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Reading Journal for INSC 577: Picture Books Across the Curriculum


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39 // Frank and Lucky Get Schooled / Lynne Rae Perkins
Frank and Lucky Get Schooled / Lynne Rae Perkins Greenwillow 2016 Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Lynne Rae Perkins introduces a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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38 // Lightship / Brian Floca
Lightship / Brian Floca Atheneum 2007 Illustrated non-fiction text tells about life on a lightship - a moored at sea version of a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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37 // Yo! Yes? / Chris Raschka
Yo! Yes? / Chris Raschka Orchard Books 1993 Two kids meet on a street. "Yo!" says one. "Yes?" says the other. And so begins a...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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36 // Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue / Maurice Sendak
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue / Maurice Sendak HarperCollins 1962 A story / with a moral air / about Pierre,...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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35 // The Biggest Bear / Lynd Ward
The Biggest Bear / Lynd Ward Houghton Mifflin 1952 Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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34 // Hansel and Gretel / written by Rika Lesser, Ill. Paul O. Zelinsky
Hansel and Gretel / written by Rika Lesser, Ill. Paul O. Zelinsky Dutton Childrens Books 1984 A brother and sister are abandoned by their...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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33 // Ira Sleeps Over / Bernard Waber
Ira Sleeps Over / Bernard Waber Houghton Mifflin 1972 Ira is thrilled to spend the night at Reggie's, until his sister raises the...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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32 // Blue / Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Blue / Laura Vaccaro Seeger Roaring Brook Press 2018 "How many shades of blue are there? There’s the soft blue of a baby’s cherished...
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Jun 18, 20211 min read
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31 // Little Red Riding Hood / Jerry Pinkney
Little Red Riding Hood / Jerry Pinkney Little Brown and Co. 2007 A little girl in a red cape takes food to her sick grandma and meets...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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30 // The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) / Patrick McDonnell
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way) / Patrick McDonnell Little Brown and Co. 2017 "It starts with an...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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29 // Dona Flor / written by Pat Mora, Ill. Raul Colon
Dona Flor / written by Pat Mora, Ill. Raul Colon Knopf 2005 Dona Flor is a kindly giant lady who tends the village animals and plays with...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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28 // Art / Patrick McDonnell
Art / Patrick McDonnell Little Brown and Co. 2006 A rhyming tribute to a budding young artist. - From Amazon Would use in art lessons,...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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27 // Freckleface Strawberry / written by Julianne Moore, Ill. LeUyen Pham
Freckleface Strawberry / written by Julianne Moore, Ill. LeUyen Pham Bloomsbury Children's Books 2007 A little girl grapples with having...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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26 // Wonder Horse / Emily Arnold McCully
Wonder Horse / Emily Arnold McCully Henry Holt and Co. 2010 "In the late 1800s, former slave and veterinarian Bill "Doc" Key realized...
Sarah Peden
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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25 // I'll Fix Anthony / Judith Voirst, Ill. Arnold Lobel
I'll Fix Anthony / Judith Voirst, Ill. Arnold Lobel Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1969 A little brother thinks of the ways he will...
Sarah Peden
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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24 // Freefall / David Wiesner
Freefall / David Wiesner HarperCollins 1988 A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the...
Sarah Peden
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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23 // Outside Over There / Maurice Sendak
Outside Over There / Maurice Sendak HarperCollins 1981 Ida's father is away at sea when one day her baby sister is stolen away by goblins...
Sarah Peden
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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22 // What Do you Do with a Tail Like This? / Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
What Do you Do with a Tail Like This? / Steve Jenkins & Robin Page Houghton Mifflin 2003 "Explore the many amazing things animals can do...
Sarah Peden
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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21 // In the Small, Small Pond / Denise Fleming
In the Small, Small Pond / Denise Fleming Henry Holt and Co. 1998 Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals...
Sarah Peden
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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20 // Time of Wonder / Robert McCloskey
Time of Wonder / Robert McCloskey Puffin Books 1977 Sisters spend a summer on an island, exploring and weathering storms. Would tie in...
Sarah Peden
Jun 16, 20211 min read
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