"I wish that I could give you something... but I have nothing left. I am an old stump. I am sorry..."
"I don't need very much now," said the boy, "just a quiet pleace to sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could,
"well, an old stump is a good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy. #UCFLAE3414sp17

One of my favorite books when I was a kid. I remember first reading this in kindergarten and my teacher gave each of the students little hearts to hold while we read the story. http://themes.atozteacherstuff.com/83/the-kissing-hand-first-day-activities/ #UCFLAE3414sp17

"The pumpkin was pied by Mrs. Ben. The case was solved. Good work, men! The bear detectives have done it again!" https://youtu.be/WbePEI5lxkg #UCFLAE3414sp17

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is probably one of the most well known children's books and it's a great one! I love the illustrations and the science connection with the caterpillar turning into a butterfly. My book has some wear and tear but still one of my favorites. http://m.twinkl.co.uk/resources/the-very-hungry-caterpillar #UCFLAE3414sp17

They say you can't judge a book by its cover but I did with this book. The story turned out to be great too! http://www.wheelndealmama.com/if-you-give-a-moose-a-muffin-lesson-plans/ #UCFLAE3414

"I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die." Can't wait to do my storytelling on this book! http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/ThereWasAnOldLadyWhoSwallowedaFly.ht... #UCFLAE3414sp17

Grumpy Cat has become such a popular social media phenomenon that I couldn't pass up the chance to read this book! Here's a video of a sweet grandma reading the story aloud. https://youtu.be/dycgSgkiDVQ #UCFLAE3414sp17

I hadn't read this book before but I was asked to read it in my service learning and I thought it was so cute! I love how it shows the different shapes of all sorts of things and how the book is comprised of silhouettes. https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/the-shape-of-me-and-other-stuff/ #UCFLAE3414sp17

"My dance on the pedestal was my friendship with Maureen. I wasn't sure how I had lost my balance and fallen off. Or whether I was pushed. Everyone around me was trying to get me to dance again. The thing was, I hadn't quite given up on getting back up there. I still believed it was the only place where I could be happy." http://www.readworks.org/passages/alone-universe #UCFLAE3414sp17

"When the Star-Belly Sneetches had frankfurter roasts or picnics or parties or marshmallow toasts, they never invited the Plain-Belly Sneetcches. They left them out cold, in the dark of the beaches. They kept them away. Never let them come near. And that's how they treated them year after year." http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/anti-racism-activity-sneetches #UCFLAE3414sp17

I really enjoyed this book and having the opportunity to read it in the TeachLive lab. I look forward to being able to teach my students about animals and math while reading to them! https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?a=1&tid=71 #UCFLAE3414sp17

Corduroy was always one of my favorite books when I was younger, my mom used to read it to me before I went to bed. The book is about a bear who is missing a button but a little girl wants to buy him anyway. Great activities for the book can be found at http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/journal-corduroy-... #UCFLAE3414sp17