I missed the eclipse, but just discovered this book. It's a very sweet idea that reads like a legend. I want to know if it is a legend or if C.A. Deedy invented the idea. I already think she's a genius, so it's possible. 🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝

Today's date stamp has me a little 😳
My school goes until at least June 19th, so we have a ways to go.

Another sweet story from Puerto Rico donated to my library. This one is about home sickness.

Most of the students loved Chester Van Chime, especially looking for the rhyming pictures throughout the book. But while reading, it became very apparent that they didn't know any nursery rhymes. So now we will be visiting Mother Goose. K-5 with one caveat: we will not discuss the inappropriate language out loud at school.

Happy #internationalwomensday
Celebrating by throwing this book in the trash. Not even going to recycle it. I love Cinderella, but this cover makes me want to 🤢

This book came out over 10 years ago and I don't think my students would know who Madeline was, so they wouldn't get the parody. But I think they would love this book. The pages are clearly well loved (most of my posts are about library books from Timberland Regional, our my school library).

This would be a fun read leading up to day of the dead. 💀 🎃 👻 🧛

Cute, not serious ironic book. I was expecting something like Richard Scary, but it's not that. It's not about anxiety either, but maybe it is...

This book preys mainly on the element of surprise and made me lol. I had to immediately order a copy and have it delivered to my most wolfish friend with strings attached. After she enjoys it, I ask that she donate it to my library.

I really loved the illustrations in this long list of excuses why these two kids can't make it to breakfast because 🤢 oatmeal.

I really like Bellwether's Blastoff series and hope more publishers make nonfiction accessible to early readers. I think this example could have been 2 books. It's too much recipe and not enough details supporting the facts. Who are these people putting pineapple on tacos? It's not enough to sort of say where they are. How will we know they exist?! 🦄 I need proof. I'd try it, but I'm allergic to tacos.

I didn't read this word for word #outloud to my students. I just don't have time for all the words 😢 but they got a kick out of this page. Our 3rd graders just performed this song dor the MLKjr concert.

Another #underthedustcover with illustrated creators on the fly - these people look like fun.

As usual, I'm wrapping books and having to pause before taping down the dust cover. #underthedustcover

A beautiful book about Hurricane Maria from a child's perspective. Loads of back matter!

Happy international Day of women and girls from the Queen of kindergarten. 😍🥰🤩

I think it only took me three years to install a little free library in front of my library. Books are provided by donations and a fantastic regional group called the South Sound Reading Foundation. If you live in South West Washington USA🇺🇲 look them up. They are awesome.

I used up all 21 days to listen to Henry Winkler and I wish I could send a note along with the book when I return it. 6 people are waiting for a turn. It's such a good day to be warm in a chair with a hot beverage and the soft voice of such a cool dude. He has done so much for dyslexia.

Finally resolved my Internet issues! The last 3 weeks it would go out for 3 days every 4 days. But about Dave. He's my age and I moved to Olympia as he moved out. I know exactly where he was getting his beers and corn dogs. It's weird that Nirvana lasted only 4 years when it completely transformed and shaped the identity of a generation. Having survived my own episodes of compounded grief, I can relate to his sensitivity and awe for life.

I'm in a major reading slump. I can't think of what to read next, and I can't seem to finish what I start. I'm 50 books behind in this year's reading challenge. But my nephew is about to get a super comfy afghan whether he wants one or not. It's not the first blanket I've started, but I hope it's the first one I finish.

If you love paper crafts and letter writing, you will love this picture book.

My students need this book. I may practice a couple of these... 🤔 💭

I don't like writing bad reviews, but I'm put off by the rhyming. And then the recycling premise was poorly executed. The trash needs to be sorted, or it's just garbage!

I need to ask though, was Flamingo drunk?

I drove a school bus for 10 years! I can't believe Grant Snider didn't. Maybe he did. This book is an accurate account of a bus route. The illustrations took me back to my driving days.

I'm on the fence about adding this to my library. It seems a little too pre-school for my audience. It's cute, though.

Our sandwich thief returns with friend squirrel to explore the properties of ice cream. You will want ice cream. 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨

This is a really cute book about transitioning from training wheels to a big bike. I loved the illustrations and red cowgirl boots.

I had the wherewithal to download a book while I had Wi-Fi, so I'd have something besides radio to listen to while I don't have Wi-Fi. I really enjoyed hanging out with Uncle Mel. Now I need another book while I wait for my hold on the Winkler book but it's hard to stop catching up on TV long enough to think of something.

When the kids send me notes I'm Ms. Book 🥰

Celebrated my birthday by reading one of my favorite books to some of my students. I also indulged them with a Donald Duck cartoon. I use the applecore routine to get their attention. I thought they would enjoy seeing where I learned it.

This just in!

