-robin.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="200" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxI6LbDgphyIUrbreish1x8XKEXv3zug3pcorhqvrQskRqwMy2CbJXMJLDcKzirqzwiSjqR6AMgBFkQB-Y2UFGmGhSpguTRp_BFAlXOQzHuw6TT31YZ8hnQD7xcF0XFi5_dfI2n3iDF7wrdi3K4CkTMD2NIArfYD4tONw_ox6L397Ku4C0Ikf6AGy_4U/w135-h111/steve-robin.png.webp" width="135" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.aaas.org/news/spotlight-science-writers-steve-jenkins">Steve Jenkins and Robin Page</a></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dlG6elvkWT06eWuNsGwF5J9kUS5uLGHZERmXbCJ3imHqpSaei-LimOaKwbT4SxlrVsVWPlXJt0IV0tCE9TxcE9dPjHfuNNwaHCosPKQxrcMkp-dUCHSyWcCxGnIMPfUfmTGeb8SC6mmXrv_yowpJzt9u8VmBnXv3VNAz2AXkb_A6-bG6MNpjCNMDFKQ/s225/Unknown-9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dlG6elvkWT06eWuNsGwF5J9kUS5uLGHZERmXbCJ3imHqpSaei-LimOaKwbT4SxlrVsVWPlXJt0IV0tCE9TxcE9dPjHfuNNwaHCosPKQxrcMkp-dUCHSyWcCxGnIMPfUfmTGeb8SC6mmXrv_yowpJzt9u8VmBnXv3VNAz2AXkb_A6-bG6MNpjCNMDFKQ/w111-h111/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="111" /></a></div><p><a href="https://www.supertatoandfriends.com/about.html">Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet</a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85);"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJK0d332-ulG97-YTAqK07KDPUIIZ7mT-NPGQGPbmoqxTPeTj42gm_5QynTRj8L5ZvnQNvp_noK4Ar4O1SkbpjzXO_s8_0b8_VAz94GJOKdUtekrpqLNwblGJ3xkPCMs1EkaA7lqyaiyuFwufSZELZsrEPT74IGQ0UiNGG21pKalS-U3lVrQTVKbHQIAo/s600/Bunting_236939_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJK0d332-ulG97-YTAqK07KDPUIIZ7mT-NPGQGPbmoqxTPeTj42gm_5QynTRj8L5ZvnQNvp_noK4Ar4O1SkbpjzXO_s8_0b8_VAz94GJOKdUtekrpqLNwblGJ3xkPCMs1EkaA7lqyaiyuFwufSZELZsrEPT74IGQ0UiNGG21pKalS-U3lVrQTVKbHQIAo/w158-h105/Bunting_236939_01.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><a href="https://sunshinecoastkidstoday.com.au/philip-bunting/">Laura and Philip Bunting</a><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUhAYXa8rdgTaENVZNibtkj8XeNWO5ZMYOSH3SX3C02TBI497vJ96b16aC0ZOEum_FA1HLIaBiu7E6oVxIhvshYo9Gl4IOYcABJc6DVPlFfGQA7FzBzq-Ro4Au8vAQZmUCarvyW4cC4jKCgmMTfm1RztSdmAEqbI4cPBJvQP8pQxp8j16GQcjL-_XGEo/s534/6971-18446-1-PB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="534" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUhAYXa8rdgTaENVZNibtkj8XeNWO5ZMYOSH3SX3C02TBI497vJ96b16aC0ZOEum_FA1HLIaBiu7E6oVxIhvshYo9Gl4IOYcABJc6DVPlFfGQA7FzBzq-Ro4Au8vAQZmUCarvyW4cC4jKCgmMTfm1RztSdmAEqbI4cPBJvQP8pQxp8j16GQcjL-_XGEo/w138-h113/6971-18446-1-PB.jpg" width="138" /></a></div><a href="https://journals.ala.org/index.php/cal/article/view/6971/9424">Erin and Philip Stead</a><br /><p><br /></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-60148286249836835992024-01-21T13:19:00.000-08:002024-01-21T13:19:05.991-08:0021st January Squirrel Appreciation Day<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7s-FNKMmJa2mgp6CdKYgVgr9iRWx30QTZbvzoKNU2y1zDp72yyPTW0mHIlC-xQP2lDTcpPwteu52y4ujfkFw0ziKgvaA7EVwxmelAhY4Is9cscrUAG7buapPhDUd2VidoTs-zLkLEUfd61P7A36atVRaXPCC0iVPVSjQ6SNMhi93f-SecDnU7qw1V4W0/s261/images-10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7s-FNKMmJa2mgp6CdKYgVgr9iRWx30QTZbvzoKNU2y1zDp72yyPTW0mHIlC-xQP2lDTcpPwteu52y4ujfkFw0ziKgvaA7EVwxmelAhY4Is9cscrUAG7buapPhDUd2VidoTs-zLkLEUfd61P7A36atVRaXPCC0iVPVSjQ6SNMhi93f-SecDnU7qw1V4W0/s1600/images-10.jpeg" width="193" /></a></span></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;">It is very easy to appreciate squirrels when you have very little knowledge of them and for you they are the lovely looking mischievous characters in children's picture books. But I get the feeling that for people who live with them, they may well be like possums are for me where I live...pests!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;">Squirrels are found almost everywhere on Earth. They are native to Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia, but not here in Australia.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; max-width: 600px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In North America, the western and eastern grey squirrels are very common. In Europe, the red squirrel is more common, but its numbers in Great Britain and Ireland are decreasing. The decrease in the red squirrel population is linked to the introduction of the eastern grey squirrel from North America. I experienced this firsthand in September while visiting Cornwall. We were holidaying in a barn not far from <a href="https://trewithengardens.co.uk/trewithen-gardens/wildlife/red-squirrels/">Trewithen</a>, a magnificent old garden estate where they are endeavouring to restore the garden and breed red squirrels in captivity in order to increase their numbers. I was very excited, thinking I was going to see some red squirrels, but alas we did not. Never mind, I still think their plans are worthwhile.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; max-width: 600px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Squirrels do appear as book characters a lot! See <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/squirrels/">here</a>, but given how cheeky they seem to be they have become particularly popular as characters for ongoing series, many of which are in graphic novel format.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; max-width: 600px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These series are in my school library:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; max-width: 600px; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;"><i><b>Bear and </b></i></span><span style="color: #454545; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><b style="font-style: italic;">Squirrel </b>by Smitri Halls and Steve Small (3)</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1em; max-width: 600px; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="202" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-Sq8xszMwHJ77xJpaDALjqynqDvMMWWRszZrPdBgvY5GQXs-zwIfA7Avo2tnee8YziMNEPM7AJicvCoX4FxyVzqUIB6IJI_fXC1Fc2ywFw9mpVI66P6P4GBXQeH3NG-0jA03nkk7ZoInO_Eix658fV3grdRkaLdR73rMOefds07czllVdPfRBM8NyqQ/w111-h137/Unknown-14.jpeg" width="111" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=mika+song+norma+and+belly&productType=917504">Norma and Belly</a> </i>by Mika Song (4)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaEs_cVR78OB9EUhLkwGEdjOahE3-iLrenTjkWHMTkWN2-NegCkVDvMhseZFixSviaxJ1llGeC6Gk-VfOhTo4P9HFp7Yh78fJJwCMew1KErxr-Klab5GSWVgOMQL8bF7PcakZReLVKMp1bFSOxpweLwfHHhHp5VKkOxEUe0Sp3NLIfD-JiiIgpN2SLxA/s256/images-10.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KV87hyphenhyphenmJO-h2k0Jw1ij-Yz1PN-AbkSovrw_09L4vapDsUrDu2-houvBPZR4Y0_1K7HHwFuXnfTa-8ljogZGNm0TGHcLB1nWQCjG3qX2O0xuFVuaLMdDqQSny8fwG2W7-fXA37Fxga87_oFeUrmZZOoZ1jz344CQF8i42Mow6IXhlLHpfZwutnIPJRIg/w110-h166/Unknown-7.jpeg" width="110" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Scaredy Squirrel </i> </b>by Melanie Watt</div><div>Picture books (7)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12Ftr_JkcU_5XKz5fEbsit5ITkIXS7YxGZkWawdSQq0nNtFbNZNyaCbfC_NV0oPvucZmZOFjUVMDGSg2QeE-X_9wMT8EgNzdiOj5Xi36OkshIFTBfm_SM_qXibg8t5WC3NNSBh4Vn375DHECiZNaOsMFdXmFPIEKK11fG6t1KBMqrfSoosZ8wLJqWvxc/s275/images-14.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cu-dgQ-EHOQS5uaO329auksBQU05-UWsMHNCACc-emcaK_0bHtdNl-8vTNC_PN5y6D6Iy5hBFhtypX-ErYVF__akoaJDrIEfer6VLKEHK5U-xQcLDzIOlDDwHcizmIsPEUVh7SoPv-TeMn-G1unT9ak7CfGgwGPXclp7W4Cw76PKu3TDwKc8J2eFUlE/s252/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="200" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Cu-dgQ-EHOQS5uaO329auksBQU05-UWsMHNCACc-emcaK_0bHtdNl-8vTNC_PN5y6D6Iy5hBFhtypX-ErYVF__akoaJDrIEfer6VLKEHK5U-xQcLDzIOlDDwHcizmIsPEUVh7SoPv-TeMn-G1unT9ak7CfGgwGPXclp7W4Cw76PKu3TDwKc8J2eFUlE/w124-h155/Unknown-4.jpeg" width="124" /></span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNsmVPDR9hUOrCca7br2Qw-uOYLMJqmebQiaeLMzzU0rdQ2lMJpPEiPZokXzL2L572GkeazekrGs-m0fldIq97lhXrqad3OE4SdyeMHCFvqdivkmggVgAvCzhfx5v5wcFFHu40Wp41njskOl5O6JEBZf1EcP_lkNg_yEeaXxu1mqNU8yeT5qvKvJCoT0/s250/Unknown-7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="201" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNsmVPDR9hUOrCca7br2Qw-uOYLMJqmebQiaeLMzzU0rdQ2lMJpPEiPZokXzL2L572GkeazekrGs-m0fldIq97lhXrqad3OE4SdyeMHCFvqdivkmggVgAvCzhfx5v5wcFFHu40Wp41njskOl5O6JEBZf1EcP_lkNg_yEeaXxu1mqNU8yeT5qvKvJCoT0/w122-h152/Unknown-7.jpeg" width="122" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17S3pXRsf6tWqQLd2jhOa9qbm3vKEgkKT77gCohuKThiS50GBCu7ECM6ptbofgO3ZnlQitgt168xpkNXm8nHCl9Q6oov3d7F_OOR-JCCF8npV7Ym0iO5zxbKtK71espZ6hHq3-TN3WDiY5UEaNdOToSGy876R06NX8qrQBhLiKjSaldZDtbkAwL7x6zc/s249/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="202" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17S3pXRsf6tWqQLd2jhOa9qbm3vKEgkKT77gCohuKThiS50GBCu7ECM6ptbofgO3ZnlQitgt168xpkNXm8nHCl9Q6oov3d7F_OOR-JCCF8npV7Ym0iO5zxbKtK71espZ6hHq3-TN3WDiY5UEaNdOToSGy876R06NX8qrQBhLiKjSaldZDtbkAwL7x6zc/w131-h160/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="131" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">These three books show three different perspectives on starting school and the school stakeholder's expectations.</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mr-s-monica-arnaldo/book/9780063003958.html">Mr S</a> </i> by Monica Arnaldo</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was seriously wrong. . . . Where was the teacher? Who left this sandwich on the desk. The only clue, written on the chalkboard, was the three simple letters: <i style="box-sizing: inherit;">Mr. S</i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Mr Ouchy's First Day</i> by B.G. Hennessy and Paul Meisel</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mr. Ouchy is nervous about his first day of school . . . even though he’s the teacher! Will his students like him? Will he be able to find the bathroom? What if he can’t remember his students’ names? Fortunately, his classroom keeps him busy; his students have plenty of their own questions, and the first day of school turns into a great day discussing things like Mr. Ouchy’s funny name, how long a minute really lasts, and what everyone wants to learn in the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">upcoming year—things like whistling, playing drums and drawing dinosaurs.