Book Write Up #2: Book #9 (Chapter Book)

Author: Nancy Krulik
Title: Katie Kazoo Switcheroo (Going Batty)
Illustrator: John & Wendy
Genre: Chapter Book
Subgenre: Young Adults
Theme: You don't know what it is like unless you live in the shoes of someone else.
Primary and Secondary Characters: Katie and her best friend Suzanne
Date of Publication: 2009
Publishing Company: Grosset & Dunlap

This book is about Katie and her friends. Her best friend is Suzanne. Katie and Suzanne love to hang upside down and play a lot. Katie's teacher Mr. G, is a very hands on teacher. In teaching about nocturnal animals he turns off all the lights in the classroom. The kids come in the room and it is dark. Then Mr. G jumps out of the closet as a rat and scares all the kids. He then talks to the kids about nocturnal animals, and the kids love it. He tells the kids that they are going to go to the zoo, to see nocturnal animals. Katie is a little weirded out about this, because there are times when a gust of wind comes and turns her into something else. She once was an Italian man and a bird. She lives in their shoes for awhile, so she is scared that the gust of wind will turn her into a nocturnal animal, because she thinks they are kinda nasty. The day at the zoo Katie gets lost, and the gust of wind comes and turns her into a bat. She realizes that she has furry skin and bat hooves. The longer she is a bat she realizes that bats are smart and fast. Her best friend then comes in the bat cave and talks badly about bats, this hurts Katie's feelings. When Katie turns back into herself she goes back to school the next day, and tells the kids all about bats.

When I become a teacher I can use this book in teaching my students that they cannot judge things from their outside appearance. They need to see the good qualities in all things.

Write up #2: Book #8

Author: Simms Taback

Title: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Illustrator: Simms Taback

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Children's Book

Theme: You can always make something out of nothing.

Primary and Secondary characters: Joseph and his overcoat.

Awards and date of publication: Won the Caldecott Medal, 1999

This book is about a man named Joseph he had an overcoat. Well his overcoat became very old and worn out. He then turned his overcoat into a jacket. His jacket then became very old and worn out, so he made it into a vest. His vest got old and worn, so he turned it into a scarf. Then his scarf got old and worn, so he turned it into a tie. His tie got old and worn, so he turned it into a handkerchief. His handkerchief then got old and worn, so he turned it into a button. One day he noticed he lost his button, he was very sad. But then he decided to make a book about it. Which shows you can always make something out of nothing.

This book is a good book in teaching students that they can use their imagination, to make something out of nothing.

Book Write Up #2: Book #7

Author: Joyce Carol Thomas

Title: I Have Heard of a Land

Illustrator: Floyd Cooper

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Children Book, Historical Fiction

Theme: Life as a African American frontiers woman.

Primary and Secondary characters: African American frontiers woman.

Awards and date of publication: Coretta Scott King Award: 1998

Publishing Company: Joanna Cotler Books

This book is about all African American frontier women, when they settled into the West. This book is about the aspirations they had about their new found freedom and land. These women were finally going to be free to own their own land, crop their own crops, and to do whatever they want on their land. These women had to just claim their land, have their neighbors help them build their log cabins and then live free, just as free and any white man. This books explains the freedom and aspirations of these frontier women. For so many years they were owned by someone else, and now they are finally able to own their own piece of happiness!

This book is a good book to talk to students about life after slavery, and how much freedom and happiness these frontier women must have had. This book looks at frontiers not just in the eyes of white Caucasian men, but in the eyes of African American women.

Book Write Up #2: Book #6

Author: Tricia Tus

Title: Follow Me

Illustrator: Tricia Tusa

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Children Book

Theme: A little girl who wants to be free, and wants her friends to follow her into a wonderful life of bliss.

Primary Character: A little girl

Date of Publication: 2011

Publishing Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

A girl soars into a swirl of colors, pink, blue, purple, and gray. She finds her way out, over, up and down and she's calling for a friend to follow. This book is very peaceful and the pictures are so beautiful. It is a short book but the little girl covers all the colors in her blissful world.

I will use this book with my students to help them remember their colors, and to show them that it is okay to use their imaginations!

Book Write Up #2: Book #5

Author: Tobi Tobias

Title: Wishes for You

Illustrator: Henri Sorensen

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Children's Book.

