It’s Monday! What are you reading?
Each week I share a reading photo of the week. These photos are from when our intermediate Resource Teacher, filling in for the K teacher (who didn’t get a substitute) brought the class upstairs and performed Hooray for Hat for my class! Doesn’t get much cuter! Picture book to the rescue!
We have continued to explore themes for our #classroombookaday titles. We had a week of silly.
And then a week of serious.
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.
On the blog:
Celebration: And then this happened . . .
Books I enjoyed:
The Sound of Silence written by Katrina Goldsaito and illustrated by Julia Kuo
Okay, so, wow! This book is just incredibly beautiful in its simplicity – the search for silence. One to own and share and share again. The illustrations completely captivated me.
Imaginary Fred written by Eoin Colfer and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
I found this title quite charming. The importance of friendship, of being needed and of spending time doing things you love with someone who matters – whether real, imagined or somewhere in between.
Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol
Sometimes we really have to go to great lengths to get the peace and quiet we crave. Incredibly amusing.
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
Those of us who have had a life seeped in literacy will find this love letter to stories very relatable.
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
The illustrations? Oh my! And the invented language – I can’t wait to try this as a read aloud. Such fun.
The Day I Became a Bird by Ingrid Chabbert and Guridi
I am utterly enamoured by the illustrations in this book about a boy willing to be a bird to attract the attention of the girl he swoons over.
Little Man by Elizabeth Mann
Albert is just plain short. After seeing stilt walkers perform on the Caribbean Island where he lives, he longs to be one of them. A lovely little middle grade read.
CaveBoy Dave: More Scrawny than Brawny by Aaron Reynolds and Phil McAndrew
Oh is this funny. I book talked this title in class and everyone wanted to read it! And . . . it’s a series. Lots of kid appeal here. And poop. There is lots of poop. I did say kid appeal right?
When Friendship Followed me Home by Paul Griffin
“What are you doing?” my husband asked as I cried out reading this book and threw it down multiple times. And then a few pages later, I was weeping. This book. Oh, this book. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking and a must, must read. I adored these characters and rooted for them all.
Reading Progress updates:
2016 Chapter Book Challenge: 59/75 complete
Goodreads Challenge: 314/400 books read
Progress on challenge: 56 books behind! Yikes – worse than last week!!
#MustReadin2016: 22/30 complete
Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge: 43/100 titles
Diverse Books in 2016: 45/50 books read
Up next? Reading The Memory of Things by Gae Polisner. Wow, what a book!
There's a Book for That 
Oh my word, that K performance sounds too cute! Hooray for Hats is one of my new story time favourites, it’s just so much fun to gather everybody in a rousing chorus of “Hooray for hats!” 🙂
It was the absolute cutest!
I’ll have to check out some of the picture books because I haven’t read them. I have been curious about Du Iz Tak. My students who have read Caveboy Dave have enjoyed it. I loved When Friendship Followed Me Home as well. It’s definitely one of those books that should come with a pack of tissues!
CaveBoy Dave is sailing around my class. So popular!
This is a great list of picture books. Thank you for sharing. Lots of great choices in you #classroombookaday pictures as well.
Thanks Stacy
I’ll have to read When Friendship Followed Me Home. It sounds like a good story and the reviews I’ve seen have been excellent. Great list of picture books as well. It’s given me a couple more things to order for our library.
It’s an excellent title. Well worth finding.
Oh, I just love A Child of Books…
Amanda @ A Bookshelf Monstrosity
It’s gorgeous isn’t it?
I love A Child of Books, one I have for me! And I have “friendship” from the library, will get to it soon! Thanks for all Carrie, love your book-a-day selections, too!
Enjoy When Friendship . . . Really fantastic!
I also loved A Child of Books–forgot that I’d read this one last week. (I’ve been struggling to keep my reading list up to date.) The illustrations were so magnificent, and of course I relate strongly to the theme. I really need to get Caveboy Dave for my son. He still gets a kick out of poop! When Friendship Followed Me Home is a title I haven’t seen before–off to research!
Poop always gets top ratings in my class! Oh my. When Friendship . . . is incredible. An emotional, beautiful read.
I continue to love your blog and look forward to your book recommendations. Have you read the PB, CHARLOTTE AND THE QUIET PLACE by Deborah Sosin? Sounds like a good pairing for THE SOUND OF SILENCE.
I have! And yes, perfect book partnership.
I have put a hold on A child of books. I’m reserving When Friendship Followed Me Home for after Christmas. Maybe it will be on my #mustreadin2017 list?
Yes! It should be!
We loved When Friendship Followed Me Home – Hoping that it will be recognized for an award this January. Caveboy Dave sounds hysterical and perfect book to engage students.
Love to see it get an award. Loved this book!
Great list of books this week! I put in requests for The Sound of Silence and The Day I Became a Bird from my library. Have a great week!
Happy reading!
Carrie! I have been away from blog reading for a bit (craziness then NCTE then family), but I am so glad I am back, so you can introduce me to PBs I didn’t know I needed to read.
Happy reading this week 🙂
So pleased you see some titles you might like to read!
Fun that you have The Sound of Silence in the same week as Leave Me Alone! (Also, Ida Always, which I spied on your #classroombookaday is one of my top reads of the year. Tears.)
Isn’t it gorgeous?! Ida, Always ahh! What a book
I adored When Friendship Followed Me Home. I gave it to one of our 6th grade teachers and she wants to use it for a book club. Most of your other books are on my list already, but some are new to me. Can’t wait to read Imaginary Fred! Thanks for sharing, Carrie!
Perfect book club book!
I just placed a hold on The Day I Became A Bird. 🙂
I think YOU will really like it!
Dogs are such happy animals. Why do all of the dog books have to be so sad?
This dog is not a sad dog!
I will have to get A Child of Books. I keep seeing it pop up on lots of lists and always with good reviews. The Sound of Silence seems like one I’ll want too. Thanks!
I think you would love The Sound of Silence Crystal