# 10 Coco on the Go.

Title: Coco on the Go

Author: Susan Blackaby

Illustrator: Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

Publishing Company: Picture Window Books

Copyright Date: 2006

# of Pages: 23

Genre/category: Picture Book

            I chose this book because I thought the cover looked very interesting. In the book, Coco the dog and Elise the baby go everywhere mom goes for the day. Coco has a playful day following mom and Elise around. At the end of the day Coco is tired and wants to rest, but Elise wants to play.

            The illustrations in this book are created with watercolors and pencils. The illustrations in the book are very basic. The pictures are full page pictures. The pictures in this book have a good many details and are very creative.

            This book would be great for beginning readers. The book uses many high frequency words and simple language. The teacher could also have students discuss how their day is different from the way Elise spent her day. The teacher could also have a class discussion about how many children have pets. After the discussion, this could be integrated into a math problem. This book did not get any awards.

# 9 Dino-Baseball

Title: Dino-Baseball

Author: Lisa Wheeler

Illustrator: Barry Gott

Publishing Company: Carolrhoda Books

Copyright Date: 2012

# of Pages: 30

Genre/category: Picture Books

            I chose this book simply because it had a dinosaur  on the front cover and as a kid I was really into dinosaurs.  The book is about a team of plant-eating dinosaurs who play a baseball game against the meat-eating dinosaurs. The Sox are the plant-eating dinosaurs and the Ribs are the meat-eating dinosaurs.

            The illustrations in this book are very creative.  The colors are very bright and will stand out to children. It is very hard for me to decide what medium the illustrator used on the drawings. It looks like some of them could have been painted or even computer generated. The background in the picture is very detailed.

This book would be good to used with children who are in second, third, or fourth grade.  The book would be good to read to children when doing a science lesson about dinosaurs, because the book mentions the different kinds of dinosaurs that are on the team. This book would also be good to use when talking about rhymes.  The book if full of rhyming words.  The book would also be good to use to strengthen vocabulary comprehension, because  it contains many words that are not usually used in everyday conversations. The book has not received any awards.

# 8 The Playground Problem

Title:The Playground Problem

Author: Margaret McNamara

Illustrator: Mike Gordon

Publishing Company: Scholastic

Copyright Date: 2004

# of pages: 28

Genre/category: Picture Book

     I chose this book because to me, there are many kids that have problems like this and it really shows a good way to work things out between each other. I think every child should read this book. When Mrs. Connor’s first-grade class goes out for recess, the boys and the girls begin to have a problem. The boys will not let the girls play soccer with them. Emma gets angry and she comes up with a plan that will cause the boys to change their mind. It takes the boys a while, but they finally learn that girls can play soccer.

            The illustrator uses line and watercolors to create the pictures in the book. Most of the pictures in the book are of houses and people. The words in this book is typed in a larger font. The pictures are very colorful and the peoples facial expressions show exactly how the characters are feeling.

      This book is appropriate for  younger elementary kids who are around kindergarten to second grade level. The teacher could use this book to teach kids to play fair and to share things. This book could also be used to teach children that being a bully is wrong and that people should not be made fun of just because they are different. This book can also be use to teach about team work. Once the boys and the girls started playing together, they discovered that they could be a good team. This book does not have any awards.

# 7 How To Be A Good Dog

   

Title: How To Be A Good Dog

Author: Gail Page

Illustrator: Not Available

Publishing Company: Bloomsbury U.S.A Childrens Books

Copyright Date: 2006

# of Pages: 28

Genre/ Category: Picture Book

        I chose this book because it was about a dog and that is my favorite kind of animal. This book is about a dog named Bobo.  He tries to learn how to be a good dog and while Mrs. Birdhead is out, the cat tries to teach him how to sit, heel, fetch, lie down, shake, and fetch.

      The Illustrations in this book are made using acrylics. Many of the pictures in the book look as if they were drawn and then painted. The illustrations in this book are very basic. They do not depict very much detail.