Primary and Secondary Character: All mothers and their children

Date of Publication: 2003

Publishing Company: Harper Collins Publishers

This book is a general book about how much mothers love their children. There is not a define character, but every mother and child can read it as if it is about them. This book describes what a mother wants for their children. They want their children to know their self worth. To be so happy they can feel the sun shining from inside them. The strength and spirit to deal with the bad that will come their way. To love one special person more than anyone or anything in the whole world. Most of all I hope you will always remember me and know how much I love you.

This book will be a great book to incorporate on Mother's Day, so my students can see just how much the one's they love (even if it is not there mom) really loves and cares about them!

Book Write Up #2: Book #4

Author: Robert Burleigh

Title: Home Run

Illustrator: Mike Wimmer

Genre: Picture book

Subgenre: Sports Book

Theme: The world famous Babe Ruth (Babe).

Primary and Secondary Characters: Babe Ruth

Date of Publication: 2003

Publishing Company: Voyager Book

This book is about the world famous Babe Ruth. As a boy Babe was a natural, he had a swing that no coach could have taught him. As he got older he became the best batter of his time. He had a swing like no other. He led the record in home runs. When he would make a home run, he would point the bat to the field and the fans would go crazy. He set the standard for baseball during this time and forever. He changed baseball forever!

I will use this book to teach students about the world famous Babe Ruth, and how he changed baseball.

Book Write Up #2: Book #3

Author: Suzanne Bloom

Title: Treasure

Illustrator: Suzanne Bloom

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Children Book

Theme: The greatest treasures are those you love.

Primary and Secondary Character: Duck and Polar Bear

Date of Publication: 2007

Publishing Company: Boyd's Mills Press

This book is about a duck and a polar bear who are looking for a treasure. They dig very deep, and find no treasure. They go swimming deep in the sea, and still no treasure, the look everywhere, and find no treasure. They are a little disappointed and then they realize that they have their treasure, and that is each other.

This book is a cute book, and I will use this with students to teach them that family and friends are the best treasure of all.

Book Write Up #2: book #2

Author: Eric Velasquez

Title: Grandma's Gift

Illustrator: Eric Velasquez

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Christmas Book

Theme: Finding role models of your own ethnicity can open the windows for so much exploration.

Primary and Secondary Characters: Eric and his Grandma Carmen

Awards and date of publication: Pura Belpre Award: published in 2010

Publishing Company: Walker and Company

Eric has to go to the Metropolitan Museum with his grandma for a school project. Before they go to the museum they have to La Marqueta, so his grandma can make her famous pasteles for Christmas Eve. Pasteles are a famous Puerto Rican dish that takes a lot of work. They went to the market where his grandma knows everyone and is able to speak Spanish. After the market they go to the museum. At the museum his grandma is very uncomfortable, because she can not read English or speak it very well. When they go into the museum they see this painting that is painted by a Puerto Rican painter. This really inspires Eric and he expresses to his grandma that now he wants to start painting. On Christmas Eve his grandma buys him his first set of paints, and paper.

I will use this book with students to show them that different cultures have different traditions for the holiday's. I can also use this book to teach them the insecurities that someone may have when they do not speak english, and that the students need to have compassion with these people.

Book Write Up #2: 1st Book

Author: Jane O' Connor and Jessie Hartland

Title: The Perfect Puppy for ME!

Illustrator: Jessie Hartland

Genre: Picture Book

Subgenre: Informational

Theme: Picking the perfect dog for my family.

Primary and Secondary characters: the boy and his sister

Date of Publication: 2003

Publishing Company: Puffin Books

This little boy is narrating the story in his point of view. He is upset, because he does not have a dog. His parents agree that he can have a dog as soon as he figures out what type of dog he wants. This starts his journey in introducing different types of dogs, and describing their characteristics. He talks about how puddles don't shed, so they will be good for someone who has allergies. He talks about how dogs are pregnant for only two months. That bulldogs are very patient with small children, but often dye young from breathing difficulties. Finally he finds a dog and his sister names it Doodle, because it is mix of poodle and Labrador.

This book will be good for students in learning about different types of animals. This book is a very cute book, but is also very informative and will give the students a lot of interesting dog facts that they will enjoy.