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I enjoyed this book, my first from Tananarive Due. It was spooky while also dealing with heavier themes of death, grief, the foster care system, and overall the experience of being Black in America. You really can‘t help but feel for Aisha since she‘s so young and has lost so much. Maybe we all need a lil dark entity to take care of us every once in awhile 😭 #DeweysApril2024 #readathon #GraphicNovel #Horror #TananariveDue

While this was a quick listen, I didn‘t enjoy it as much as I had hoped to… I love the premise of these monster ants uprising against humanity and bestowing a transformation amongst mammals to help enact the war against their owners… but at times the action got a bit muddled & I wanted more character development. The friendship that binds Mort(e) to Sheba is the most redeeming quality here but I‘m only mildly curious about what happens next.

Impulse buy ("for my kid") at the butterfly conservatory gift shop this weekend. ?

Me to my husband on the way home: I was such a sucker for books like this as a kid! ...Er, and obviously still am, since I bought this like two seconds after I saw it...

#bookhaul #raisingreaders

“A cup of tea?” Asked Queen Ant.
“How kind of you,” said Grasshopper

This book is a good morning meeting book for pre-K through 2nd grade students. There is a valuable moral that can be discussed after the book is done. After the emphasis on play in Pre-K, this book would be good for early year kindergartners to learn the value of balancing work and play.

Originally one of Aesop‘s Fables, this retelling by Jerry Pinkney tells the story of a grasshopper who‘s all play, and the ants who are all work. Although he tries, the grasshopper has a hard time convincing the ants to take a break. When winter rolls around the grasshopper is alone in the cold, he is invited inside by the ants. Each learn the value of a work and play balance.

This fable shares the importance of putting work before play. It teaches young children how they should think about the future and be prepared. I can use this story in a classroom to highlight these topics as I complete literacy activities that revolve around discussion.

The Grasshopper & the Ants is a part of traditional literature as the story is a fable. This story describes how a hungry grasshopper is in search of food during the winter and begs an ant and is refused. The moral of the story teaches young children the importance of putting work before play as it is very important to do the things you need to do before the things you want to do.