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May 5, 2014

5/5/2014

TK: Me and My Place in Space, by Joan Sweeney; I Want to Be an Astronaut, by Byron Barton; Baby Brains, by Simon James; Kitten’s First Full Moon, by Kevin Henkes (Caldecott Medal 2005 winner)

K: My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza (CYRM 2007 winner); or Luka’s Quilt, by Georgia Guback (Asian/Pacific Islander Month and Mother’s Day)

1st: Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy (CYRM 2011 winner)

2nd: Mr. Maxwell’s Mouse, by Frank Asch (CYRM 2008 winner)

3rd: Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine (CYRM 2012 winner)

4th: When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (Newbery Medal 2010 winner)

5th: Warner: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce—the book and the 2011 Academy-Award-winning film; Ahrens and Curry, finish Schooled

February 3, 2014

2/1/2014

TK: Bears--Eat Like a Bear, by April Pulley Sayre; Happy Birthday, Moon, by Frank Asch; The First Bear in Africa, by Satomi Ichikawa

K: If have not, read Stars, by Mary Lyn Ray; then vote on CYRM! And then for Valentine’s Day, Sock Monkey Rides Again, by Cece Bell

1st: Vote on CYRM! Then Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby

2nd: Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli

3rd: Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodsoon

4th: Continue When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

5th: Continue Schooled, by Gordon Korman

January 28, 2013

1/27/2013

DK: Ecosystems--The Three Little Javelinas, by Susan Lowell; The Umbrella, by Jan Brett; On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

K: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker

1st: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker; Freeman, also We Are in a Book, by Mo Willems

2nd: A Bedtime for Bear, by Bonnie Becker

3rd: The Sandwich Swap, by Her Majesty Queen Rania al Abdullah; Weiss, also Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies

4th: The Junkyard Wonders, by Patricia Polacco

5th: The Junkyard Wonders, by Patricia Polacco

February 6 to 10, 2012

2/6/2012

DK: Dark Night, by Dorothee de Monfreid; Are You a Horse? By Andy Rasch; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson; Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, by Mo Willems
K: Finish nominees, if needed, and VOTE; extra time? Presidents Day, by Anne Rockwell; or Farfalina and Marcel, by Holly Keller
1st: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; and The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; VOTE
2nd: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; and The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; VOTE
3rd: Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek, by Deborah Hopkinson
4th: Romines: D. J. MacHale's website, and Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston; Rumble, Energy Island, by Allan Drummond; Hart, VOTE--discuss "theme" of each nominee; if time, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston
5th: Selections from The Art of Reading; "author" search questions to practice using the catalog

Dark Night, by Dorothee de Monfried (borrowed from the Los Angeles County Public Library)

The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary (028.5 ART)

January 30 to February 3, 2012

1/29/2012

DK: Winter in ecosystems: Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart; Groundhog day: Substitute Groundhog, by Pat Miller; Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson

K: Finish nominees, if needed, and VOTE; extra time? Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby

1st: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

2nd: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole

3rd: Moreno and Hunt: still need to VOTE; introduce the author D. L. Green, or Debra Garfinkle, with a section from Zeke Meeks

4th: Hart and Romines, hear Wabi Sabi, if needed, and VOTE; Rumble and maybe Hart, Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston

5th: Introduce D. J. MacHale; author questions for practicing catalog

“Valentine” craft

This week's links:

1st, 2nd, 3rd: Debra Garfinkle, visiting author
4th, 5th: D. J. MacHale, visiting author

Under the Snow, by Melissa Stewart (591.4 STE)

Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox, by Susan Blackaby (E BLA)

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea, by Tony Johnston (E JOH)

January 23 to 27, 2012

1/22/2012

DK: Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel; The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry; What Animals Really Like, by Fiona Robinson

K: Let's Do Nothing! By Tony Fucile; AND The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett

1st: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

2nd: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

3rd: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin

4th: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein

5th: Vote on CYRM nominees; Warner and Ahrens, Cat and Rat, by Ed Young; Curry, The Serpent Came to Gloucester, by M. T. Anderson

January 16 to 20, 2012

1/16/2012

DK: Let's Do Nothing, by Tony Fucille; VOTE; if extra time, This Next New Year, by Janet Wong

K: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

1st: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

2nd: Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; Earth from Above, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

3rd: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine

4th: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin

5th: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein; passage from A Kick in the Head, by Paul Janeczko, on haiku

A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms, by Paul Janeczko

January 9 to 13, 2012

1/8/2012

DK: (Ellis) Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide; The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett; (Schepis) I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll; Princess Hyacinth, by Florence Parry Heide

K: I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll

1st: Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume

2nd: Metropolitan Cow, by Tim Egan

3rd: Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein

4th: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

5th: Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

This week's links:
California Young Reader Medal
3rd: ETTC Poem Generator: "Name"; The Meaning of Names
4th & 5th: website of Kadir Nelson

Princess Hyacinth (the Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated), by Florence Parry Heide (E HEI)

Clancy the Courageous Cow, by Lachie Hume (E HUM)

Wabi Sabi, by Mark Reibstein (E REI)

Henry's Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine (E LEV)

January 3 to 7, 2012

1/3/2012

DK: Start CYRM nominees: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole; I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll; if time, The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett

K: Start CYRM nominees: On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole ("inclusive"); if time, The Odd Egg, by Emily Gravett ("inquisitive")

1st: Squirrel's New Year Resolution, by Pat Miller

2nd: The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, by Mark Cassino

3rd: “Inquisitive”: How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer

4th: “Inquisitive” (Hart only) How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer; http://www.rosalynschanzer.com/ ; also KID (Kid Inventors Day) is January 17, Ben Franklin’s birthday, http://www.kidinventorsday.com/

5th: Start CYRM nominees: Goal! By Mina Javaherbin

This week's links:
3rd & 4th: website for author Rosalyn Schanzer; and KID--Kid Inventor's Day
5th: California Young Reader Medal nominees; website for author Mina Javaherbin; video of South African animals playing soccer

On Meadowview Street, by Henry Cole (E COL)

I Need My Monster, by Amanda Noll (E NOL)

The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, by Mark Cassino (551.57 CAS)

How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning, by Rosalyn Schanzer (530.092 SCH)

Goal! by Mina Javaherbin (E JAV)

February 14 to 18, 2011

2/13/2011

DK: How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills; and one or two Elephant & Piggie books, Are You Ready to Play Outside? and There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems
K: How Rocket Learned to Read, by Tad Hills
1st: Pete ‘n’ Pickles, by Berkeley Breathed, and VOTE (Price); Bookshop Dog, by Cynthia Rylant (Syverson); Mr. George Baker, by Amy Hest (Hicks, Harding)
2nd: Look through Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World, by Selby B. Beeler; read I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite’, illustrated by Baba Wague Diakite'
3rd: Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books, by Kay Winters; or Abraham Lincoln, by Amy L. Cohn
4th: Mr. Williams, by Karen Barbour
5th: George Did It, by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain

Links for this week

DK & K: Tad Hills
http://www.tadhills.com/

Mo Willems
http://www.mowillems.com/

2nd grade: Baba Wague Diakite', children's book author and illustrator http://www.babawague.com/

5th grade: "George Washington," first among biographies of all the presidents on the White House website http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington

All grades: "Celebrating Black History Month," County of Los Angeles Public Library http://www.colapublib.org/bhm/index.php