Reading Review with Christal

Title: The Popcorn Astronauts: and other bitebable rhymes Author/Illustrator: Deborah Ruddell/Joan Rankin Major Awards: Genre: Poetry Age: 4-8 This book had many poems for students to read. 4 quick poems I read had to do with the seasons, each of them had a last line, that didn't quite rhyme in essence a twist. I thought the poems were cute and that children would enjoy reading them since they do experience seasons and that would be something fun to talk about. Another cute poem I read was called The Strawberry Queen , it had a rhyme scheme of aabbcc. It was easy to follow and was cute. It said you would know her when she entered the room, because you could smell her springtime perfume, her elegant suit was beaded and red, and you noticed the leafy, green crown on her head, remember to bow and address her as ma'am but don't say a word about strawberry jam. Another one I read was called Lickety-Split Picnic , it mentioned what all they were taking on there picnic such ...

Title: Tap Dancing on the Roof Author/Illustrator: Linda Sue Park/Istvan Banyai Genre: Non-Fiction; Poetry Age: 8-12 This book has a collection of poems suited for young children.One poem I looked at called School Lunch mentioned how the food was plopped with tongs or a spatula and had its own little space. It said square pizza in one space, a square brownie in another spot, with a milk carton cube all on a rectangular tray. It ended by saying that their afternoon snack was anything without corners, which I thought was random, but I looked back at the poem and all the items were rectangular and had sharp edges, so they wanted something different. Another poem I looked at was called Pockets , I really thought this poem was cute because the narrative is that if your pockets are empty you're wasting your time. This child had one horse chestnut, a gum wrapper, a dime an a hamster in their pockets. Another poem I found interesting was called Frog , this one talked about how a frog...

Title: The Little Kids' Table Author/Illustrator: Mary Ann McCabe Riehle/Mary Reaves Uhles Major Awards: Genre: Fiction; Poetry Age: 3-6 This book is about what being at the little kids' table is like. The kids have more fun than the adults and it talks about what the adults tell the kids. They went to visit the child's grandmother and the child was excited to sit at the kids' table. The child mentions that the adults' table was shinier and fancier and had more decorations. The author said that when grandmother called 'let's eat' that they scrambled to their chairs and the little brother gets bumped and ends up crying. They played with their utensils and tried sticking their spoons to their nose and that the parents would tell them to quiet down or behave. They were given their food and most of them didn't want was served because they didn't like trying to eat healthy, but the grandmother mentioned if they didn't eat their vegetables ...

Title: Night Sky Wheel Ride Author/Illustrator: Sheree Fitch/Yayo Genre: Poetry Age: 3-6 This book is about two children who go to the fair and want to ride the big Ferris wheel. They first started out, in line and were the first ones at the gate. They then went and got some cotton candy and it melted on their tongues. They then noticed the Ferris wheel and were excited to ride it. Throughout the beginning of the story they constantly asked "Are we big enough this year, Mama? Are we brave enough, Brother, Sister are you ready to fly?" When they got in line for the Ferris wheel they said they were big enough and they were brave enough and ready to fly. So they got into they their cart and they went up and up, and they started spinning and they imagined they were on a washing machine, and they even talked about going upside down. At one point the Ferris wheel stopped at the top, and it was swinging and swaying and the little girl told the brother not to look down so instea...

Title: The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk Author/Illustrator: Kabir & Surishtha Sehgal/ Jess Golden Awards: CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book; Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee (AZ) Genre: Fiction Age: 4-8 This book is an Indian take on Wheels on the Bus, and it's sung to the same tune. It's written by a mother-son duo about their life in India, and since it's based on The Wheels on the Bus, it's what the kids would see when they are looking out the window riding in their Tuk Tuks. The book even included similar features that are included in Wheels on the Bus, such as the wheels on it go round, the wipers go swish, and differences in that they stopped for a cow that was lying in the road, they got sprayed with water by an elephant and things like that aren't likely to happen here in Texas, unless you live in a more country area then you might see a cow in the street, but in India that seems to be normal. Once the book was finished it was just an image of a...