Karalee's Book Share

Punished!, by David Lubar

I absolutely fell in love with this book when I read it and have shared it with everyone I know. It starts out with two boys goofing off in a library, when one of them gets caught by an older man who says he needs to be “punished”. He opened a book and blew dust all over the boy. The little boy thought nothing of this until he started to realize that everything that came out of his mouth was a pun! He sounded like a smart aleck every time he talked. He went back to the library and asked the old man what had happened and the man sent him on a word adventure to get rid of the punishment. The boy was learning all about words as he had to bring the man seven oxymorons, seven anagrams, and seven palindromes. The boy learns a lot about words and using resources in the library. It is a quick and entertaining read! I also found it interesting that the author is also a video game designer!

My Little Sister Ate One Hare, by Bill Grossman

This is an hilarious rhyming and counting book about a little girl who ate all kinds of weird creatures, but would not touch her peas. The children in my class find this hilarious, and I used it as a discussion about brothers and sisters. Here is an excerpt from the book: “My little sister ate 3 ants. She even ate their underpants. She ate 2 snakes. She ate 1 hare. We thought she’d throw up then and there. But she didn’t.” The last line repeats and the kids would read that part with me. You can probably guess how it ends with her eating the peas, but I won’t spoil it for you!

Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers, by Laura Numeroff

This is a funny story about animals who are doing everyday human things. It is cleverly written and jokes about frogs taking cabs on dates, yaks skiing, and rabbits sunbathing. It was a great book to use for writing your own silly animal stories modeled after the book. If you love other books by Laura Numeroff, such as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, then you are sure to love this.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, by Verna Aardema

This is an African folktale that explains why mosquitoes are annoying and buzz in our ears. It all starts with the mosquito telling the lizard about something he saw. The lizard was annoyed and thought the mosquito was lying, so he put sticks in his ears so he couldn’t hear the mosquito anymore. When he had the sticks in his ears, then he couldn’t hear the python wish him good morning, which led to making the python upset and he crawled in a rabbit hole and scared the rabbit. This chain of events kept happening until the Owl was so upset that he didn’t wake the sun and it stayed dark. The King Lion called an emergency meeting and they came to the conclusion that it was the fault of the mosquito. To this day the mosquito buzzes in people’s ears to ask if they are still angry at him. I think we all know the answer to this!




http://www.readwritethink.org/
This is a well known website that has many standards based lessons. There are lesson plans, printable materials, weblinks, and more. This is a great sight if you need a creative way to teach a reading skill.
http://www.carlscorner.us.com/
This website was created by a teacher and has a variety of teaching resources. It is mainly for primary teachers. There are many printable activities, books, games, and more. This is a great supplement to any reading program.
http://childrensbooksforparents.com/
I recently ran across this book and have bookmarked it for use in my classroom. It is a great resource for learning about popular books. It gives book reviews on popular books. You can look by grade level, or genre. This would be a wonderful resource for parents who are wondering what books to get for their children.
http://www.nea.org/grants/13154.htm
This is a link to the teacher’s top 100 books for children. The NEA also has many other resources on its website, including resources for participating in Read Across America.