It’s Monday! What are you reading?
Teaching in a new to me school has kept me very busy. I didn’t get to post last week so am sharing reading highlights from the past 2 weeks.
Each week I share a reading photo of the week. My students have fallen deep into the land of graphic novels. Ben Hatke‘s Little Robot is a favourite.
This student is showing me that 2017 is not “coming soon” in terms of the next Hilo instalment. When you are an impatient fan, time moves too slowly.
We have continued to love exploring theme for our #classroombookaday titles. What theme is explored with these titles?
And these?
Student voice is beginning to inform our reading community. Some of the wisdom posted up through Reader’s Statements.
Join Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers and share all of the reading you have done over the week from picture books to young adult novels. Follow the links to read about all of the amazing books the #IMWAYR community has read. It’s the best way to discover what to read next.
Books I enjoyed:
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Brilliant. So rich with possibilities to share and talk about perspective, self and the world.
Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Mônica Carnesi
This book is just plain adorable. What do you do if your very good friend Bear hibernates and sleeps away winter?
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson and illustrated by David Shannon
The story of the Peacemaker and his message of peace and unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the 14th century. An important lesson about democracy.
I loved both of these Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! titles.
We are Growing! by Laurie Keller
A humorous account of grass growing.
The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
Amusing. Full of cookie crumbs and math learning.
Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea by Ben Clanton
A perfect beginning graphic series: funny, amusing and wonderfully quirky.
A Year Without Mom by Dasha Tolstikova
What a gorgeous graphic memoir. A year in the life of the author when her mother leaves her in Russia with her Grandparents to travel to America for a year. Visually stunning.
The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner
Oh, this book.Who would think that ice fishing, Irish dancing, magical elements and heroin addiction could be combined to create a story that is impossible both to put down and then to keep from immediately passing on. I have much gratitude to Kate Messner for writing this book.
Rescued by Elliot Schrefer
A hard book to read. There is so much injustice here for Raja, an orangutan brought to the states to be a pet/brother for a young boy. As time passes, it becomes even more wrong. Is there a way to make things right?
Reading Progress updates:
2016 Chapter Book Challenge: 43/75 complete
Goodreads Challenge: 262/400 books read
#MustReadin2016: 21/30 complete
Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge: 32/100 titles
Diverse Books in 2016: 31/50 books read
Up next? I am reading It Ain’t So Awful Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Hilo is very popular even in middle school. My copy of The Seventh Wish is checked out to a girl who did Irish Step dancing, so I’ll be curious to see what she thinks!
Yes, Hilo is a definite hit!
I loved The Seventh Wish and this final one by Eliot Schrefer, will miss his illuminating stories! Glad to see those pics of your class, starting to love reading and new books! I know about The Cookie Fiasco, sounds very fun, and will look for Hiawatha and The Peacemaker. Thanks, Carrie, and have a wonderful week!
Lots of book love happening!
Time is so relative – when you’re a kid waiting for the next instalment of a favourite series, a year can feel like an eternity!! Hmmm…actually, I feel that way as a grown up sometimes, too! 🙂
Me too!
Really love the HiLo picture. Tell him I totally understand!
I need to get to The Seventh Wish. So many wonderful things have been said about it.
🙂 I also relate to the impatience while we have to wait!
We love learning what books your students love – Wilfred and Miss Dorothy look like they were popular last week.
I was so pleased by how much they loved the bookmobile.
The perspective conversation you can have with They All Saw a Cat is endless. I think this book is brilliant!
I have never heard of A YEAR WITHOUT MOM but I am definitely intrigued. I’ll definitely have to check that one out.
I ordered a copy of A year without mom – and really looking forward to getting it soon. Will get my copy of They All saw a cat from the library in a few hours. Lovely seeing those photos as per usual. 🙂