By Laura Cooper
Happy New Year!! I'm in the process of making my "must read in 2016" list that I'll hopefully post this weekend. Thanks to Carrie Gelson for hosting this on her blog. There are so many books I'm dying to read this year, but first I'll share what I read last week. Be sure and visit Jen Vincent's blog at www.teachmentortexts.com to see what other kid-lit readers have posted.
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner
All Ages
An inspiring story of humble Cornelius Washington and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The illustrations are beautiful!
All Ages
An inspiring story of humble Cornelius Washington and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The illustrations are beautiful!
Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri
All ages
Is it a book? Is it a robot? The authors who brought you Dragons Love Tacos bring you Robo-Sauce. This book is brilliant--it amazingly turns into a robot book at the end. I had to run around and show everyone after I read it!
All ages
Is it a book? Is it a robot? The authors who brought you Dragons Love Tacos bring you Robo-Sauce. This book is brilliant--it amazingly turns into a robot book at the end. I had to run around and show everyone after I read it!
Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
All ages
Mother Bruce is laugh-out-loud funny. Bruce likes to keep to himself... and eat eggs. When the eggs hatch before he can eat them, the goslings believe he is their mother. They won't leave him alone, no matter how hard he tries to get rid of them, and how grumpy he gets.
All ages
Mother Bruce is laugh-out-loud funny. Bruce likes to keep to himself... and eat eggs. When the eggs hatch before he can eat them, the goslings believe he is their mother. They won't leave him alone, no matter how hard he tries to get rid of them, and how grumpy he gets.
Pet Rescue Club: A New Home for Truman by Catherine Hapka
Pet Rescue Club: No Time for Hallie by Catherine Hapka
Grades 2-3
If animal adventures are for you, then the Pet Rescue Club series is perfect. Each story is based on a real animal that was rescued from a shelter, with facts about the animal listed on a detachable bookmark inside the front cover. When you buy these books, you help save a pet's life. 5% of the purchase price of every Pet Rescue Club book goes directly to the ASPCA.
Pet Rescue Club: No Time for Hallie by Catherine Hapka
Grades 2-3
If animal adventures are for you, then the Pet Rescue Club series is perfect. Each story is based on a real animal that was rescued from a shelter, with facts about the animal listed on a detachable bookmark inside the front cover. When you buy these books, you help save a pet's life. 5% of the purchase price of every Pet Rescue Club book goes directly to the ASPCA.
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown
Grades 5 and up
This graphic novel is not for the faint of heart. It's a powerful look at one of America's worst disasters masterfully depicted in rather shocking scenes. I couldn't put it down.
Grades 5 and up
This graphic novel is not for the faint of heart. It's a powerful look at one of America's worst disasters masterfully depicted in rather shocking scenes. I couldn't put it down.
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
Grades 4-7
One kid. One crime. One chance to make things right--a novel inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton. I can't recommend this book enough. I just loved it!
Up next: Awkward by Svetlana Chamakova
What are you reading this week?
Grades 4-7
One kid. One crime. One chance to make things right--a novel inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton. I can't recommend this book enough. I just loved it!
Up next: Awkward by Svetlana Chamakova
What are you reading this week?