</span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; line-height: 1.125rem; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/school-s-first-day-of-school-adam-rex/book/9781596439641.html">School's First Day of School</a></i> by Adam Rex and Christian Robinson</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;">It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him? </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;">The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon recovers when he sees that he's not the only one going through first-day jitters. </span><br style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;" /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">These three books are FUN! They help students laugh away first day jitters. They reassure students that they are not alone. They remind older students what starting school is like. Yet, they will not appear on a list of books for Kindergarten teachers introducing school to their new class. Next week when four new Kindergarten classes go into their new rooms with their new teachers in NSW they are more likely to be following a published </span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; font-family: georgia;">English </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 42, 55); color: #1f2a37; font-family: georgia;">unit which has suggested texts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The NSW Early Stage 1 English Unit for the start of school looks at Context by looking at the topic Starting School. These three books are not their reading suggestions. I do wonder why? At the school I teach at most of the kindergarteners have done at least two years of preschool on the same campus as their Kindergarten classroom, in a very similar uniform and with older brothers and sisters who are there so they have visited frequently. Even those who haven't, have been to some form of preschool or community long day care. Most have professional parents who value education and do all the right things to ready their child for school, including sharing 'starting school books' from the library.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My other problem is that at my school there are four Kindergarten classes and they all want the same library book as a mentor text on the same day! And if you have four copies they will only be used in those two weeks and then sit on the shelf...not a good use of resources and not good in my context because the library shelves are very full.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I have tried talking about how these texts are suggestions only and how you could still meet the outcomes using other texts. I have also talked about how the suggestions are 'products of their time' and that new books have been published since, that would work or that the library has older out of print texts that also could work. The units are only as good as the unit writers' knowledge of children's books and what is available to them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">So please embrace the concept of <b>companion texts</b>. What do I mean by a companion text? A book that has a similar theme, context, set of characters, and / or similar Tier 2 vocabulary. It may suit your cohort better because you are teaching a group of more diverse students and you want them to see themselves in the text. It may be less or more complex depending upon your students prior knowledge and school experiences. It may just be an extra book that you read during the week. Please look widely, search out alternatives, speak to your teacher librarian for suggestions, look online at what other teachers have used.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The unit suggests you use these two books:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/starting-school-jane-godwin/book/9780670076765.html">Starting School </a></i> by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=nic%27s+big+day&productType=917504">Little Nic's Big Day</a> </i> by Nic Naitanui and Fatima Anaya</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">and while both of these books are excellent, these are some companion texts worth looking at:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-starting-school-list-kitty-black/book/9781922848185.html">The Starting School List</a></i> by Kitty Black and Cate James</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/first-day-andrew-daddo/book/9780733332715.html">First Day</a></i> by Andrew Daddo and Jonathan Bentley</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/mae-s-first-day-of-school-kate-berube/book/9781419723254.html"><i>Mae's First Day at School</i> </a>by Kate Berube</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/jessica-s-box-peter-carnavas/book/9781912076772.html">Jessica's Box</a> </i> by Peter Carnavas</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/my-first-day-at-school-meredith-costain/book/9781922081254.html">My First Day at School</a> </i> by Meredith Costain and Michelle Mackintosh</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/ozzie-goes-to-school-jocelyn-crabb/book/9781921504976.html">Ozzie Goes to School</a></i> by Jocelyn Crabb and Danny Snell</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">and there's other starting school titles <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/starting-school/">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The unit then recommends</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/families-jane-godwin/book/9781760508678.html">Families</a> </i>by Jane Godwin and Yael Frankel</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is a very 'simple' look at families and it may not suit your needs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you would like a wider more diverse view of families try these:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/who-s-in-my-family--robie-h-harris/book/9781406345407.html">Who's in My Family?</a></i> <i> </i>by Robie H. Harris</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i>Big Book of Families</i> by Catherine and Laurence Anholt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-about-families-felicity-brooks/book/9781474949071.html">All About Families</a> </i> by Felicity Brooks and Mar Ferrero</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/isla-s-family-tree-katrina-mckelvey/book/9781925820379.html">Isla's Family Tree</a> </i> by Katrina McKelvey and Prue Pittock</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">and then look <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/families/">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-89672635560330960822024-01-19T14:05:00.000-08:002024-01-19T14:05:38.685-08:0020th January Back to School<p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;">Nearly time to be back at school. I know that next week teachers who have been planning during the holidays will come to the library to get books to read with their new classes which will be provocations for class discussions about, composing their class agreements, everyone's expectations, setting rules and routines. The first few weeks of school are so important for this as it helps set the tone for the rest of the year. Teachers often need to model the desired behaviours and let students practise them until they become second nature. I know good picture books can help make this process a little more enjoyable because sometimes laughing at someone else in a book has a way of getting through when your words cannot.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1R4YZc0BIa4ibRGLKf47lnwlTJR8_hkR_sZ8HsLs5dt9BHqnuefsJXgIHKK5N_koXxmICHdLxb9F2aiTHw4amEF6WEARAwomD6VqVEkOnP0mtHcQ6iLPt9wN5mtCH8LJ-6mFLTZBpYNN0ixNfgrPICqd0jhC1iXnAQHxNFeLxwfmFhI68QBi6pQ5-xg/s161/content.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="128" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1R4YZc0BIa4ibRGLKf47lnwlTJR8_hkR_sZ8HsLs5dt9BHqnuefsJXgIHKK5N_koXxmICHdLxb9F2aiTHw4amEF6WEARAwomD6VqVEkOnP0mtHcQ6iLPt9wN5mtCH8LJ-6mFLTZBpYNN0ixNfgrPICqd0jhC1iXnAQHxNFeLxwfmFhI68QBi6pQ5-xg/s1600/content.jpeg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBf8meUSfDW3TbN4IXZew4UbWQzHJJuu7kJrnfyyKGIHCxyCG0uL3BvxuJXB-yMeaxCdM2pALHHRqAMBTQ0zrKRjuUtxArREHzK6jSzFqkkKZvUWTHoQaw6R1kRW3DgL-STqk4_A55mz_B_ei7Q8drAzXfW9aw4DgM5HTCPdwH3qLAAv0RP2qG8nV2BM/s500/9781740709149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="403" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBf8meUSfDW3TbN4IXZew4UbWQzHJJuu7kJrnfyyKGIHCxyCG0uL3BvxuJXB-yMeaxCdM2pALHHRqAMBTQ0zrKRjuUtxArREHzK6jSzFqkkKZvUWTHoQaw6R1kRW3DgL-STqk4_A55mz_B_ei7Q8drAzXfW9aw4DgM5HTCPdwH3qLAAv0RP2qG8nV2BM/w130-h161/9781740709149.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeB_cgaYaENLW8nOvbnpcivtmYioEbon_YVCs2C57VwiCtrCwC5QWbPjwOX2GKmN8g8IV8QfH4tPvAW1M6wjnMePiEvwnpabrdB3OHhR2dwIDDYg-TXmjVXFMvyaTdq8NBmSV5COstflKZMLLfiNzbrwEjV1f3Q6LXb4MTtrnR8ZKc1vRAaQFSbOTOM74/s400/images-8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeB_cgaYaENLW8nOvbnpcivtmYioEbon_YVCs2C57VwiCtrCwC5QWbPjwOX2GKmN8g8IV8QfH4tPvAW1M6wjnMePiEvwnpabrdB3OHhR2dwIDDYg-TXmjVXFMvyaTdq8NBmSV5COstflKZMLLfiNzbrwEjV1f3Q6LXb4MTtrnR8ZKc1vRAaQFSbOTOM74/w172-h172/images-8.jpeg" width="172" /></a></div><br /><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59); color: #2c293b; font-size: 18px;">Besides specific nonfiction books such as <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/rules-and-responsibilities-louise-spilsbury/book/9781526310972.html">Rules and R</a></i></span><span style="color: #2c293b; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(44, 41, 59);"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/rules-and-responsibilities-louise-spilsbury/book/9781526310972.html">esponsibilities</a></i> by Louise Spilsbury and<i> Why Do We Have Rules?</i> by Jane Pearson, <i> </i>it is sometimes just fun to start with a story about someone who has trouble with rules. See:</span></p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-day-the-banana-went-bad-michelle-robinson/book/9781407199320.html">The Day the Banana Went Bad</a></i> by Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight</p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/princess-smartypants-breaks-the-rules--babette-cole/book/9780141501550.html">Princess Smartypants Breaks the Rules!</a> </i> by Babette Cole</p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/monster-school-rules-rory-h-mather/book/9781761123313.html">Monster School Rules</a></i> by Rory H. Mather and Carla Martell</p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/david-goes-to-school-david-shannon/book/9781338744897.html">David Goes to School </a> </i>by David Shannon</p><p>For young students these are good:</p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/our-classroom-rules--kallie-george/book/9780593378786.html">Our Classroom Rules!</a> </i> by Kallie George and Joy Fleck</p><p><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/our-playground-rules--kallie-george/book/9780593378748.html"><i>Our</i> <i>Playground Rules!</i></a> by Kallie George and Joy Fleck</p><p><br /></p><p>I have written about this before <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8718468631775514935/594069082770742462">here</a>. And there are other suggested titles <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/rules-boundaries-and-agreements/">here</a>. