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Reading Journal for INSC 577: Picture Books Across the Curriculum


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60 // They All Saw A Cat / Brendan Wenzel
They All Saw A Cat / Brendan Wenzel Chronicle Books 2016 In simple rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world...
Sarah Peden
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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59// The Stinky Cheese Man (and other fairly stupid tales) / Jon Scieszka, Ill. Lane Smith
The Stinky Cheese Man (and other fairly stupid tales) / Jon Scieszka, Ill. Lane Smith Viking 1992 Madcap revisions of familiar fairy...
Sarah Peden
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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41 // Gaston / written by Kelly DiPucchio, Ill. Christopher Robinson
Gaston / written by Kelly Dipucchio, Ill. Christopher Robinson Atheneum 2014 A french bulldog in a family of poodles realizes that he's...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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42 // Last Stop on Market Street / Matt De La Pena, Ill. Christian Robinson
Last Stop on Market Stree / Matt De La Pena, Ill. Christian Robinson G.P. Putnam's Sons 2015 Every Sunday after church, CJ and his...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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43 // Two Little Trains / Margaret Wise Brown, Ill. Leo and Diane Dillon
Two Little Trains / Margaret Wise Brown, Ill. Leo and Diane Dillon HarperCollins 1979 Two trains travel westward in very different...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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44 // Sam and Dave Dig a Hole / Mac Barnett, Ill. Jon Klassen
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole / Mac Barnett, Ill. Jon Klassen Candlewick 2014 Sam and Dave are going to dig a hole till they find something...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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57 + 58 //Building Our House - This is My Home, This is My School /Jonathan Bean
Building Our House / Jonathan Bean Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013 In this unique construction book for kids who love tools and trucks,...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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56 // Grandfather's Journey / Allen Say
Grandfather's Journey / Allen Say Houghton Mifflin 1993 At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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55 // Zen Shorts / Jon J. Muth
Zen Shorts / Jon J. Muth Scholastic 2005 With graceful art and simple stories that are filled with love and enlightenment, Jon Muth --...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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54 // Just In Case You Want To Fly / Julie Fogliano, Ill. Christian Robinson.
Just In Case You Want To Fly / Julie Fogliano, Ill. Christian Robinson. Neal Porter Books. 2019 Funny and sweet, told with lyrical text...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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53 // A Ball for Daisy / Chris Raschka
A Ball for Daisy / Chris Raschka Schwartz + Wade 2011 Any child who has ever had a beloved toy break will relate to Daisy's anguish when...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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52 // Cinderella / Marcia Brown
Cinderella / Marcia Brown Atheneum 1954 Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsisters. And how...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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51 // LMNO Peas / Keith Baker
LMNO Peas / Keith Baker Beach Lane Books Publication year 2010 ABC concept book - occupations This was pretty simple and straight forward...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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50 // Journey / Aaron Becker
Journey / Aaron Becker Candlewick 2013 A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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49 // Extra Yarn / Mac Barnett, Ill. Jon Klassen
Extra Yarn / Mac Barnett, Ill. Jon Klassen Balzer + Bray 2012 A young girl and her box of magical yarn transform a community in this...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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48 // When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… / Molly Bang
When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry… / Molly Bang Blue Sky Press 1999 When Sophie gets angry at her little sister, she escapes...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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47 // Guess Again! / Mac Barnett, Ill. Adam Rex
Guess Again! / Mac Barnett, Ill. Adam Rex Simon & Schuster 2009 Here is a book that will have you guessing again and again and... - From...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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46 // The Skunk / Mac Barnett, Ill. Patrick McDonnell
The Skunk / Mac Barnett, Ill. Patrick McDonnell Roaring Brook 2015 When a skunk first appears in the tuxedoed man's doorway, it's a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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45 // Unspoken / Henry Cole
Unspoken / Henry Cole Scholastic 2012 A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. - From Amazon. Teaching American...
Sarah Peden
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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40 // The Three Pigs / David Wiesner
The Three Pigs / David Wiesner Clarion 2001 Twisted retelling of the Three Pigs Fairy tale versions - fractured fairy tales I love a good...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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