Eve BuntingRecensioni

{my thoughts} – This is a beginners chapter book.

In chapter one – Frog throws a party in the fall for him and his friends. This fall he invites someone new named Chameleon. This upsets some of his friends because they don’t want the party to change. Frog not wanting to leave anyone out invites him anyways. By the end of the party even one likes Chameleon and his special trick of blending in with things around him.

In chapter two – Frog dances in his free time because it makes him happy. When he discovers his friends are watching him, it makes him shy and embarrassed. Eventually he learns that his dancing helps to make his friends happy also. Soon he and his friends start to dance together.

In chapter three – Frog gets caught by a little girl. The little girl tells him that she needs to kiss him and he will become a prince. He then tells her all the things that will make turning him into a prince boring and her a princess boring. Soon they both decide to be friends and she goes on her way.

Thanksgiving is best when shared with friends. As Mr. Moose sets out chairs for Mr. & Mrs. Goat, Rabbit, Sheep, and Porcupine, Mrs. Moose reflects that it would be nice to have a real turkey for Thanksgiving. Mr. Moose sets out immediately to find one. With the help of his friends, Mr. Moose finally spots Turkey down by the river. Alarmed, Turkey tries to make his escape, but alas, he is too fat. As Mr. Moose marches Turkey back to the house, Turkey knows he is doomed. He's in for a surprise though when Mrs. Moose sets her eyes on him.

The Bottom Line: This seasonal tale if perfect for a holiday story time. With a surprise twist ending, this endearing picture book celebrates friendship. Illustrated in full-color watercolors in a pleasing autumnal palette, this picture book is a classic. Enthusiastically recommended holiday reading for families with little ones ages 4 - 7.

This review also appears at the Mini Book Bytes Book Review Blog.

While this story might get a different reaction today under current border conditions, these stories are true.

They happen every day across America though I’ve personally never seen a child do this.

I imagine this book will make some people mad and some people sad and some people frustrated.

This is a beautiful and sad book that can be read aloud for Memorial Day. It brought tears to my eyes.

Third-grade students enjoyed this read-aloud! Cute story and illustrations.

First graders were astute enough to realize that all the activities in the book were things that Susie likes to do. The pictures show dad happy but exhausted. In the end, dad also agrees that it was perfect because is happy.

Caldecott Medal
Ages 3-7

This is a beautifully illustrated story of a family who live in an apartment building. The mother and father purchase a flower box, soil and many lovely flowers to carefully place in the box and place in on the ledge of their apartment window.

The colors chosen are lovely and make a stunning present for the father and daughter to put together as a surprise to be placed on the outside ledge of the apartment window.

The entire process of finding the right sized box, and the flowers that reflect the most visual color that people beloew can find joy when looking up.

Eve Bunting is an author who does not shy away from difficult subjects. She writes with a depth of feeling while handling subjects many auhtors of children's books might not want to cover.

In this book, the author writes a story about homelessness, and grief. Written from a young boy's perspective, he grieves the loss of his mother, and the loss of the home his family lived in. Now, he and his father live in an airport. Spending time trying not to be found, they have a system that works well for hiding from the security guards while looking busy.

During the day, his father found another homeless family to look out for the boy. The boys collect luggage carts that people left outside and return them for .50 cents each. If crowds are busy and safe, the boys offer to carry heavy bags for women. If they are fortunate, they receive tips. The money is kept in their shoes.

The meals are standard: a container of milk and a donut for breakfast. When his father returns from his work, he buys hamburgers for them, and also for the family that helps watch him during the day.

Longing for a home like it was when his mother was alive, sometimes the boy shares his feelings with his father. His father reminds him they are safe and warm. The sadness sets in when he watches people greet each other after their flight lands. He tries to fight back tears when he questions why those people are more lucky than them.

The author does a wonderful job of writing about difficult subjects told from the perspective of a young boy. When the boy saw a bird who was inside the terminal and tried to fly away, hitting the glass, it fell and harmed its wing. Then, one day the sliding door opened and the bird flew away. The young boy knew that even though he could not hear the bird, it was singing when it flew home.