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-4372856838173606162024-01-18T14:21:00.000-08:002024-01-18T14:21:09.363-08:0022nd January Answer Your Cat's Questions Day 3 (Cat vs Dog)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQKnulrsGKytNoh9jTrYfh6XAKL6mqouQ-oS4ROAIE7wo-LY8TdrG_ujk7QKpCZf4XtJFaskn1RpKUFRLgPePdWcksJIQ84XbqkCIbbs-NpdS3lG_jyktgBVAJyfvoDYkFeslzi0dX-MFE9gFCaq1DHwOogPWZkJIMhh1x4ig8F02m0eJhPVLttUy-p0/s225/images-6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="224" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQKnulrsGKytNoh9jTrYfh6XAKL6mqouQ-oS4ROAIE7wo-LY8TdrG_ujk7QKpCZf4XtJFaskn1RpKUFRLgPePdWcksJIQ84XbqkCIbbs-NpdS3lG_jyktgBVAJyfvoDYkFeslzi0dX-MFE9gFCaq1DHwOogPWZkJIMhh1x4ig8F02m0eJhPVLttUy-p0/s1600/images-6.jpeg" width="224" /></a></div><br />Often when teachers borrow cat and dog books it's because they want their students to write or debate persuasively about which is the better pet. As well as giving them books that specifically address this, there are so many series of books available where there is a dog and a cat. 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="253" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYUUmnUB09PXPpqvmU7l-jSllnLJkKMRaCxR_wfvjyk4ci0y5srK5ydyIg4HvbuBAvMnB7ixf9wu58kAOKZXge28HgnSk9rUnt8acHoJsSiGb1VxXL5LplqwNVCEcun2XPw9z9hGPT8ZdKk0VryywkvqvksN6OyaI43v0exn5pey9hp2Y7gmzCdli3ls/w177-h140/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="177" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Series that feature a cat and a dog:</p><p>• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=jonathan%20bentley&keywordsFilter=cat%20dog">Cat and Dog</a> </i>by Jonathan Bentley (3 picture books)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72NkTw54NFldj64nWJmui33v29D-Ab0MrsxRDaY6VogOf3iZuHgN1C4PnTUI5Y6nn_POzmD-CPaWI1f0yjnQ7yotnBlr4r6CSl9oKi58FG8K04Fp6wKuYWAc_IyuNPmaoIHKASl15ou5f98RdnhrZesqJAufjw9NPqeg1YLGoHyf8mCoL9SyxFax_A9Y/s229/Unknown-10.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="220" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72NkTw54NFldj64nWJmui33v29D-Ab0MrsxRDaY6VogOf3iZuHgN1C4PnTUI5Y6nn_POzmD-CPaWI1f0yjnQ7yotnBlr4r6CSl9oKi58FG8K04Fp6wKuYWAc_IyuNPmaoIHKASl15ou5f98RdnhrZesqJAufjw9NPqeg1YLGoHyf8mCoL9SyxFax_A9Y/w114-h119/Unknown-10.jpeg" width="114" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=mack+and+cheeze&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Mack and Cheeze</a> by Chrissie Krebs (3)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxI6t-02d8iSjz2GFCxsHLEmYtq7v49OoEjLsOIvAtOJEgrQiloPGepz5dUNWvRhOmenBVG3iPOr1F5NdkHcd4ppUscG_92h6uG1X872Bpk_pkLsXi3MhDBKyHXSgZbQO8PZQVn-KJK9x3VvS5upjEpgaP6D3xOqndwyDpjX2Dq6-C7UCaT2hA8jDxac/s522/51OVvyPKO7L._SY522_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="355" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxI6t-02d8iSjz2GFCxsHLEmYtq7v49OoEjLsOIvAtOJEgrQiloPGepz5dUNWvRhOmenBVG3iPOr1F5NdkHcd4ppUscG_92h6uG1X872Bpk_pkLsXi3MhDBKyHXSgZbQO8PZQVn-KJK9x3VvS5upjEpgaP6D3xOqndwyDpjX2Dq6-C7UCaT2hA8jDxac/w94-h138/51OVvyPKO7L._SY522_.jpg" width="94" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=David+LaRochelle%2C+Mike+Wohnoutka&productType=917504">See the Dog; See the Cat; </a></i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=David+LaRochelle%2C+Mike+Wohnoutka&productType=917504"><i>See the Dog; </i><i>This is Ghost</i></a> by David Rochelle (3)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy68DlzzztgVxrQEHhjJickbhBab_6AdQ1hySSFnEF3gLrNQsIlK0ccAZ6lNz0uSMTkYrrUhMaACFF3SsJbvb86iLaMjWoFzu0HUd9jN0OBn3RUqh0ZHc1Bw_MtH3yAx1qcObnrp8CJ4gchhQgJ8K_egOTF4J3uRKofpFCUJqJFXTtQHqSp4aqsuRBzm8/s264/images-8.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy68DlzzztgVxrQEHhjJickbhBab_6AdQ1hySSFnEF3gLrNQsIlK0ccAZ6lNz0uSMTkYrrUhMaACFF3SsJbvb86iLaMjWoFzu0HUd9jN0OBn3RUqh0ZHc1Bw_MtH3yAx1qcObnrp8CJ4gchhQgJ8K_egOTF4J3uRKofpFCUJqJFXTtQHqSp4aqsuRBzm8/w104-h144/images-8.jpeg" width="104" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=pepper+and+boo&productType=917504">Pepper and Boo</a></i> by Charise Mericle Harper (3)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4us5nTgt6DhiNHL8St8pkJhjjzaaDqhzOWWDCQQ7jCelonLCiMDpz6MyJ56eCtfwjEeYQMtiJEnL88Zemx1kNSY_QRiKVIQStqfT2svphs3J6sS0MXA7UJKst8eHyL_WduO8FoyaJhuycdevLCRB-3KT5i6YjfdKjFoa-aftUSBvbcexuKX550fnOtQ/s603/9780759555099.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="440" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4us5nTgt6DhiNHL8St8pkJhjjzaaDqhzOWWDCQQ7jCelonLCiMDpz6MyJ56eCtfwjEeYQMtiJEnL88Zemx1kNSY_QRiKVIQStqfT2svphs3J6sS0MXA7UJKst8eHyL_WduO8FoyaJhuycdevLCRB-3KT5i6YjfdKjFoa-aftUSBvbcexuKX550fnOtQ/w102-h140/9780759555099.jpg" width="102" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=jasper+and+scruff&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Jasper and Scruff</a> by Nicola Colton (4)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCASYNH_E2JNPdcEuWP3CtpS8Ac15LAkxC60r1oOugeb7-P8WHNeX_P3Axlt3P8c0U0wYenJYCTO6HrNQhcov6UJW9H5lI0G2QwrQv_ULce4LbMgIhMIUqsVXPqN9rBN0-ZAmEwgAcrRAoq4uJHfo59LB11ThONuK1XznkkgB4XoZzJnD3gm8cROgwGMM/s450/9781680104608.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="292" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCASYNH_E2JNPdcEuWP3CtpS8Ac15LAkxC60r1oOugeb7-P8WHNeX_P3Axlt3P8c0U0wYenJYCTO6HrNQhcov6UJW9H5lI0G2QwrQv_ULce4LbMgIhMIUqsVXPqN9rBN0-ZAmEwgAcrRAoq4uJHfo59LB11ThONuK1XznkkgB4XoZzJnD3gm8cROgwGMM/w95-h147/9781680104608.jpeg" width="95" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=weenie&keywordsFilter=Maureen%20Fergus">Weenie Featuring Frank and Beans</a> </i>by Maureen Fergus (2)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKayTgJHAzGsHbOES8T6Co5XNWBaCLvJw17AAOXjQWxab-67dRtBmHOZU66K3OisMhoZ8ztjplEWy0uYMKXSQNwRMTx-gwmkpdZHIlsxNuFNwLx5Cy26uK4Cp2vagTY4QMwXrA7g2WHdtHGLh8NNUbUn_bxpAYPQqqXLVwAR736TNXieNFVAmEqGEflA/s267/Unknown-11.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="189" data-original-width="267" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKayTgJHAzGsHbOES8T6Co5XNWBaCLvJw17AAOXjQWxab-67dRtBmHOZU66K3OisMhoZ8ztjplEWy0uYMKXSQNwRMTx-gwmkpdZHIlsxNuFNwLx5Cy26uK4Cp2vagTY4QMwXrA7g2WHdtHGLh8NNUbUn_bxpAYPQqqXLVwAR736TNXieNFVAmEqGEflA/w194-h137/Unknown-11.jpeg" width="194" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=peanut+butter+and+crackers&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Peanut Butter and Crackers</a> by Paige Braddock (5)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcT75r8mUu9rb-YHYz0ibI70f_GyqBtq9Vwmfh6SQDhZWASB6JWNVuCv6UhQztq08XL42sLvoEC_1M_K15Jg2ogDS98X4o4xDeB-yaZLTe6gCu2fSR3wL9pG-6ZVDpSeO2Hwa0OzkXD2eMPNdgtKbZum5-S1yOm-tGIenMkLCQxWUyEYjW1LHV9wBo_w/s275/Unknown-13.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcT75r8mUu9rb-YHYz0ibI70f_GyqBtq9Vwmfh6SQDhZWASB6JWNVuCv6UhQztq08XL42sLvoEC_1M_K15Jg2ogDS98X4o4xDeB-yaZLTe6gCu2fSR3wL9pG-6ZVDpSeO2Hwa0OzkXD2eMPNdgtKbZum5-S1yOm-tGIenMkLCQxWUyEYjW1LHV9wBo_w/w94-h142/Unknown-13.jpeg" width="94" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8718468631775514935/437285683817360616">Houndsley and Catina</a> </i>by James Howe (6)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP1KWw2lJssD1CuHPuzJn0I5Ld05FuxOJ9oe4-bc-MsV50JlKZScXO3L-MJ29Ypxnnb0xDKFECgRoVXfNbeFVJx66VRONHWIZAgY0pghDp8KD5X1vxzaxAFHxGXo5mWQeH1BpUhD5JLivDS9QhWhbXpH-4UoBGSWxbZze7lNpFmE5mKx1XKwyXyXenEA/s274/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="184" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuP1KWw2lJssD1CuHPuzJn0I5Ld05FuxOJ9oe4-bc-MsV50JlKZScXO3L-MJ29Ypxnnb0xDKFECgRoVXfNbeFVJx66VRONHWIZAgY0pghDp8KD5X1vxzaxAFHxGXo5mWQeH1BpUhD5JLivDS9QhWhbXpH-4UoBGSWxbZze7lNpFmE5mKx1XKwyXyXenEA/w96-h144/Unknown.jpeg" width="96" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=underdogs&keywordsFilter=Temple" style="font-style: italic;">The Underdogs</a> by Kate and Jol Temple (4)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh84XT1mIDD-7QZalXqGBztKThfZs22IW0AZUPNmB3yquwC-kXpj01iMo8Qqu0KDFGcvxdgSdKheEFq5qhsYEstjAsOUmS-f45zxBCX8Qts0Cvu-Na4IxMj0IeJ6EFi751m1N6PyFJjJKKjzWNISREKQ27ZPa-oXIZwOibGxGb9sSmrZlcNnejTW-q7mw/s450/9780593526965.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="360" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh84XT1mIDD-7QZalXqGBztKThfZs22IW0AZUPNmB3yquwC-kXpj01iMo8Qqu0KDFGcvxdgSdKheEFq5qhsYEstjAsOUmS-f45zxBCX8Qts0Cvu-Na4IxMj0IeJ6EFi751m1N6PyFJjJKKjzWNISREKQ27ZPa-oXIZwOibGxGb9sSmrZlcNnejTW-q7mw/w96-h120/9780593526965.jpeg" width="96" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p>And two stand-alone short chapter books worth reading:</p><p>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=diva+and+flea&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Diva and Flea</a> by Mo Willems</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nTj7GlxXg80ua-2P3f7MR6eRJseAkCAaxf5wv7O2LzXVjBlu2b_KmWt3Yws1pzi9IVV-ykp0JZ_CbJrMR4A18mVKoTkWGndSIEw-6y883nwdhy02rCK9duPIt_d3TA-kUfPAHgRg6EZxKfmGptXSMeKbPOOOeVPYT9HUG5h4gEMF0Y8hbg6Ue95XGPw/s257/images-6.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="196" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nTj7GlxXg80ua-2P3f7MR6eRJseAkCAaxf5wv7O2LzXVjBlu2b_KmWt3Yws1pzi9IVV-ykp0JZ_CbJrMR4A18mVKoTkWGndSIEw-6y883nwdhy02rCK9duPIt_d3TA-kUfPAHgRg6EZxKfmGptXSMeKbPOOOeVPYT9HUG5h4gEMF0Y8hbg6Ue95XGPw/w96-h126/images-6.jpeg" width="96" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/archie-and-archie-ruth-rendell/ebook/9781448158942.html">Archie and </a></i><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/archie-and-archie-ruth-rendell/ebook/9781448158942.html">Archie</a> </i>by Ruth Rendell</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ENDYzIcAxW_BeNnVSnllc5FfboaWzShWDy3_i5Xjs2pJrCqqhsOITbQh5Qhu2W3k1nCMdDxvBfWrjqcoy4ldOy8XNramKDYJmF_h9XUpFrZ2eOyNxWMeriEFN-cPSnNvmXKAtpqL_vlQJLXzMAtzVUvnK4fLTm-qMJWOnZq_VfuJrYsu6oEoOwHT5VA/s262/Unknown-15.