#kidlit for the win! They closed my library so I could sub for a first grade teacher. She wanted a math lesson where the kids could write math phrases about a picture, but she was sick and her plans were incomplete. Thank dog I have all the books! I may be the only one who checks out the Anno books. I imagine the next librarian will weed them.

Our WiFi goes out 3 days at a time. Instead of reading, I've been crocheting. I need to download an audio book before the next outage. I made myself start a book though. I think the Good Earth will get me out of this slump. Here's my first One with my first attempt at a blanket.

For Native American heritage month I read #WCCPBA Powwow Day by Traci Sorrell. We watched a couple of videos about Powwows because about 30% of my students indicated no knowledge of what a powwow is. They LOVED this https://youtu.be/eI2gnTZh0-I?feature=shared

#weirdwordwednesday follow-up with @CBee and @Amiable

Here's my Google results for the history of window. I wouldn't have shared except I find it fascinating. Have a happy Thursday! Please tag the other weird word lovers.

Ame Dyckman is on my list of authors I'd like to hang out with. Her books are so funny. Parents may enjoy the humor more than the kids though. It was fun hearing the kids react to the chair tipping or the booger page. Not so much fun having them interrupt the flow of the read with their pronunciation of dinosaur name corrections. Everyone stumbled when they read aloud, even me.

Featured this week, an RL Stine picture book. Some kids tensed up that the book would be scary. I comforted them saying how when I was a kid Scooby Doo stressed me out. This book will make kids squeal with disgust and it's a tongue twister at times.

One perk. Scholastic sent a tote to show their appreciation because I agreed to host another fair. I'm so tired of totes. But our speech pathologist is also a seamstress who refuses to take money for turning totes or anything I bring her into something the kids can use. Check out my stellar book faerie. Most of the kids don't know that this fair was a bust.

So much to unpack here. I think this would be a great book to use while teaching wants vs. needs. It's typical Reynolds.

Almost overlooked! This is a folk tale told by the author Carmen Agra Deedy. I've read her Library Dragon outloud 200 times. So my students were intrigued. A little like There was an old Woman, but with the snip of the Grimm's huntsman in Little Red Cap, I don't want to spoil it, but the kids gasped more than once. I heard, "is this real?" First clue, the parrot bakes 100 Cuban crackers.

For those of you who do book fair, this is how 2 of my crates arrived. They gave me one extra restock, but when I went to use it, they argued that I exceeded the limit. Some books advertised never showed up. I was never offered the diversity case. Did not receive any books from that case. Most books were old. Any new books came with just 4 to 7 copies.

Not pleased. This was one of the few new books at my book fair. It was a bust. My 16th and possibly the worst if you correct for the pandemic. I hope it's not a sample of supply chain shortages and consumer confidence. But the lowest moment this week was finding this grammatical error. I'm still coming to terms with third person plural pronouns used as a singular. I'm doing my best. Please. We can't start replacing objects with subjects.

Student art after reading The Boy Who Loved Maps. I don't think they fully appreciated the friendship in the story and there were whispers that it was romance. But I sensed that the MC nearly broke out in hives from the antagonist's tendency toward fiction. My kids were deaf to me suggesting that the MC just loved something new that they usually wouldn't agree to try. Nominated for the 2024 #WCCPBA

I used the video where Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen read their version of BGG so that I could take a break. But I love reading the story. It's so fun to read trip trap trip trap trip trap and modify your voice for each goat. I read the Galdone version to the younger students. I'm always amazed by how many students come to elementary school never having read some 398.2s. Nominated for the 2024 #WCCPBA

Popping in from my Internet-fast or unintended social media break to share a picture of this adorable library patron.

My Internet is constantly in the soup, so I'm having trouble visiting Litsy as much as I'd like. Fur the first day of autumn, I ran out and rescued a Pomeranian mix. My golden, Beezus, is a little stunned. Pom pom's name is Montie Sunshine and he's settling in. Happy equinox! 🍂🍁#dogsoflitsy

The kids loved how this opened up a chance to talk about how loud things can be annoying (or scary). 2024 #WCCPBA nominee. We designed our perfect parties on the back of our coloring pages. Older students noted the literal devices such as onomatopoeia.

Higgins is hysterical. I was wrapping new books and had to pause and visit the #underthedustcover cover and then of course read the book. Higgins provides coloring pages! https://books.disney.com/book-author/ryan-t-higgins/#activiti...

My school year is off to a good start. I'm already 3 books in on a 3 day rotation. The Library Dragon is still a favorite. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been too busy to enjoy much social media.

Nominated for the 2024 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, this will be a fun one for the kids. I think we may have to start by talking about where the Gobi is and what a legend is. I hope I don't get parent calls about nightmares like when I read Little Red Riding Hood. I know some students will LOVE this. #endpapers #maps #mongolia