Monday, December 01, 2008

KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY by Mo Willams

KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO
by Mo Willems
AR: Yes

In this adorable sequel to KNUFFLE BUNNY: A CAUTIONARY TALE, Trixie takes her most prized possession and best friend, Knuffle Bunny, to school. To her horror, Sonja, one of her classmates, has the exact same bunny. They fly into a jealous fight—until their teacher takes both bunnies away from them. They get them back at the end of the day, but in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes that the bunny she’s been given is not hers. Chaos ensues as both dads try to get the right bunny in the right child’s hands before a total melt-down occurs.

THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, By Brian Selznick Posted by Mrs. Schauer

THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
by Brian Selznick
AR: Yes
Vocabulary Quz Available

Twelve year old Hugo is an orphan who lives with his uncle in a Paris train station where they maintain all the clocks. When his uncle dies, Hugo is left alone to maintain the clocks by himself—but he’s also working secretly on an automaton that his late father thought contained a secret message. Hugo befriends Isabelle, the daughter of a grumpy old toyshop owner in the train station. Together, they try to figure out the mystery of the automaton.

FIRST THE EGG, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Posted by Mrs. Schauer

FIRST THE EGG, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

What a fantastic book! It is a book at transformations—from egg to chicken, caterpillar to butterfly, or paint to a picture and words to a story, the unique way the pictures are laid out is fascinating. Each picture on one page contains a cut out, using the colors in the pictures on the next page. Kindergarteners and First graders will love this one!