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="193" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ENDYzIcAxW_BeNnVSnllc5FfboaWzShWDy3_i5Xjs2pJrCqqhsOITbQh5Qhu2W3k1nCMdDxvBfWrjqcoy4ldOy8XNramKDYJmF_h9XUpFrZ2eOyNxWMeriEFN-cPSnNvmXKAtpqL_vlQJLXzMAtzVUvnK4fLTm-qMJWOnZq_VfuJrYsu6oEoOwHT5VA/w104-h141/Unknown-15.jpeg" width="104" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br />kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-22580064450206699812024-01-17T13:21:00.000-08:002024-01-17T13:21:36.145-08:0022nd January Answer Your Cat's Questions Day 2 (longer books)<p>The readers who use use our school library all know the graphic novels, <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=cat+kid&productType=917504">Cat Kid</a> </i>by Dav Pilkey and <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=max+meow&productType=917504">Max Meow</a> </i> by John Gallagher, but eventually they have read all the available titles and need to move on to other things. Many of them are also fans of <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=magic%20kitten&keywordsFilter=sue%20bentley">Magic Kitten</a> </i> by Sue Bentley and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=holly+webb+animal+stories&productType=917504">Holly Webb's myriad of cat stories</a>, but the cats are different in each of these titles. Here's some suggestions of other cat series to look for:</p><p>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&author=Lola+M+Schaefer&keywordsFilter=Mittens" style="font-style: italic;">Mittens</a> by Lola M. Schaefer</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ZRqfonWUw7-HCGMfwyJEAC1Wm8uwNNFYDRTa7Pu6pOxkL95rzBH0WsPBbHqA2p7H8c5U-EUai3PGf8C6-_rBJjtg1zQBwFNyb8ewJM6cqxMhwP17vblxN6QUnpxugusmLGANyFWkFXqPOfq74dhUkhQZvA1-PYBouB8Ynb8nO-uxr0AZQSak7HiZBY/s276/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="183" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8ZRqfonWUw7-HCGMfwyJEAC1Wm8uwNNFYDRTa7Pu6pOxkL95rzBH0WsPBbHqA2p7H8c5U-EUai3PGf8C6-_rBJjtg1zQBwFNyb8ewJM6cqxMhwP17vblxN6QUnpxugusmLGANyFWkFXqPOfq74dhUkhQZvA1-PYBouB8Ynb8nO-uxr0AZQSak7HiZBY/w101-h153/Unknown.jpeg" width="101" /></a></div><br /><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=flubby&productType=917504">Flubby</a> </i>by J.E.Morris</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3bF48RoqNNX0yG8Eb_Pt8-t7gSy7uGLdjmNQgF5rQYD1gia0taRJ_Vw3aSmgCJY5ujGU58D6l4rHJpdHP-_FsxPJOnfdfEbNuGWuPAtjgtEdzbmRLrojQwyYZIPanqKD1N2MbBjpydOvPIJqOxlZvMycb8XKn7sRLijkI1NwVXo_TlvRtxv6v-74EoI/s264/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3bF48RoqNNX0yG8Eb_Pt8-t7gSy7uGLdjmNQgF5rQYD1gia0taRJ_Vw3aSmgCJY5ujGU58D6l4rHJpdHP-_FsxPJOnfdfEbNuGWuPAtjgtEdzbmRLrojQwyYZIPanqKD1N2MbBjpydOvPIJqOxlZvMycb8XKn7sRLijkI1NwVXo_TlvRtxv6v-74EoI/w98-h136/Unknown.jpeg" width="98" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=itty%20bitty%20kitty&keywordsFilter=maddy%20mara" style="font-style: italic;">Itty Bitty Kitty</a> by Maddy Mara </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbmE9ujSCt0gIPEdFQOYCkZwOPNg4j3aU5i_Bs1CUfMT_NRmudNlemyJ83OieYDUGArbNFBt-jIFXfmDTITADHKdA-sRykXPIrr62U7hW9aeVuNf-OvNOlOAczOZ2Pw6xjYSgnBYjgZi8kxIo_0jRZu696v1az9HmSK_-vKWuYZQoO0gHlqI-DvV8xVk/s253/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="199" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbmE9ujSCt0gIPEdFQOYCkZwOPNg4j3aU5i_Bs1CUfMT_NRmudNlemyJ83OieYDUGArbNFBt-jIFXfmDTITADHKdA-sRykXPIrr62U7hW9aeVuNf-OvNOlOAczOZ2Pw6xjYSgnBYjgZi8kxIo_0jRZu696v1az9HmSK_-vKWuYZQoO0gHlqI-DvV8xVk/w87-h111/Unknown-4.jpeg" width="87" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>•<a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=marshmallow%20pie&keywordsFilter=vulliamy"> <i>Marshmallow Pie</i></a> by Clara Vulliamy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf2Et3ZnBtBD6F4T7c45fj6EEocJdkrSDGOXgAI3ajSuAASWgaHGdyXBa5taajoDMyl5i92TMeamhvVQSUXHK_PpWp_-zPmSacYdfXdsj-y_45ayjXGiutlxJaDgcMIQ5BpLghODciD20HT7ADb7Ipg9Ln-f7hsgGqWuSB_0tJMSWQ21GTrC3FddT2ek/s278/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf2Et3ZnBtBD6F4T7c45fj6EEocJdkrSDGOXgAI3ajSuAASWgaHGdyXBa5taajoDMyl5i92TMeamhvVQSUXHK_PpWp_-zPmSacYdfXdsj-y_45ayjXGiutlxJaDgcMIQ5BpLghODciD20HT7ADb7Ipg9Ln-f7hsgGqWuSB_0tJMSWQ21GTrC3FddT2ek/w83-h127/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="83" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/cat-cat-adventures-susie-yi/book/9780063083868.html">Cat and Cat Adventures</a> </i>by Susie Yi (graphic)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sRNKVESl9g6t8eOYv7eC03GYIhwQZpAG8Q_5SwKHEWORWh334GVUNSU7OP0O_VZdjtZ9Ztk2OkjDG5x42EQuB0AoPpPaz7ddymdb5BRqLPHDUGbSX3teaFs8DkZiUKL8jd_uhwSwYhLYHgiKfpospyOmRYzPr1OqQ5iVJLrHSRGxjI4N0PvQZXKLo6c/s252/Unknown-7.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="200" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sRNKVESl9g6t8eOYv7eC03GYIhwQZpAG8Q_5SwKHEWORWh334GVUNSU7OP0O_VZdjtZ9Ztk2OkjDG5x42EQuB0AoPpPaz7ddymdb5BRqLPHDUGbSX3teaFs8DkZiUKL8jd_uhwSwYhLYHgiKfpospyOmRYzPr1OqQ5iVJLrHSRGxjI4N0PvQZXKLo6c/w104-h131/Unknown-7.jpeg" width="104" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=tabby+towers&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Adventures of Tabby Towers</a> by Shelley Swanson Sateren and Deborah Melmon</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTlLwrt9dlV9yxuKLuAPzyYfCzUyf8PcTzlPDwvrqkuwIEO_gtb25nGgBTutYFGf2rxkQdzMjXbfsd-nMvhT5PYmRp8LLdMYn2SP4RVXYbCt9wbDCteTyCBna-GUw42ast55iRz37u-9hCXg55aWDxnXFFSgt5gs1lz3fKJHCqsFDXVDkUI_5zAS0XFo/s259/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTlLwrt9dlV9yxuKLuAPzyYfCzUyf8PcTzlPDwvrqkuwIEO_gtb25nGgBTutYFGf2rxkQdzMjXbfsd-nMvhT5PYmRp8LLdMYn2SP4RVXYbCt9wbDCteTyCBna-GUw42ast55iRz37u-9hCXg55aWDxnXFFSgt5gs1lz3fKJHCqsFDXVDkUI_5zAS0XFo/w76-h101/Unknown.jpeg" width="76" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=binky&keywordsFilter=spires" style="font-style: italic;">Binky</a> by Ashley Spires (graphic)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ChcGPGkX-QmQTDw6QFpg_MgP8NFZMV91JgsNeH90aPBDsSq5F7cq1gzd2yN3s_7jfvHYcgrziOzK9S0nHFGebZJGoAYkwuKI-ut2y-NMckqB1e0xT5zykAgtSdz03ZWbUFmw0eh-KE4GW9sKfLyTJW4NC4WmKGEy7zdAy3kRyli-Ikx1ZWcUtiG9O3E/s256/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="197" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ChcGPGkX-QmQTDw6QFpg_MgP8NFZMV91JgsNeH90aPBDsSq5F7cq1gzd2yN3s_7jfvHYcgrziOzK9S0nHFGebZJGoAYkwuKI-ut2y-NMckqB1e0xT5zykAgtSdz03ZWbUFmw0eh-KE4GW9sKfLyTJW4NC4WmKGEy7zdAy3kRyli-Ikx1ZWcUtiG9O3E/w112-h146/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="112" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• Cat Tales</i> by Linda Newbery</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyIWYXsA4O5211q1vYcGN4Gt_BDQL_gatDM7iXPhTH9HtlgT3bPTMfRjI2fOjRNx77p9Ub6jl4mg1or967uObWOLq-nd-_yanbVB3-H07v_z2wY77UtNcHOVIkYDA0MV_WxbMRfx5TN_0Zrcvcl60dCqT8pmomej7YuzeWjPlWMFqAJ68ksevTZ-3Ba4/s277/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyIWYXsA4O5211q1vYcGN4Gt_BDQL_gatDM7iXPhTH9HtlgT3bPTMfRjI2fOjRNx77p9Ub6jl4mg1or967uObWOLq-nd-_yanbVB3-H07v_z2wY77UtNcHOVIkYDA0MV_WxbMRfx5TN_0Zrcvcl60dCqT8pmomej7YuzeWjPlWMFqAJ68ksevTZ-3Ba4/w80-h121/Unknown-4.jpeg" width="80" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• Scratch Kitten</i> by Jessica Green</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eUcvUUCkLHcrSoNw2B_JMWqt19W1u1yfB1R7vQQ0pRBhubmp9HgvLgiLXczNCFFc0Kx2qUICCs_7TjSQDcl_07_Us1FgSB-LGOfgCSQQVHHnDtUX2ji05BnSv9o54SUiN2HjT1VDxUfmDoTp4isahk9oIYzLvIxk3E-3ZmbOs6xqoXmBkKJk8Qh6ye8/s277/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eUcvUUCkLHcrSoNw2B_JMWqt19W1u1yfB1R7vQQ0pRBhubmp9HgvLgiLXczNCFFc0Kx2qUICCs_7TjSQDcl_07_Us1FgSB-LGOfgCSQQVHHnDtUX2ji05BnSv9o54SUiN2HjT1VDxUfmDoTp4isahk9oIYzLvIxk3E-3ZmbOs6xqoXmBkKJk8Qh6ye8/w82-h125/Unknown.jpeg" width="82" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>• <i>Tuffy</i> from <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=anne+fine+killer+cat&productType=917504"><i>Diary of a Killer Cat</i> </a>by Anne Fine</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqs6aLAsNygCKC_bx2lIicdDLbJdZ-a09O3aD-ySpjEerBasArZ8gr2VWn_aq5lrlAM14qBR9mt2FZfLghDxf7Wf72Kl734fJYME_Cr1Xnz1VWs3E_Wy_sXApLEheXoNWFRUZmbvQtrsRIwnYOYOwsfkPy5hXVUE02AxevqLHJ5-3tHK63Q32ml7xwMw/s279/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="180" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqs6aLAsNygCKC_bx2lIicdDLbJdZ-a09O3aD-ySpjEerBasArZ8gr2VWn_aq5lrlAM14qBR9mt2FZfLghDxf7Wf72Kl734fJYME_Cr1Xnz1VWs3E_Wy_sXApLEheXoNWFRUZmbvQtrsRIwnYOYOwsfkPy5hXVUE02AxevqLHJ5-3tHK63Q32ml7xwMw/w91-h141/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="91" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=catwings&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Catwings</a> by Ursula Le Guin</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlppNQZm3zFp0LXCMsn7iehekk9LfAtenlvnJV1WSoz0bGji0_6BQaXGpTcy_e9bukOFizONNN__B9sUPjp0boeX1fmrJYTizvt8h5qKZpDzzCUhEQkApKTTSYAX7F7GuKzh9L-yWD0vwj5exLbfmJgV9dUgJozV11dzzagg7wiDr-ZMogvyybeeSQFk/s259/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="195" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlppNQZm3zFp0LXCMsn7iehekk9LfAtenlvnJV1WSoz0bGji0_6BQaXGpTcy_e9bukOFizONNN__B9sUPjp0boeX1fmrJYTizvt8h5qKZpDzzCUhEQkApKTTSYAX7F7GuKzh9L-yWD0vwj5exLbfmJgV9dUgJozV11dzzagg7wiDr-ZMogvyybeeSQFk/w83-h110/Unknown.jpeg" width="83" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=supercat+willis&productType=917504">Supercat</a></i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=supercat+willis&productType=917504"> </a>by Jeanne Willis</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHyybCRLXw3FKtgVjhSjASVVBmH-RbILBiWOQV_Z66kJUgNy8ZQkMsZ0FMcbUHiCMH5r0u8CyRaTcud4BIwjGM4xPJULK8JRN_N0eCOCQ-QiuGm93sKO6KzJkZvkHBHrNBCumfhhcAN1MwuUzk6X9oU9iUhOX7VypIOyQ8lfkHPPB_Z2iHl18Yz3cHwY/s278/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="181" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHyybCRLXw3FKtgVjhSjASVVBmH-RbILBiWOQV_Z66kJUgNy8ZQkMsZ0FMcbUHiCMH5r0u8CyRaTcud4BIwjGM4xPJULK8JRN_N0eCOCQ-QiuGm93sKO6KzJkZvkHBHrNBCumfhhcAN1MwuUzk6X9oU9iUhOX7VypIOyQ8lfkHPPB_Z2iHl18Yz3cHwY/w82-h126/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="82" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>• </i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=stick+cat+watson&productType=917504" style="font-style: italic;">Stick Cat</a> by Tom Watson</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtCti5HgNIrwzrfKlrxJgBOdEuvfswqkIL4nrEjRU396cRifY7ak6VBgzeqkAukYonbnt-0OsoTPfedMhH6Ve8w8_zxkG0cKaEyGVZo_qr1WDsTfPtgGWO7QBUP-D2aPvN7auONAJteV4ShCwmobF5dhgc1YEc5wPYL34v8IaWAsIYHtPoWkJwRoksgQ/s276/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="182" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtCti5HgNIrwzrfKlrxJgBOdEuvfswqkIL4nrEjRU396cRifY7ak6VBgzeqkAukYonbnt-0OsoTPfedMhH6Ve8w8_zxkG0cKaEyGVZo_qr1WDsTfPtgGWO7QBUP-D2aPvN7auONAJteV4ShCwmobF5dhgc1YEc5wPYL34v8IaWAsIYHtPoWkJwRoksgQ/w90-h136/Unknown-4.jpeg" width="90" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=toto+ninja+cat&productType=917504">Toto the Ninja Cat</a> </i>by Dermott O'Leary</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc00zcsYWM88o7aAVk7MiCq2GhBXBYf4FgLiC-ev5H2iRb10Rd7Aa7p7XsHlKznIExKQipYMwqDY5b6YMp71bE4SJEmpkZCNG8GNLSLodNP9SWJr4jy-uAxaZ-iti-mcqMaEbCyJtIQ-piOd-wtkUfTmSMYCj3VYzxXXRJYGMfbKlmaPYS_0ueGpE6Nc/s277/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="182" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitc00zcsYWM88o7aAVk7MiCq2GhBXBYf4FgLiC-ev5H2iRb10Rd7Aa7p7XsHlKznIExKQipYMwqDY5b6YMp71bE4SJEmpkZCNG8GNLSLodNP9SWJr4jy-uAxaZ-iti-mcqMaEbCyJtIQ-piOd-wtkUfTmSMYCj3VYzxXXRJYGMfbKlmaPYS_0ueGpE6Nc/w94-h143/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="94" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?productType=917504&keywords=Paula%20Harrison&keywordsFilter=kitty">Kitty's Midnight Adventures</a> </i> by Paula Harrison</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1JRPGf14RAFSnHXZWmbRpSyNRAei6-la880-o9Cfdg2LCJjKbNAPU8cdcNj1xa2S3wkclcEc1R2sVaNYdyt-A7IjHZUJaQ-N6xlYu9VfgSLhiABe3V1TbtHneLzmLhzZgSC40ljJm5H37FOQ_PnG2l9FK7hf1J-gCFrxWvHGXHWlllmB0DoFwn1kW7I/s400/9780192771650.