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My Blue Is Happy, by Jessica Young, pt. 1

May 14, 2014 By Laura

?     My Blue Is Happy by Jessica Young ill by Catia Chien Candlewick Press, 2013 I’m drawn to this book because my blue is happy, too! I always think of blue as a happy, calm, beautiful color. It starts out with, ?My sister says that blue is sad / Like a lonely song.? […]

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Listen to My Trumpet, pt. 2

February 19, 2014 By Laura

  Listen to My Trumpet by?Mo Willems Hyperion, 2012 Read part 1 here. But when Piggie asks, “So?! What do you think of my trumpet?” I feel so bad. Gerald is in a tough spot. He tries so hard to be nice and point out the great things about the trumpet (loud, shiny, Piggie holds […]

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Listen to My Trumpet, by Mo Willems

February 18, 2014 By Laura

  Listen to My Trumpet by?Mo Willems Hyperion, 2012 I love the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Willems, so I’m excited to read this. Piggie is so cute when he runs in with his new trumpet. He can’t wait to play it for Gerald. Piggie’s expressions are SO great and revealing! Before you even […]

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Under the Freedom Tree, pt. 3

February 5, 2014 By Laura

In this blog feature, I share a picture book I really enjoy and externalize my process of reading it. I’m hoping this will be useful for those of you who are?educators sharing books with kids and perhaps give you ideas of some?elements you could include?in your book discussions. Under the Freedom Tree by Susan VanHecke, […]

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Under the Freedom Tree, by Susan VanHecke [Nonfiction Monday]

February 3, 2014 By Laura

In this blog feature, I share a picture book I really enjoy and externalize my process of reading it. I’m hoping this will be useful for those of you who are?educators sharing books with kids and perhaps give you ideas of some?elements you could include?in your book discussions. Under the Freedom Tree by Susan VanHecke, […]

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