Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary School Library - Weekly Readalouds

December 10, 2018

12/8/2018

On display: Christmas and endangered animals
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TK: The Spiffiest Giant in Town, by Julia Donaldson

K: Mr. Willoughby’s Christmas Tree, by Robert Barry

1st: Extra Yarn, by Mac Barnett

2nd: Santa’s Book of Names, by David McPhail

DHH: Santa’s Book of Names, by David McPhail

3rd: Rhino in the House: The True Story of Saving Samia, by Daniel Kirk

4th: The Money We’ll Save, by Brock Cole; OR The Carpenter's Gift, by David Rubel (video below)

5th: Talking about SLQB, CYRM, and book club

December 3, 2018

12/2/2018

On display: Hanukkah and Endangered Animals
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TK: Chanukah Lights Everywhere, by Michael Rosen

K: Chanukah Lights Everywhere, by Michael Rosen

1st: Runaway Latkes, by Lesléa Newman

DHH: Runaway Latkes, by Lesléa Newman

2nd: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel

3rd: If Sharks Disappeared, by Lily Williams

4th: The Magic Dreidels, by Eric Kimmel

5th: Hanukkah at Valley Forge, by Stephen Krensky

November 26, 2018

11/24/2018

In some places winter is …
Cold and Dark

Books on display: Cold and dark (on one side of the room)
and Hanukkah (on the other side of the room)
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TK: Best in Snow, by April Pulley Sayre, AND Wolf in the Snow, by Matthew Cordell

K: Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart

1st: Shelter, by Celine Claire

DHH: Recess at 20 Below, by Cindy Lou Aillaud

2nd: Recess at 20 Below, by Cindy Lou Aillaud

3rd: Talk about researching animal report, hand out bookmark, watch BBC penguin video (below)

4th: Brave Irene, by William Steig

5th: Brave Irene, by William Steig; OR Penguin Problems, by Jory John

November 12, 2018

11/9/2018

TK: If I Built a House, by Chris Van Dusen, AND Ginger Finds a Home, by Charlotte Voake

K: The Great Blue House, by Kate Banks, AND “Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate, by Bob Graham

1st: Hello, Lighthouse, by Sophie Blackall

2nd: Do You Know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey Decimal System, by Brian P. Cleary

DHH: Do You Know Dewey? Exploring the Dewey Decimal System, by Brian P. Cleary

3rd: William’s House, by Ginger Howard

4th: I Will Come Back for You, by Marisabina Russo

5th: Town Is by the Sea, by Joanne Schwartz

October 29, 2018

10/28/2018

Books on display: Citizenship and Honoring the Military
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TK: The Soup Bone, by Tony Johnston; Good Night, Owl, by Greg Pizzoli

K: A Tiger Called Tomas, by Charlotte Zolotow

1st: I Pledge Allegiance, by Pat Mora and Libby Martinez

2nd: (Cannon and Fletcher) The Pomegranate Witch, by Denise Doyen; Are You Scared, Lord Vader? by Adam Rex; OR Tuesday Tucks Me In, by Luis Carlos Montalvan (Freeman)

DHH: Pumpkin Jack, by Will Hubbell

3rd: Bake Shop Ghost, by Jacqueline Ogburn

4th: Seven and a Half Tons of Steel, by Janet Nolan

5th: Thirty Minutes over Oregon, by Marc Tyler Nobleman

October 22, 2018

10/22/2018

Books on display: Halloween, Exploration, and Baseball
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TK: Pumpkin Circle, by George Levenson; AND How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor

K: I Want To Be in a Scary Story, by Sean Taylor

1st: Leo: A Ghost Story, by Mac Barnett

2nd: The Witch’s Walking Stick, by Susan Medaugh

DHH: Black Dog, by Levi Pinfold; AND Poof! by John O’Brien

3rd: Announce SLQB!!

4th: The Witch’s Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg

5th: Keeper of Soles, by Teresa Bateman

October 15, 2018

10/15/2018

Books on display: Spiders and American Indians / Native Americans
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TK: Seaver the Weaver, by Paul Czajak; The Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Iza Trapani

K: Just Itzy, by Lana Krumwiede; BEGIN CHECKOUTS!

1st: Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks

2nd: Goat in the Rug, by Geraldine, as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, with cat's cradle video (below)

DHH: Sophie’s Masterpiece, by Eileen Spinelli; maybe Storm Boy, by Paul Owen

3rd: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl!

4th: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl! AND Sequoyah, by James Rumford, with Cherokee syllabary video (below)

5th: Announce Super Literacy Trivia Bowl! Bowl! AND Sequoyah, by James Rumford, with Cherokee syllabary video (below)

October 8, 2018

10/9/2018

Books on display: Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 to October 15
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TK: Round Is a Tortilla, by Roseanne Greenfield Thong; What Am I? by N. N. Charles

K: Alma and How She Got Her Name, by Juana Martinez-Neal; AND The Hallo-Weiner, by Dav Pilkey

1st: Fire Cat, by Esther Averill

2nd: Going Home, by Eve Bunting

DHH: Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers; Fire Cat, by Esther Averill

3rd: Love and Roast Chicken, by Barbara Knutson

4th: The Camping Trip that Changed America, by Barb Rosenstock

5th: 14 Cows for America, by Carmen Agra Deedy

Half Dome and El Capitan, by Ansel Adams

October 1, 2018

10/1/2018

Books on display: Fall and Apples
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TK: Leaves, by David Ezra Stein; Honey, by David Ezra Stein; Leaf Man, by Lois Ehlert

K: In the Middle of Fall, by Kevin Henkes; Honey, by David Ezra Stein

1st: Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears, by Cynthia Rylant, pt. 1

2nd: As an Oak Tree Grows, by Brian Karas

DHH: The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree, by Gail Gibbons; The Night Gardener, by the Fan Brothers

3rd: One Green Apple, by Eve Bunting

4th: Mr. Peabody’s Apples, by Madonna

5th: Researching the explorer report

September 24, 2018

9/23/2018

Books on display: Deaf Awareness Month, underwear and socks, and E is for elephants
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TK: Little Elliott, Big City, by Mike Curato; Polar Bear’s Underwear, by Tupera Tupera;

K: Polar Bear’s Underwear, by Tupera Tupera; practicing with paintsticks

1st: A Creepy Pair of Underwear, by Aaron Reynolds

2nd: The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game, by Nancy Churnin

DHH: The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game, by Nancy Churnin; It’s Okay to Be Different, by Todd Parr

3rd: Helen’s Big World, by Doreen Rappaport; OR The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game, by Nancy Churnin

4th: Two Dav Pilkey-related ideas: Sock and underwear drive, and Banned Books Week (featuring one of the videos below)

5th: Two Dav Pilkey-related ideas: Sock and underwear drive, and Banned Books Week (featuring one of the videos below)