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="280" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1JRPGf14RAFSnHXZWmbRpSyNRAei6-la880-o9Cfdg2LCJjKbNAPU8cdcNj1xa2S3wkclcEc1R2sVaNYdyt-A7IjHZUJaQ-N6xlYu9VfgSLhiABe3V1TbtHneLzmLhzZgSC40ljJm5H37FOQ_PnG2l9FK7hf1J-gCFrxWvHGXHWlllmB0DoFwn1kW7I/w95-h136/9780192771650.jpg" width="95" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These will keep you busy but I'm sure there are other series I've missed!</p>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-64203868008814581672024-01-16T16:24:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:24:42.408-08:0022nd January Answer Your Cat's Questions Day 1 (picture books)<p><span face="Helvetica, "Ubuntu Light", Arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">Cats are inquisitive creatures by nature. January 22, <b>Answer All Your Cat’s Questions Day</b> is the 'purrfect' day to look at cats and the questions they ask.</span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDM2etK_BdUYPJaYKDSxD6wTcGU12sbVMcQ5RzOTH7O1pXYXdn-zSIeL1hsmWrVU2mFoT0TR6zaXuEIyQU03Bll_MSJCgfV4_-Cd7oe_50B3_EIm9jbEIte5SWTHQNTIEHkldxG_0NNMk95Wngen8sku4znGNKD9K2wF4Ihf6UflUFWJ5NCDGx-_IV5Q/s500/Cat-of-the-Week-Logo-New.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="500" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDM2etK_BdUYPJaYKDSxD6wTcGU12sbVMcQ5RzOTH7O1pXYXdn-zSIeL1hsmWrVU2mFoT0TR6zaXuEIyQU03Bll_MSJCgfV4_-Cd7oe_50B3_EIm9jbEIte5SWTHQNTIEHkldxG_0NNMk95Wngen8sku4znGNKD9K2wF4Ihf6UflUFWJ5NCDGx-_IV5Q/w198-h172/Cat-of-the-Week-Logo-New.png" width="198" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">Cats and dogs are popular topics and characters for children's books! In the library we are often asked for a book about a cat or a dog depending upon what the young reader owns, wants or prefers to read about. So to start this term off we are instigating a display ... '<b>Cat of the Week</b>' and </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">'<b>Dog of the Week. </b>We will put out a sign introducing the cat and dog and then display whatever books we have about that cat or dog.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">There are so many book series with a cat as the main character! Below are cats you could use for your display.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">Picture books:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">• <i style="font-weight: bold;">Max </i>by Ed Vere</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm2WywVapjqYc3AvRC1Cr7mY-3UzVBNNWUxdCbIS1AVOX2EHUp-St5wA58l1zJ2xEKZunReI91TO6E-r2psnWEjg2HVl5laBzb7NC8zHgKWFRvYhetjf6B5zw2XZUxb7SbnZjWrJ6236XFzb25h-QQnnTLzBCHokMOhqVsryXcX6nP_tbGIGx92fAyE8/s260/Unknown-10.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="194" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcm2WywVapjqYc3AvRC1Cr7mY-3UzVBNNWUxdCbIS1AVOX2EHUp-St5wA58l1zJ2xEKZunReI91TO6E-r2psnWEjg2HVl5laBzb7NC8zHgKWFRvYhetjf6B5zw2XZUxb7SbnZjWrJ6236XFzb25h-QQnnTLzBCHokMOhqVsryXcX6nP_tbGIGx92fAyE8/w98-h131/Unknown-10.jpeg" width="98" /></a></div><i style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/max-the-brave-ed-vere/book/9780723286707.html">Max the Brave</a></i><p></p><p><i style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/max-at-night-ed-vere/book/9780723299158.html">Max at Night</a> </i></p><p><i style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/max-and-bird-ed-vere/book/9780241240199.html">Max and Bird</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;">• <i style="font-weight: bold;">Ginger</i> by Charlotte Voake</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N-761YlDSIg9Ux2prsxGz-vT9dt5WQAbH2OWRx09u8JJz7RojRZ7s3EoW8vbszRIIHXJLcEc7sdmIlKqlBbjOCf7gAlnb7URI3hSvAFzP9P_1_V0k3kC8dKFD-eJxnbiU-b0jilUhytiztEv9m39a1hkKGrN4_RZlzXypI5R_9HAWGpkvcg9xVg6I0U/s238/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="238" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N-761YlDSIg9Ux2prsxGz-vT9dt5WQAbH2OWRx09u8JJz7RojRZ7s3EoW8vbszRIIHXJLcEc7sdmIlKqlBbjOCf7gAlnb7URI3hSvAFzP9P_1_V0k3kC8dKFD-eJxnbiU-b0jilUhytiztEv9m39a1hkKGrN4_RZlzXypI5R_9HAWGpkvcg9xVg6I0U/w117-h104/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="117" /></a></div><i>Ginger</i><p></p><p><i>Ginger Finds a Home<span> </span></i></p><p><i>Ginger and the Mystery Visitor</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><b> <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=mog+kerr&productType=917504"><i>Mog the Forgetful Cat</i> </a></b>by Judith Kerr</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3aBZ9ymhjiUJR5X8eLhLAUR-hf9cXACRI79BPbfp35on4VBDhtr60XV9ebI3w0He113TKWdHblJb58rnH2xB6-4rTJe-KF8ymXZ9KGFqQT2zCXsGUfrPF9YL4t7iGX7I-l4yAx5i82jWJokMQT3ON5MX5VZUBfOF8loYWnEIh1Zh-jvbX36P7dS2ySQ/s210/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="210" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3aBZ9ymhjiUJR5X8eLhLAUR-hf9cXACRI79BPbfp35on4VBDhtr60XV9ebI3w0He113TKWdHblJb58rnH2xB6-4rTJe-KF8ymXZ9KGFqQT2zCXsGUfrPF9YL4t7iGX7I-l4yAx5i82jWJokMQT3ON5MX5VZUBfOF8loYWnEIh1Zh-jvbX36P7dS2ySQ/w127-h127/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots!</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i> <i><b>Kevin </b></i> by P. Crumble and Lucinda Gifford</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli-AmvJ9WCVeO51gEuUpGQZnP2cvkcXDK7KO94Zu3VJiqR2B7YmC0DPJS5CldHCAjV6bSgtHGJUx7hOgU-RVc-u21SCLK1E8THtxCV4fRnDqevlK9rKDZG1nlPd_ZcXOXgxSWjkK8jNIR_CmX37P5kpqhUTTmPB_jN8Rf6S0h36QyJ8rn92QJwKtr9Jk/s229/Unknown-13.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="220" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli-AmvJ9WCVeO51gEuUpGQZnP2cvkcXDK7KO94Zu3VJiqR2B7YmC0DPJS5CldHCAjV6bSgtHGJUx7hOgU-RVc-u21SCLK1E8THtxCV4fRnDqevlK9rKDZG1nlPd_ZcXOXgxSWjkK8jNIR_CmX37P5kpqhUTTmPB_jN8Rf6S0h36QyJ8rn92QJwKtr9Jk/w111-h116/Unknown-13.jpeg" width="111" /></a></div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-cat-wants-cuddles-p-crumble/book/9781338741223.html">The Cat Wants Cuddles</a></i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The Cat Wants Custard</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/cat-wants-kittens-p-crumble/book/9781742769097.html">The Cat wants Kittens</a></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-cat-wants-a-castle-p-crumble/book/9781760669188.html">The Cat Wants a Castle</a></i></div><div><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div><i><b>• Doodle Cat</b> </i>by Kat Patrick and Lauren Marriott</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_isYT1_1aLjJxuSFXVE12WCmLZdtdGuQALZoqtgvMh8gEpqAL8mZ4ejfTSjM8LHbwQi_54SjYWxOEHXT_OLbJcmv3BgLTTpa0hF1nqVf-X5deRHUJ-AxXyu2hr-5H4LKZMeveZAP2BwgLaf84EzAVjNZ6Y14jAOlXjR3rIXMuoqmJ-7mlDcfdtpVvXw/s225/Unknown-15.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_isYT1_1aLjJxuSFXVE12WCmLZdtdGuQALZoqtgvMh8gEpqAL8mZ4ejfTSjM8LHbwQi_54SjYWxOEHXT_OLbJcmv3BgLTTpa0hF1nqVf-X5deRHUJ-AxXyu2hr-5H4LKZMeveZAP2BwgLaf84EzAVjNZ6Y14jAOlXjR3rIXMuoqmJ-7mlDcfdtpVvXw/w117-h117/Unknown-15.jpeg" width="117" /></a></div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/i-am-doodle-cat-kat-patrick/book/9781925321258.html">I am Doodle Cat</a></i><br /><div><br /></div><div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/doodle-cat-is-bored-kat-patrick/book/9781925321883.html">Doodle Cat is Bored</a></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/doodle-cat-wears-a-cape-kat-patrick/book/9781925713961.html">Doodle Cat Wears a Cape</a><br /></i><p><br /></p><p>•<b><i> Coco </i> </b>by Laura Bunting</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEw7ATJSTBUAC1IdmCHsUAJJj8Yp1cLF5Jd3uEs5pJKNtEdP33p50DImwDgJ6tKj0tkpalcTrkmCMNHH3uij3hCP_47HlfGn_9IQJxbEIyvPlV8KKiZyzRC640AgTNc1cq8r0ha1YHFwAY5LwlXML9vTljkqr5dHbP-7LUjr-b4G1bhQ43Ab_N270luc/s252/images-6.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="200" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEw7ATJSTBUAC1IdmCHsUAJJj8Yp1cLF5Jd3uEs5pJKNtEdP33p50DImwDgJ6tKj0tkpalcTrkmCMNHH3uij3hCP_47HlfGn_9IQJxbEIyvPlV8KKiZyzRC640AgTNc1cq8r0ha1YHFwAY5LwlXML9vTljkqr5dHbP-7LUjr-b4G1bhQ43Ab_N270luc/w99-h125/images-6.jpeg" width="99" /></a></div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/coco-laura-bunting/book/9781761121029.html">Coco Big City Kitty</a></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/coco-and-the-bee-laura-bunting/book/9781760975265.html">Coco and the Bee</a><br /></i><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/coco-and-the-spiderling-laura-bunting/book/9781761201530.html">Coco and the Spidering</a></i></p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/coco-and-the-christmas-beetle-laura-bunting/book/9781761207853.html">Coco and the Christmas Beetle</a></i></p><p><i>Coco and the Butterfly</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><b><i>Slinky Malinki</i> </b>and<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Scarface Claw</i> by Lynley Dodd</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYyKb55tJoF2QfOswcqz1GvWtB_4yZ3jm0Q5CaVNrKPbSJ8I0iTc5494Ejur8BKWYVEnBX_kwDKU1QncnLb1cAfWRj4SJ_ttnCY8i7HwansNUk9JYbeT7NKWEut5u2VfSP0bL6TectiAIs6lAixD7TAnK6QIZSRsmNx1hRp-fG1hhGxeMl-ZOuFL-Sms/s1882/9780143505433.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1882" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYyKb55tJoF2QfOswcqz1GvWtB_4yZ3jm0Q5CaVNrKPbSJ8I0iTc5494Ejur8BKWYVEnBX_kwDKU1QncnLb1cAfWRj4SJ_ttnCY8i7HwansNUk9JYbeT7NKWEut5u2VfSP0bL6TectiAIs6lAixD7TAnK6QIZSRsmNx1hRp-fG1hhGxeMl-ZOuFL-Sms/w127-h94/9780143505433.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/search.ep?keywords=slinky+malinki&productType=917504">5 stand-alone titles</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoYFRoUDx2E6Btd8FWaBC46fO2DqS-Gs9La5y7P0Eo28f6zeFpd4TgeDXf_d4pVVGXtyogmINwkr-yL35J_KttBAxXVxw_iDmzkqaNCsEiA-KPb84_7einZZkLWBDmCcgydBIe1FwO63jdvXjXgNlCz0-iJA2I87tho9p7XJ91g7X_a9IFl1qgPm6Gy8/s257/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EKI8Ly7NPvVnxJZmzY98-iidtMX2Dr8AkytKunt2pkanhJZYO-PkE2I2laIpwyQM7TVCXnxI-Zs9VuzIyYS9IOKRSIQIEQFx8jx3sUNC745YBRa8PxDB8uP-C4tRZ7kDI3FgugfW9du00e-73HH_BkV90mrH0Q83UnbmIBeLEB5f4rm9-K1DbR3x8vQ/s244/Unknown-9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="207" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EKI8Ly7NPvVnxJZmzY98-iidtMX2Dr8AkytKunt2pkanhJZYO-PkE2I2laIpwyQM7TVCXnxI-Zs9VuzIyYS9IOKRSIQIEQFx8jx3sUNC745YBRa8PxDB8uP-C4tRZ7kDI3FgugfW9du00e-73HH_BkV90mrH0Q83UnbmIBeLEB5f4rm9-K1DbR3x8vQ/w112-h132/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="112" /></a></div><i>Chester</i><p></p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/chester-s-back--melanie-watt/book/9781554534616.html">Chester's Back</a></i></p><p><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/chester-s-masterpiece-melanie-watt/book/9781554533541.html">Chester's Masterpiece</a></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>• </i><b style="font-style: italic;">Cat the Cat </b> by Mo Willems</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbw3B5cmzWtAYNAJFKZS2PClMs2snipFltRDkohQuN5uh53srsOnD0LorlHuEq0xhFT0U7b28apSOUTTzjVfb-qPgvcuRC10LcZ1PMQjhTElH1utmzsNU7siaSOWonR_6Ql7bMI6zqtkLnP10taBjuvn1qisS4_iCcRwtpwo3_04A68G3hKhjZn4WZZg/w135-h135/Unknown-9.jpeg" width="135" /></a><br /><br /><p>Tomorrow there's more...cats to be found in easy readers, graphic novels and chapter books.