Thursday, December 20, 2012

The vanishment of Thomas Tull by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

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The Vanishment of Thomas Tull is a book from my permanent read-a-loud collection.  I have a handful of books that I read to students ever...

Tuesday by David Wiesner

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David Wiesner is one of those super talented illustrators who creates master pieces in the form of picture books. The first David Wiesner ...

Footprints in the butter by Peter Mayle illustrated by Arthur Robbins

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If I am famous for anything it is probably for introducing hundreds of children to Chilly Billy the little man who lives in your 'fridge...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Hailstones and Halibut bones Adventures in colour by Mary O'Neill

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My love of this old poetry book begins with the front cover.  I am a major fan of lighthouses.  This illustration comes from the poem What...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Wishbone by Janeen Brian illustrated by Kilmeny Niland

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There is a little book in our library called Green Fingers  by Emily Rodda from the Solo series.  The premise is that if you plant somethi...

Letters to Missy Violet by Rebecca Hathaway

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For about an hour yesterday I was living in an African American neighborhood in about 1929 - such is the power of the writing in this book...

The mummer's song by Bud Davidge and Ian Wallace

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In Australia our Christmas is very different from the one celebrated by our Northern Hemisphere cousins.  The day will be sunny and in som...