This beautiful book, A Salmon for Simon, was written over 30 years ago — the same year I was married — 1978. It’s won two awards and has easily withstood the test of time. Title: A Salmon for Simon Author: Betty Waterton (1923-2012) Illustrator: Ann Blades Publisher: Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press, 1978 Intended Audience: 3 to 9 … Read more
My choice for this week’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is a National Geographic KIDS book called Ants by Melissa Stewart. Publisher: Scholastic, 2010 Genre: Non-Fiction, Early Reader, Ants Intended Audience: Ages 5 to 10 Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Synopsis (from Amazon): Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on … Read more
I know I review a LOT of dog books. You’ll have to forgive this weakness of mine. But I could not resist this sweet story from an author who lives in my hometown of Victoria, B.C. Title: This is the Dog Author: Sheryl McFarlane Illustrator: Chrissie Wysotski Publishing: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2003 Intended Audience: Ages 3 to 9 Genre/Topic: Fiction, … Read more
I am a HUGE dog lover, so when I found this book at the local library I had to grab it! TITLE: A Small Brown Dog With a Wet Pink Nose AUTHOR: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen ILLUSTRATOR: Linzie Hunter PUBLISHER: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010 TOPIC/THEME: Dogs, Dog Adoption, Parent-Child (Fiction) BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Amelia is determined to have her own … Read more
My favourite book this week is a rollicking fun poem by children’s author, David Elliott, called And Here’s to You! Title: And Here’s to You Author: David Elliott Illustrator: Randy Cecil Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2004 Intended Audience: Ages 4 – 8 Theme: Animals, Stories in Rhyme, Environment Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Synopsis: A rhyming, celebratory book of creatures from birds to fish … Read more
Love this book! The language is amazing. It’s full of bouncy rhyme-y words that dance around your mouth. And it’s FUNNY! But also, it lends itself to a fine talk about cooperation. I just love how all the animals try so hard to help each other.
Inside: A book review and activities for Looking Closely Along the Shore Title: Looking Closely Along the Shore Author & Photographer: Frank Serafini Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2008 Intended Audience: Everyone! Topic: Non-Fiction, Seashore Opening: Look very closely. What do you see? A flower? A fossil? What could it be? Synopsis (from Amazon): “Look closely. Look very closely. Is it? … Read more
Hi Everyone! We’ve just begun an ocean unit in my class and I have a few activities to share with you. You can download a free pdf file with a research sheet, 11 poems, and a science experiment. The download is below. I LOVE studying the ocean. We live on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of Canada so it’s … Read more
If you own a Westie, love dogs, or even have a soft spot in your heart for animals, then you’re going to love this book. I suspect most of you are already familiar with McDuff, but I love the McDuff stories so much that I just had to highlight one of them for Perfect Picture Book Friday. This is the … Read more