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(69, 69, 69); color: #454545; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-289009215369640022024-01-06T13:49:00.000-08:002024-01-06T13:49:03.859-08:00Battles with a Dragon (Dragons Day 7)<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcYy658xc7u009Njy44D8obbUFuDXaq9i7t4GwU0S4FVIhEWd1UFKs_W7_P6u8xDl2Ggq_JaNbUYX14AJYWxsUQepa2lPr0hduM6g-dHuzTAHS2tGssm_kwbiZuorqRMAZK7sRSREhQEjnQPCEnKOedobq8i0QUQeN8eTxcOB4HTuwG1ygxKh72hSYnQ/s1760/20f32619-9efc-4421-b96d-5180160b04e5-2060x1370.jpeg.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcYy658xc7u009Njy44D8obbUFuDXaq9i7t4GwU0S4FVIhEWd1UFKs_W7_P6u8xDl2Ggq_JaNbUYX14AJYWxsUQepa2lPr0hduM6g-dHuzTAHS2tGssm_kwbiZuorqRMAZK7sRSREhQEjnQPCEnKOedobq8i0QUQeN8eTxcOB4HTuwG1ygxKh72hSYnQ/s320/20f32619-9efc-4421-b96d-5180160b04e5-2060x1370.jpeg.webp" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Last day of dragons!</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tell-me-a-dragon-jackie-morris/book/9781912654277.html">Jackie Morris</a> whose very attentive reading dragon is pictured here would say that you can never get enough dragons! But I do need to stop writing about dragons and focus on other things.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">These final books should cover any questions you have? </span></p><p><br /></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica;">What if you don't believe in dragons?</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Read:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Uhu0jFks7yMiMR7vNMrxi8fLDOU2XL5niHcxanpgXhFjutTgAq08Hv4EgDLJjfugJr-90USB_jP5T77NoEYTImtovV1fPhE3AGDzkAcQslBdlpsbuYpXCnYV7jafHdU0H3vvOfXLJIbp27W856U8qapmRu3h_ZWlSecgsAO9Igl7hZwYB1pZMpz-S_U/s236/Unknown-1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="214" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Uhu0jFks7yMiMR7vNMrxi8fLDOU2XL5niHcxanpgXhFjutTgAq08Hv4EgDLJjfugJr-90USB_jP5T77NoEYTImtovV1fPhE3AGDzkAcQslBdlpsbuYpXCnYV7jafHdU0H3vvOfXLJIbp27W856U8qapmRu3h_ZWlSecgsAO9Igl7hZwYB1pZMpz-S_U/w150-h166/Unknown-1.jpeg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />• <i>I Don't Believe in Dragons</i> by Anna Walker</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">Everyone in Miss May's class believes in dragons - except for Jack.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Are there books about girls fighting dragons?</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwccf1Ghyphenhyphenb6rB7fx8EsB2ft3XFf0gnB9q1AvzCbQ0fMJmgaOwImm5KSA5n_101MVqdyS-3fVLxle2AgSVvM4OJsf7ioC07OauQ49UMyydJU6EcUw5j5ZkP1grhFafdppSdWqiwwWand0PWSxtZhT5CQ3IK6XApczsHj8yaOjLwOOTUrpSHSoBKxeI_9I/s355/18305497.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="318" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwccf1Ghyphenhyphenb6rB7fx8EsB2ft3XFf0gnB9q1AvzCbQ0fMJmgaOwImm5KSA5n_101MVqdyS-3fVLxle2AgSVvM4OJsf7ioC07OauQ49UMyydJU6EcUw5j5ZkP1grhFafdppSdWqiwwWand0PWSxtZhT5CQ3IK6XApczsHj8yaOjLwOOTUrpSHSoBKxeI_9I/w145-h162/18305497.jpg" width="145" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />• <i>Emily & Dragon</i> by Lyn Lee and David Cornish </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"> </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Can a girl be a dragon hunter? Emily thinks so.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>• <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/billy-and-the-dragon-nadia-shireen/book/9780857551351.html">Billy and the Dragon</a></i> by Nadia Shireen</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">Big-haired heroine Billy, decked out as a knight for a fancy-dress party, battles to save her sidekick Fatcat from the clutches of a dragon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/georgie-grows-a-dragon-emma-lazell/book/9781843654889.html">Georgie Grows a Dragon</a></i> by Emma </span><span style="color: #1e1915;">Lazell</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS7M-ncrDr6e4eWz8nUv4cXysIc6vwwvp-N8aw1Ay9-4YhsVeG9LRacgsssmuJi-wi1g7TpGFrgYUuCB75_MHI4w2To2itbEtzO3VyGFuPG2Th9lsLERvRO7O4blPsYfDIxxckWC1f5E2SExa6l0Xrx90iWHmP0nulJKbAj-X-tN-R-SNI8NLuujBUtU/s1000/31F72sNryHL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="655" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisS7M-ncrDr6e4eWz8nUv4cXysIc6vwwvp-N8aw1Ay9-4YhsVeG9LRacgsssmuJi-wi1g7TpGFrgYUuCB75_MHI4w2To2itbEtzO3VyGFuPG2Th9lsLERvRO7O4blPsYfDIxxckWC1f5E2SExa6l0Xrx90iWHmP0nulJKbAj-X-tN-R-SNI8NLuujBUtU/w116-h177/31F72sNryHL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="116" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">• <i>Fighting Dragons </i> by Colin West</span></span><p></p><p><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">Every morning Katy's dad puts on his armour and sets off for the castle. He tells her stories of fighting dragons so one day Katy goes with him and gets a big surprise.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-princess-and-the-dragon-audrey-wood/book/9781846433566.html">The Princess and the Dragon</a></i> by Audrey Wood</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">When a princess who haves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, there are unexpected results.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-paper-bag-princess-40th-anniversary-edition-robert-munsch/book/9781760974602.html">The </a></i><span style="caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;"><i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-paper-bag-princess-40th-anniversary-edition-robert-munsch/book/9781760974602.html">Paper Bag Princess</a></i> by Robert Munsch and Michael </span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21);">Martchenko</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What do I need to do to fight a dragon?</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/dragonquest-allan-baillie/book/9780763666170.html">Dragonquest</a> </i>by Allan Baillie and Wayne Harris</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhuZ9yacRZOfVs40VkkG4Pw-6SJ8LKA5006MPgIjflVeVkuqIgQDggh52aiG6n65VEARVRwBl2q-8apnho29qwMUfETEVaBQ2yFTiZB71lDWBrE0JMJ-PwtrFzjrPAX_uKhyvA4uwfttHfXKyI69Yz3jW5LIDZxmHDpY8ZN9X-dKVPJAYsF-un_uD2W8/s200/large_Hunting_for_Dragons.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="200" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhuZ9yacRZOfVs40VkkG4Pw-6SJ8LKA5006MPgIjflVeVkuqIgQDggh52aiG6n65VEARVRwBl2q-8apnho29qwMUfETEVaBQ2yFTiZB71lDWBrE0JMJ-PwtrFzjrPAX_uKhyvA4uwfttHfXKyI69Yz3jW5LIDZxmHDpY8ZN9X-dKVPJAYsF-un_uD2W8/w179-h148/large_Hunting_for_Dragons.jpg" width="179" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />• <i>Hunting Dragons</i> Bruce Whatley</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">Dragons are everywhere - if you know where to look!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/dragon-stew-steve-smallman/book/9781848951006.html">Dragon Stew</a></i> by Steve Smallman and Lee Wildish</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">•<i> <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/here-be-dragons-susannah-lloyd/book/9780711256613.html">Here There Be Dragons</a></i> by Susannah Lloyd and Paddy Donnelly</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">This book is about a knight on a mission: to find and slay a dragon. The other knights have told him that there's no such thing as dragons, but he doesn't care.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/tom-and-the-dragon-juliette-maclver/book/9781869439699.html">Tom and the Dragon</a></i> by Juliet MacIver and Scott Tulloch</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/dragon-stew-steve-smallman/book/9781848951006.html">Dragon Stew</a></i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> by Steve Smallman and Lee Wildish</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/where-is-the-dragon--leo-timmers/book/9781776573127.html">Where is the Dragon?</a></i> by Leo Timmers</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">Three knights know everything about dragons and are armed to the teeth! Now they just have to find him. They set out into the night with a candle in hand. Soon they find something that looks very much like a dragon … Attack!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy8pf2rqLAtFaqslxq_2nbDYVWNqm6o5wWQfQ9qMkagfsFWdJNMIMVwjHf4v68PIMhxjK7b0XWYgiYlU3UbT9Ub51-kKLOVc7f5rmRNyM7RZuh06Fc4ifPsdpJbyuEyoYFBZBNXDmwVZnnyoLDJqfRT0VSx-GGRTNt40tt-9j1h3QVvAa4rFyheRIms0/s1000/81itRduDwJL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="892" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy8pf2rqLAtFaqslxq_2nbDYVWNqm6o5wWQfQ9qMkagfsFWdJNMIMVwjHf4v68PIMhxjK7b0XWYgiYlU3UbT9Ub51-kKLOVc7f5rmRNyM7RZuh06Fc4ifPsdpJbyuEyoYFBZBNXDmwVZnnyoLDJqfRT0VSx-GGRTNt40tt-9j1h3QVvAa4rFyheRIms0/w163-h183/81itRduDwJL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="163" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>How to Defeat Dragons</i> by Roland Garrigue and Catherine LeBlanc</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;">Even the bravest knights are afraid of dragons. In this helpful book, you will find all the unbeatable tricks for destroying these scary, scaly beasts!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/once-upon-a-dragon-s-fire-beatrice-blue/book/9781786035547.html">Once Upon a Dragon's Fire</a></i> by Beatrice Blue</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">One day, two brave children called Freya and Sylas set out to stop a dragon for good. But when they found him, he wasn't quite what they expected.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #353535; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><b>Where did all the dragons go?</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2qqDWNqyxAk6H07vMheaYaumRPo8rXqiJI6GNDYH2x3mbYeEFo3Xf9UtlQKR6nENEsQETMOdGiVQM9aqvsqPyHKNEOPzxOuKfd6ywyybCW7gs-zJ7QCdDPJmKnCsAqbzgRxlBqIGa7lRimcO1tQmfHjFrO3bfj-AKKl-rN-UVegwPFsBSQAlWmK-bEU/s264/Unknown-2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="191" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2qqDWNqyxAk6H07vMheaYaumRPo8rXqiJI6GNDYH2x3mbYeEFo3Xf9UtlQKR6nENEsQETMOdGiVQM9aqvsqPyHKNEOPzxOuKfd6ywyybCW7gs-zJ7QCdDPJmKnCsAqbzgRxlBqIGa7lRimcO1tQmfHjFrO3bfj-AKKl-rN-UVegwPFsBSQAlWmK-bEU/w120-h166/Unknown-2.jpeg" width="120" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />• <i>Where Did All the Dragons Go?</i> by Fay Robinson and Victor Lee</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can a dragon be a friend or your pet?