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Reading Journal for INSC 577: Picture Books Across the Curriculum


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100 // Antoinette / Kelly DiPucchio, Ill. Christian Robinson
Antoinette / Kelly DiPucchio, Ill. Christian Robinson Atheneum 2017 Meet Gaston’s friend Antoinette! Antoinette—a very special...
Sarah Peden
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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99 // Grandpa Green / Lane Smith
Grandpa Green / Lane Smith Roaring Brook Press 2011 Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and a kid with chickenpox...
Sarah Peden
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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98 // The Stray Dog / Marc Simont
The Stray Dog / Marc Simont HarperCollins 2001 When a little dog appears at a family picnic, the girl and boy play with him all...
Sarah Peden
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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97 // Play, Mozart, Play / Peter Sis
Play, Mozart, Play / Peter Sis Greenwillow 2006 Acclaimed artist Peter SÃs introduces very young children to the child genius Wolfgang...
Sarah Peden
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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96 // London Bridge is Falling Down / Peter Spier
London Bridge is Falling Down / Peter Spier Doubleday and Co. 1967 Illustrates the singing game about London Bridge's falling down....
Sarah Peden
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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95 // Bear has a Story to Tell / Philip C. Stead, Ill. Erin E. Stead
Bear has a Story to Tell / Philip C. Stead, Ill. Erin E. Stead Roaring Brook Press 2012 It was almost winter and Bear was getting sleepy....
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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94 // Brave Irene / William Stieg
Brave Irene / William Stieg Farrar, Strauss & Giroux 1986 Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs....
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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93 // The Story of Jumping Mouse / John Steptoe
The Story of Jumping Mouse / John Steptoe Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1984 "You will reach the far-off land if you keep hope alive within...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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92 // Tops & Bottoms / Janet Stevens
Tops & Bottoms / Janet Stevens Harcourt Brace 1995 Once a upon a time, there was a lazy Bear and a clever Hare. Bear had lots of money...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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91 // The Journey / Sarah Stewart, Ill. David Small
The Journey / Sarah Stewart, Ill. David Small Farrar Strauss & Giroux 2001 Beginning in the dark hours of morning, an Amish girl, along...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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90 // Hey Boy / Benjamin Strouse, Ill. Jennifer Phelan
Hey Boy / Benjamin Strouse, Ill. Jennifer Phelan Margaret K. Elderberry Books 2017 In the classic style of The Giving Tree comes a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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89 // Balloons over Broadway / Melissa Sweet
Balloons over Broadway / Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin 2011 Everyone’s a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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88 // The House in the Night / Susan Marie Swanson , Ill. Beth Krommes
The House in the Night / Susan Marie Swanson , Ill. Beth Krommes Houghton Mifflin 2008 A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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87 // Joseph had a Little Overcoat / Simms Taback
Joseph had a Little Overcoat / Simms Taback Viking 1999 Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes—just like this book! When...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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86 // Abuela / Arthur Dorros, Ill. Elisa Kleven
Abuela / Arthur Dorros, Ill. Elisa Kleven Dutton Children's Books 1991 Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical...
Sarah Peden
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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85 // Knuffle Bunny / Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny / Mo Willems Hyperion 2004 Trixie runs errands with daddy one day, but Knuffle Bunny gets lost! Will she be able to get him...
Sarah Peden
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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84 // Little Red Riding Hood / Trina Schart Hyman
Little Red Riding Hood / Trina Schart Hyman Holiday House 1983 The classic tale of a little girl and her red hood taking food to a sick...
Sarah Peden
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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83 // Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters / John Steptoe
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters / John Steptoe Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1987 Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of...
Sarah Peden
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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82 // The Relatives Came / Cynthia Rylant, Ill. Steven Gammell
The Relatives Came / Cynthia Rylant, Ill. Steven Gammell Simon and Schuster 1985 In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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81 // Snow / Uri Shulevitz
Snow / Uri Shulevitz Farrar, Strauss Giroux 1998 No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or...
Sarah Peden
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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