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Tag Archives: picture book
Quick Pick Picture Book – The Trees of the Dancing Goats
This is a fabulous story for the winter holidays. Patricia Polacco has written The Trees of the Dancing Goats about her own experiences growing up on her grandparent’s farm. One winter, while her family is making their preparations for Chanukkah, … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged classroom read aloud, hanukkah, jewish, picture book
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Quick Pick Picture Book – The Chanukkah Guest
Eric Kimmel’s The Chanukkah Guest is one of my favorite Chanukkah stories. 97 year old Bubba Brayna has been cooking her famous latkes. The smell is so tantalizing that it wakes a hibernating bear. The old woman has become a … Continue reading
Posted in Little Ones, Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged bears, hanukkah, jewish, picture book
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Immigration Picture Book: How Many Days to America? A Thanksgiving Story
After soliders visit a small boy’s home, his family immediately leaves for America under the cover of night. They take nothing with them except a change of clothes and money to pay their fare on a small boat. Across the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged immigration, picture book, read aloud
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Quick Picture Book Pick – Paper Bag Princess
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch To wrap up our princess theme, I have a special treat for you: my all time favorite princess picture book, Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess. It would hard not to love this … Continue reading
Quick Picture Book Pick – Corduroy
I know, I know. I said I wasn’t going to do picture books. But every now and then, there’s a picture book that fits my theme that you just can’t miss. So here to wrap up my week on toys … Continue reading