</span></b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(53, 53, 53); color: #353535;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVsqOM_TO9Hm8pljXsCe4mlNPluZFLKwBqPTscehd6Lv2jBtfykil1wqiO_bukcKPnVw-gkwMX9xwGKs6m4DKyK8XUnbGRtZ-D1HQ2nGIEmAm4LHY9eH0R6ZbmHIKZc3nVCDz7khREtOOz-f0gocu1ZxGz6-9-wrQqrLkUMrFHiFFaqTDpIdIs0o6UCI/s246/Unknown-4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="204" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVsqOM_TO9Hm8pljXsCe4mlNPluZFLKwBqPTscehd6Lv2jBtfykil1wqiO_bukcKPnVw-gkwMX9xwGKs6m4DKyK8XUnbGRtZ-D1HQ2nGIEmAm4LHY9eH0R6ZbmHIKZc3nVCDz7khREtOOz-f0gocu1ZxGz6-9-wrQqrLkUMrFHiFFaqTDpIdIs0o6UCI/w130-h156/Unknown-4.jpeg" width="130" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i>How to Be Friends with a Dragon</i> by Valeri Gorbachev</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/you-don-t-want-a-dragon--ame-dyckman/book/9780316535809.html">You Don't Want a Dragon</a></i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> by Amy Dyckman and Liz Climo</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/have-you-seen-my-dragon--steve-light/book/9780763666484.html">Have You Seen My Dragon? </a></i> by Steve Light</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">• <i><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/marmaduke-the-very-different-dragon-rachel-valentine/ebook/9781408838969.html">Marmaduke the Very Different Dragon</a> </i> by Rachel Valentine and Ed Eaves</span></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinderbookboard/dragons/">Need more?</a></p></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8718468631775514935.post-20318488194742135972024-01-05T14:03:00.000-08:002024-01-06T20:22:09.065-08:00English Dragons (Dragons Day 6)<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737; line-height: inherit;">European dragons</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737;"> come in two kinds. The first is the northern, Germanic dragon that flies through the air on powerful wings and breathes fire when provoked. It loves gold and other kinds of treasure; where it finds a hidden hoard it moves in and sleeps on top of it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737;">The most frequently encountered type of dragon in </span><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737; line-height: inherit;"><a href="https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/articles/dragons-and-their-origins/">English folklore</a></strong><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(55, 55, 55); color: #373737;"> is the creeping and poisonous kind of dragon. It tends not to have wings, and it lurks in caves and marshes. It devours cattle and maidens until a hero manages to dispatch it, or until a saint invokes the power of God to force it to move away. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(104, 104, 104); color: #686868; text-align: justify;">Beowulf and Saint George are the most famous dragon slayers in British mythology, but there are others. </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;">Today, there are two distinct dragons in the British Isles. The White dragon, which symbolises England, and the Red dragon that appears on the Welsh flag. Looking for dragon books in the library I was surprised to find factual books, anthologies and stories which all mention European and or English dragons.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; font-family: arial;"><b>These books provide a general introduction to dragons:</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56-W2YgYC1A-q7OLpQH7jyY-C8_iFITcavJ1SNDQSTKSpgI_0EfIJVDOVU6o1gVAwCyTUS2GxWfyqVc3ibOWiDCY3-48EX9Cowh2Pcj7gIeIAKe4LmNcMf82E-ziMRTbbsKVZ_hvILc94p507CpZsift1sKYQOKGHBKqo5p8YhpKcIPkszE0F8IoG370/s327/2050925.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="318" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56-W2YgYC1A-q7OLpQH7jyY-C8_iFITcavJ1SNDQSTKSpgI_0EfIJVDOVU6o1gVAwCyTUS2GxWfyqVc3ibOWiDCY3-48EX9Cowh2Pcj7gIeIAKe4LmNcMf82E-ziMRTbbsKVZ_hvILc94p507CpZsift1sKYQOKGHBKqo5p8YhpKcIPkszE0F8IoG370/w111-h114/2050925.jpg" width="111" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Dragons </i> by Judy Tatchell and Peter Scott </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">A simple introduction to myths about dragons from different countries, including where they live, what they eat, and how they look.</span><br /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8jtu_IYM31z3n41u70uJqtwh3PZU_YcEjl95C759IDNAuurtp__zpWHzYZHAkpAI1b1zJovO31IFNFdcqByRxIb6VorQ2H4URFlM_hGVZ1greM4bM7Kin5viZGjgr8YGyDnENaUXbc1OMuNOtqtTdf1F3rZ2fIvyPLnAO6YZshCFvh9oJeVfgdp0W1s/s238/Unknown.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="212" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8jtu_IYM31z3n41u70uJqtwh3PZU_YcEjl95C759IDNAuurtp__zpWHzYZHAkpAI1b1zJovO31IFNFdcqByRxIb6VorQ2H4URFlM_hGVZ1greM4bM7Kin5viZGjgr8YGyDnENaUXbc1OMuNOtqtTdf1F3rZ2fIvyPLnAO6YZshCFvh9oJeVfgdp0W1s/w98-h110/Unknown.jpeg" width="98" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>• Dragons?!</i> by Lila Trap</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: arial;">This<i> </i>tours the globe describing the discoveries and ancient beliefs about dragons as mythological monsters, deities, creators of the world and guardians of its riches. The book tells the many stories of fierce battles, superpowers, mysteries of nature, local lore and legend. Thankfully, heroes abound and a clutch of cheeky chicks guides readers through the pages.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Vyg0aSwZT4hJGWg3bscYDbcdCFw4OAbEToI7Jb9aWm0bLf-k1pATmLYEgTjk4smQS_0KaZkaxH0VhlCgb1-abS1X3BvefQU4cSgSzfiVHakPwfhkiYuOlreEQ13qtDrmW18LIGt2hs0N7KYH1gMkAfkTGxlKqR3h0Hdp0C9iNgDIwjOVBodUy0KPMxQ/s167/content.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="128" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Vyg0aSwZT4hJGWg3bscYDbcdCFw4OAbEToI7Jb9aWm0bLf-k1pATmLYEgTjk4smQS_0KaZkaxH0VhlCgb1-abS1X3BvefQU4cSgSzfiVHakPwfhkiYuOlreEQ13qtDrmW18LIGt2hs0N7KYH1gMkAfkTGxlKqR3h0Hdp0C9iNgDIwjOVBodUy0KPMxQ/s1600/content.jpeg" width="128" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">• <i>Life-sized Dragons</i> by John Grant and Fred Gambino</span></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;">Ten life-sized pull-out flaps show dragons of every different shape, colour and personality, from crimson treasure hoarders to magnificent purple fire-breathers.The illustrations detail their physiology and biology and sit alongside informative text.</span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4BqRImXwPSfqy93FTf5HhwEuzrXN89sQE_UM79mpyU1iAkxvV3ji11l48c159jS-SHoB0BQwf6E3B9bT2y6Mz7dDyKSp7a6D7a_vrzN1mRJAOSp-jGPXllI6vhrbGVwtWo5X0nZcwdGamfkT7cdeKebrgRxo4uoKbf9xB-OV66740A4osSU8zHfXKdE/s500/9781595669827-us.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="395" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4BqRImXwPSfqy93FTf5HhwEuzrXN89sQE_UM79mpyU1iAkxvV3ji11l48c159jS-SHoB0BQwf6E3B9bT2y6Mz7dDyKSp7a6D7a_vrzN1mRJAOSp-jGPXllI6vhrbGVwtWo5X0nZcwdGamfkT7cdeKebrgRxo4uoKbf9xB-OV66740A4osSU8zHfXKdE/w120-h152/9781595669827-us.jpg" width="120" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Dragons</i> by John Malam </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Enter the realm of legends with this guide to mythical creatures, dragons. Hunt down fearsome dragons, explore fairyland and discover the most famous giants and monsters in the world.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCAsDOQUzND0uLRIPNZYaHReI9k0bEhFHU499SbZwmKd-DxMRf0Is7jV6ebhHxbJoLyfOrpOxof7YtAF1hOZOxBgHa1KbncLWIjMXT4t8UzHdYmj77U05lyBhi4KvdAfwoSvnD7_JFUJyswGoVQpIdTYfh5pGXyGZodRwVS6BaKxX6HLdakQNvJMIauY/s400/large_9780399221057.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="322" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCAsDOQUzND0uLRIPNZYaHReI9k0bEhFHU499SbZwmKd-DxMRf0Is7jV6ebhHxbJoLyfOrpOxof7YtAF1hOZOxBgHa1KbncLWIjMXT4t8UzHdYmj77U05lyBhi4KvdAfwoSvnD7_JFUJyswGoVQpIdTYfh5pGXyGZodRwVS6BaKxX6HLdakQNvJMIauY/w131-h162/large_9780399221057.jpg" width="131" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">• <i>Dragons Dragons </i> by Eric Carle</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Fiery dragons, playful centaurs, the mysterious garusa, the web-footed bunyip--these and other mythological creatures abound in </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111; font-weight: 700;">Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">. </span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><b>Compilations:</b></span></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80GYPbNa2SDdjz8oEoJp2lWJ-iGQUk04YKttNWKt-zxm_ke828k-2IUJsi7A7560ne6MGL4mKv0iwzvDMSl2Rg7El1KqkvCCV1dlYoBOq7N5Gb8uZrffwztNNKCSX7RILYNMMDdf0YiZQVFDDbcYz1HQek2IHNmztE9O46A8K0K-OD9cMGwuQbu6Vg10/s800/9781915569332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="610" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80GYPbNa2SDdjz8oEoJp2lWJ-iGQUk04YKttNWKt-zxm_ke828k-2IUJsi7A7560ne6MGL4mKv0iwzvDMSl2Rg7El1KqkvCCV1dlYoBOq7N5Gb8uZrffwztNNKCSX7RILYNMMDdf0YiZQVFDDbcYz1HQek2IHNmztE9O46A8K0K-OD9cMGwuQbu6Vg10/w99-h130/9781915569332.jpg" width="99" /></a></span></span></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;">• <i>Dragon Lore</i> by Curatoria Draconis and Tomislav Tomic</span></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box !important; caret-color: rgb(156, 156, 156); text-align: center;">Vibrant retellings of myths and legends that feature heroes and heroines from Thor to Merlin, Beowulf, Heracles, and the last dragon and the Princess. This includes a story about the red dragon and the white dragon.</span><br /><b style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKdjV3-DO1cZRKp4aoZMN5TEm3Og7Q5T9cBF5f4GtdvkeohT1oHUAS88lWt3MsFopTmR5U1Xcb0PavaDirlAdMIwla36aThmGK1wGMx3-x1EfOaHO0DISFHwg9rbIE3piL7kl-6j87l_PJhNVm2FAgW1YT-zyWF57tunT4b3AVFW6yAkU-XZxNExlg3w/s293/Fangs-on-fire.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="192" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKdjV3-DO1cZRKp4aoZMN5TEm3Og7Q5T9cBF5f4GtdvkeohT1oHUAS88lWt3MsFopTmR5U1Xcb0PavaDirlAdMIwla36aThmGK1wGMx3-x1EfOaHO0DISFHwg9rbIE3piL7kl-6j87l_PJhNVm2FAgW1YT-zyWF57tunT4b3AVFW6yAkU-XZxNExlg3w/w104-h158/Fangs-on-fire.jpg.webp" width="104" /></a></span></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);">• <i>Fangs 'n Fire </i> by Chris Mould</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Contains many traditional dragon myths and legends as well as some new and original tales. Stories include: </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">George and the Dragon (traditional), The Dragon's Teeth (Greek myth), The Eyeless Dragons (Chinese myth), The Dragon Swarms (Edith Nesbit) and many more.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwoucxCrsXKiH7Gg8VhsUX0bRr7flblZKE0SEh8wnPIduumyagGjyU4YJ2OAmJ6ZfPoVmV3-JuyyvEmRN_wg3GbuKRer8-dvgtzYo8_ZGWloHZswLK6y7rvg9gJfJj4YDik8UodUiEjNg19dDp6Q2tug4eNP1jMkZU1g9WPWZTMQ9R_0Y6GtG-Vy5rtg/s578/x480.