Excellently written with illustrations that follow this heart-wrenching story.

Little Jamie wakes up early on St. Patrick's Day, disgruntled he's considered too little to join in the parade. He sets out with his dog and they traverse the town and ultimately climb the hill to where the festivities will be. He comes home and falls asleep before anyone wakes up, and his brother thinks he's too sleepy to come to the parade. But after all, what do they know?

I read this when I was probably 10 or 11 and I forgot all about it until now. Cute little book.

This book is great.

This is a story about a grandfather and his grandson whom are immigrants from mexico. It depicts their multigenerational relationship as the grandfather rely on his grandson to help translate english to spanish, and the grandson rely on his grandfather with working. Although the story may seem accurate for immigrants experiences, this book was not written by someone of the culture that is depicted, which can cause the story to be less accurate and not based on actual experiances.

1. The best age group to read this book would be lower to upper elementary school.
2.This book goes through the story of a grandfather and a grandson. The grandfather can't speak English very well and to find work he brings his grandson with him to communicate for him. He ends up finding work for him but the grandson lies about the grandfathers ability to plant flowers. So the grandfather and the grandson spend all day taking weeds out of the side of s yard except they come to find out that they took out the flowers instead. In the end the grandfather gets mad at the grandson because he lied about his abilities to plant flowers.
3. I wouldn't recommend this book in my classroom because it has a negative vibe throughout the whole book. The book is also written from a perspective of a person who didn't live through this situation.

1.I would recommend this book to students in higher level elementary school.
2.This book explains what it was like to have relatives that died in internment camps during WW2. It follows a family and the traditions they do when visiting their relatives graves that died while in the internment camp.
3.I wouldn't recommend using this to teach students, for it is written by a person whose ancestors did not experience this situation.She is writing from an outside perspective.

This book may be a bit hard with its characters and meanings. It explores themes of honesty and integrity, portraying the grandfather in a positive light. I would use it carefully in the classroom, considering the different perspectives students might have.

I think that this book is complex in the way that it paints the characters. I think that the genesis could easily be lost depending on the lens in which you read it. It is a book about honesty and integrity and paints the grandfather in a beautiful light. I would use this book sparingly in my classroom.

Story about a grandpa and a grandson looking for a day's work. The Grandpa cannot speak English and the grandson, Fransisco, gets both of them into a gardening job, even though they both have no experience. Through this job, they find out at the end, they mess up the whole job! At the end of the day, the grandpa makes Fransisco make things right. They both learn the quality of a good day's work and being honest/hard working.

I honestly don't think I would use this book in my classroom. It reinforces some potentially harmful stereotypes that might not be the best in a classroom. It's more of a window looking into an experience rather than a total step in, into the Latinx culture.

- Age: Intermediate

- About a son who goes to find work with his grandpa. The son has to translate for his grandpa, they find labor, mess up and have to go back and fix it.

- I probably would not have this in my classroom as there seems to be some same as the boy makes a mistake and seems to leave it at that.

A Day's Work can teach students about culture and topics such as labor. I would recommend this book for grades 6th and up. In this book, a young Mexican boy wants to connect with his non English speaking Grandpa. When a job comes along, he helps his grandpa learn about gardening. This could be a good text students can read independently or as a group.

Mystery

Adventure

Thriller

This book would be appropriate for primary and intermediate readers with a content warning for descriptions of war
This book is about a young boy named Viktor whose family must flee their home during war. When coming back home his house is destroyed but the fish he released in his pond are alive which is a sign of hope.
This book would be useful in teaching about why people must leave their home countries due to war and teaching about symbols, fish = hope.

This book is about a young boy who helped his grandpa find a gardening job in the United States. His grandpa moved to the States 3 days ago and doesn't know how to speak English. So it goes over the hardship of bot being able to communicate clearly. It also shows the integrity of the grandpa with having a good work ethic.
I think this book would be great for primary students. I think it is a book to be careful about with the intensity this book brings, but it also shows how important it is to go out of your comfort zone when you are in a new place.