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="395" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwoucxCrsXKiH7Gg8VhsUX0bRr7flblZKE0SEh8wnPIduumyagGjyU4YJ2OAmJ6ZfPoVmV3-JuyyvEmRN_wg3GbuKRer8-dvgtzYo8_ZGWloHZswLK6y7rvg9gJfJj4YDik8UodUiEjNg19dDp6Q2tug4eNP1jMkZU1g9WPWZTMQ9R_0Y6GtG-Vy5rtg/w101-h148/x480.jpg" width="101" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"> • </span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: #0f1111;">Dragons </i><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"> by Christopher Rawson and Stephen Cartwright</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(116, 116, 116);"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Three hilarious, original tales of some not-so-scary mythical fire-breathing beasts. Each title is vividly illustrated, and is clearly laid out with speech bubbles to aid the narrative flow. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv-9O6KNsMFHJiDRBpLPS3N1bskwaXNR7CVA_7cIfGVi6RB6nLusS8istgEiL4QQl_1zVmD3NS2TZjzCtjoMKESK6kwE01NN6OOqXAZV4-P-h5ZIHDp2_2HG76D23WKqLJNZxi0OynhwzY60TLV5Jd8ZIvW-Mfov_gg1pfn2D8CrGYPwhhWfwb_YJAq4/s500/6352078.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="370" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv-9O6KNsMFHJiDRBpLPS3N1bskwaXNR7CVA_7cIfGVi6RB6nLusS8istgEiL4QQl_1zVmD3NS2TZjzCtjoMKESK6kwE01NN6OOqXAZV4-P-h5ZIHDp2_2HG76D23WKqLJNZxi0OynhwzY60TLV5Jd8ZIvW-Mfov_gg1pfn2D8CrGYPwhhWfwb_YJAq4/w122-h165/6352078.jpg" width="122" /></span></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(116, 116, 116); color: #747474; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(116, 116, 116);"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">• <i>Tell Me Dragon </i> by Jackie Morris</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Offers young readers a gallery of dragons in every shape, size, and temperament imaginable. They range from a beast as big as a village to a tiny species with whisper-thin wings, from a snaggle-toothed monster to a sea-dragon that races dolphins on the waves.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><b>Individual books:</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5PaeaXJc_CpORr-XRHvixr1yopbySJE_EELilJjfWLKV9lSvhJ5S-mt3RNhpWr_LHQ8aRlQ7lw4tQE4lHjqav82_bLDCcdTfFm2Jqu4Zrawc3JE2ncXDrty2ZrSJ1bxjtg7KGAXhvr8lXTkvat6suajJttRz9ZY1cJALopPPqMw_EVB3zZecoYWKutc/s1225/9781406348873.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="802" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5PaeaXJc_CpORr-XRHvixr1yopbySJE_EELilJjfWLKV9lSvhJ5S-mt3RNhpWr_LHQ8aRlQ7lw4tQE4lHjqav82_bLDCcdTfFm2Jqu4Zrawc3JE2ncXDrty2ZrSJ1bxjtg7KGAXhvr8lXTkvat6suajJttRz9ZY1cJALopPPqMw_EVB3zZecoYWKutc/w114-h174/9781406348873.jpeg" width="114" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Beowulf </i> by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;">In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;">Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;"> is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu32oltGsK9CMt7AWmdlxTGm1Veo5QFxcaMdF288WZomCIB_wVpoSfZFnu0EheqoEB22RK4fmjA2Q9FgduKHXLAeQSLEbiDjtlSzJAB4tVWHsS_WePZJx-2LC9mbWc93T0CLeZNdz5Kwdwuq74Z9jw8HVcLoxIsklAoEvzeo9oeIVApNIcqghyphenhyphenqIRQnC8/s400/1650378944-saint-george-and-the-dragon-269x400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="269" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu32oltGsK9CMt7AWmdlxTGm1Veo5QFxcaMdF288WZomCIB_wVpoSfZFnu0EheqoEB22RK4fmjA2Q9FgduKHXLAeQSLEbiDjtlSzJAB4tVWHsS_WePZJx-2LC9mbWc93T0CLeZNdz5Kwdwuq74Z9jw8HVcLoxIsklAoEvzeo9oeIVApNIcqghyphenhyphenqIRQnC8/w104-h155/1650378944-saint-george-and-the-dragon-269x400.jpg" width="104" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529;">• <i>Saint George and the Dragon</i> by Louie Stowell and John </span></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: arial;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Coven</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">A humorous re-telling of the legendary tale, specially written for children who are starting to read on their own. Easy-to-read text and colourful illustrations bring the story of a fire-breathing dragon, a princess in peril and a bold knight to life. Includes background to the legend and the art it has inspired, as well as internet links to find out more.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_PjvscRITJrO7Q6qJ3LHo8TCqfOMY0oZFF8PRDDO1zVaATRAMwc-yQ5F_xfPf5UjoRneSkF8gnJhQyxcWgQVZEYqSlMecG585azqnv4DehlnthwukLdpWY9ZOQJhsYKfuOYynKQi8IG1u01R7P87vDypRBOGvGa2IMg3FBOewhSfQCrovJyo1PdcjHI/s386/C0AB0D2D075479E3A6D1A9224BA5D6222EB9C9DC.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="386" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_PjvscRITJrO7Q6qJ3LHo8TCqfOMY0oZFF8PRDDO1zVaATRAMwc-yQ5F_xfPf5UjoRneSkF8gnJhQyxcWgQVZEYqSlMecG585azqnv4DehlnthwukLdpWY9ZOQJhsYKfuOYynKQi8IG1u01R7P87vDypRBOGvGa2IMg3FBOewhSfQCrovJyo1PdcjHI/w136-h123/C0AB0D2D075479E3A6D1A9224BA5D6222EB9C9DC.jpeg" width="136" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Saint George and the Dragon </i> retold by Margaret Hodges and Trina Schart Hyman</span><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66); color: #414042; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66); color: #414042; font-family: arial;">In this Caldecott Award-winning picture book, Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorising the country.</span></div><div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #414042;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #414042;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #414042;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #414042; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqGceW9nmwXDJvIOaOlDDLxH2CGkyWv3JnwpasdVfap2sOXyKbeufnvEdpk2PCb-qp-EbzxkxgwLqKxnofH24r1wQ2UypC6tFQISv7Dmd_78irTX0Qhkv2Eaz5RUHThmTd-lUmQ5GB-FwX-PyKaAietspi7WROmnFt2pn9eTJ-1twkunOUr1NWWZU7nQ/s378/300.jpg.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="280" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqGceW9nmwXDJvIOaOlDDLxH2CGkyWv3JnwpasdVfap2sOXyKbeufnvEdpk2PCb-qp-EbzxkxgwLqKxnofH24r1wQ2UypC6tFQISv7Dmd_78irTX0Qhkv2Eaz5RUHThmTd-lUmQ5GB-FwX-PyKaAietspi7WROmnFt2pn9eTJ-1twkunOUr1NWWZU7nQ/w136-h184/300.jpg.webp" width="136" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; caret-color: rgb(65, 64, 66);">• <i>St George and the Dragon </i> by Geraldine McCaughrean and Nick Palin</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); color: #121212; font-family: arial;">This beautifully told story gives a vivid background of frightened villagers, an evil- minded dragon who has been shaped by his birth in “the deepest crevices of a bottomless pool” and his wicked dragon parents, and an heroic St George. </span></div><div><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjJMiQ0nKH3tmYDQMf04jQjEJ-ZAUfZMVkqTDzRcGRaLhRER_McOkKrCaVsypWzDbp87xfHSS8jy-zdrc7LzabEDi-s9Wuvol3xuGEJ9V4FHzvy7LHjevfsQKXStWDYXGwD0sppGnmb-gXgbuNKZoc3KafwwsagpsscN3SVIOjbeaHEOIc9G7GIRgSLc/s500/9780618543595.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="404" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjJMiQ0nKH3tmYDQMf04jQjEJ-ZAUfZMVkqTDzRcGRaLhRER_McOkKrCaVsypWzDbp87xfHSS8jy-zdrc7LzabEDi-s9Wuvol3xuGEJ9V4FHzvy7LHjevfsQKXStWDYXGwD0sppGnmb-gXgbuNKZoc3KafwwsagpsscN3SVIOjbeaHEOIc9G7GIRgSLc/w144-h178/9780618543595.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div>• <i>The Loathsome Dragon </i>by David Wiesner and Kim Kahng</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">This is a retold story from an</span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">1890</span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"> English fairy tales called the Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh. </span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;">A father of two children marries an enchantress and she gets jealous of the daughter and the son is over seas. She turns the girl into a dragon and the brother must break the spell.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlXEceU7R9u2y0nxLX479DN08vDbM7lBeVqep6ppoeFwyDViXUahynNH96k8m3vh9KDoY978wg8sUOH8jPFORzyJVBDLnBZPo6xz_d9oLj4CVsOWxC1Bc0HgHB3p4x1YOtXKJ4WWAo-iYYIJL8zZb0C06jNl-L6gJLTz9Epc3pwGQEhDhUm2d8Xb95YQ/s140/merlinatd.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="140" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlXEceU7R9u2y0nxLX479DN08vDbM7lBeVqep6ppoeFwyDViXUahynNH96k8m3vh9KDoY978wg8sUOH8jPFORzyJVBDLnBZPo6xz_d9oLj4CVsOWxC1Bc0HgHB3p4x1YOtXKJ4WWAo-iYYIJL8zZb0C06jNl-L6gJLTz9Epc3pwGQEhDhUm2d8Xb95YQ/w161-h115/merlinatd.jpg" width="161" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">• <i>Merlin and the Dragons </i>by Jane Yolen and Li Ming</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Young King Arthur, troubled by nightmares, doubts he is the rightful king of England. One rainy night, the wizard Merlin tells Arthur the story of dueling dragons and a fateful clash between good and evil, which reveals the surprising secret of the boy king's true legacy.</span></div><div><span face="Avenir Next W05 Regular, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Avenir Next W05 Regular, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhXrBi4bCx6IW-KGEk-y3wJd50WPowf8_m6Q7DaCM04r6-tTRDVRsd7v7uDvKMyfUUqbhuuNaRR8kINgr09T0Tlhb_Tr_Mibv8ubj-eGuHoYvJOGiA1RDtA_xAGRiGBjNlPA4CzBu02S6lnq7U-A_jInntYARniBS-VSR0l13mZsMOf4_0oNXf92Olr0/s288/lancelot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="238" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhXrBi4bCx6IW-KGEk-y3wJd50WPowf8_m6Q7DaCM04r6-tTRDVRsd7v7uDvKMyfUUqbhuuNaRR8kINgr09T0Tlhb_Tr_Mibv8ubj-eGuHoYvJOGiA1RDtA_xAGRiGBjNlPA4CzBu02S6lnq7U-A_jInntYARniBS-VSR0l13mZsMOf4_0oNXf92Olr0/w129-h156/lancelot.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>• <i>Lancelot </i> by Hudson Talbot</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;">Though Arthur was the greatest king that Britain had ever known, Lancelot was the Round Table's greatest knight. Orphaned in battle and rescued by the Lady of the Lake, Lancelot is raised in the enchanted domain of Avalon, where he is schooled in the arts of chivalry by the finest knights in the world. Defeating giants, slaying dragons and rescuing damsels in distress are all in a day's work for the dynamic, young warrior.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span><br /></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #121212;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(18, 18, 18); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="color: #212529;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="color: #212529;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);"><br /></span></span><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(30, 25, 21); color: #1e1915;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17);"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p></div>kinderbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14024855203956916459noreply@blogger.com0