      This book would be good to use with lower elementary kids when discussing how they should behave. Students could compare and contrast how the rules Bobo had to follow are different than the rules we have to follow.  Also the teacher could use this story when working with comprehension by having the students make a list of things that they remember the dog learning to do.  The teacher could also have the students to  discuss if the story is fiction or nonfiction and would we really see a cat teaching a dog how to do these things. This book does not have any awards.

# 6 Lady Lulu Liked to Litter

Title: Lady Lulu Liked to Litter
Author: Nancy Loewen
Illustrator: Anna Kaiser
Publishing Company: Picture Window Books
Copyright Date: 2009
# of Pages: 20

Genre/category: Picture Book

          I  chose this book because to me it is very interesting and was actually a little challenging for me to read with the tongue twisters. Lady Lulu did not seem to think littering was a problem. She littered everything. Other people did not like her littering. Her brother and sister tried to get her to stop, but she did not listen until one day something happen to make her stop.

          The illustrations in this book were created using  watercolor and ink. The pictures are full page pictures that greatly depicts what is happening in the story.

          This book is appropriate for children ages six to eight years old. One way to use this book in the classroom is vocabulary comprehension. The book contains many tongue twisters. Another way to us the book can be when talking about the “L” sound. The book uses many words that begin with the letter “L”. The book can also be used when doing a science lesson on recycling. I could teach children what could happen if we do not recycle. The book has not received any awards.

# 5 If You Give A Dog A Donut

Title: If you Give A Dog A Donut

Author: Laura Numeroff
Illustrator: Felicia Bond
Publishing Company: Bazer & Bray
Copyright Date: 2011
# of Pages: 31 

Genre/category: Picture Book

          I chose this book because as a child, I loved books by this author. When I was looking for books to use, I discovered this book that I had never read before. The book is simply about a boy who gives a dog a donut. The donut then leads the dog to want apple juice. As the book continues, each thing the boy gives the dog leads to something else. The book makes a complete circle and at the end of the book the boy ends up giving the dog some apple juice which leads to him wanting a donut.

            It was really hard for me to tell what the author used to create these pictures.  Some of it looks like a computer was used to generate the pictures, while others look like she used color pencils. The images are really colorful and creative.

            The book is appropriate for elementary school children such as first, second, or third grade.  A good way to use this book is when you talking about sequence and the ordering of events. The students can list the things the dog wanted or did in the order by the way they happened in the book. Another  way to use this book in the classroom is to teach students to be creative. Many times things we do often lead to other things. Another classroom use would be to help them understand that sometimes we many want many things, just like the dog; however, we many not always be able to have everything we want. This book does not have any awards; however the author has received some.

#4 Eight Enormous Elephants

Title: Eight Enormous Elephants

Author: Penny Dolan
Illustrator: Leo Broadley
Publishing Company: Picture Window Books
Copyright Date: 2000
# of Pages: 27

Genre/ category: Picture Book

          I chose this book because most children love books about animals. Most children can also relate to doing many of the things that these elephants did. The book is about a little boy and his mom, who are setting at a table, when eight huge elephants come through the door. The elephants made a complete mess of the house. Then something as small as a little mouse gives them orders to clean up the mess they had made. When everything was back like it was before, the elephants danced out the door.

            The illustrations in this book look to have been drawn using acrylic ink. It also looks as if parts of them might also be computer generated. They are also very colorful. The pictures really show what is happening in the story.

            This book would be good for older elementary children. It would be good to used with children who have a good vocabulary, because some of the vocabulary can prove to be challenging. It would also help children to strengthen their vocabulary. The book would also be good to use when talking about rhyming words. The book could also be used to let children know that when we make a mess we should always clean it up and pick up after ourselves. The book does not have any awards.

# 3 Look Down Low

Title: Look Down Low

Author: Dana Meachen Rau
Illustrated by: Bernard Adnet
Publishing Company:Capstone Publisher
Copyright Date:2002

# of Pages: 24

Genre/ Category: Picture Books

                                                                       

I few years ago, when I was substituting for a first grade class, I was ask to read this book to the class. I had never read it before, but it  was one I really enjoyed reading to the kids.This book is about a boy who learns to take a closer look at the different things found on the ground. He saw things such as worms, moles ants, grass and mud.

            The illustrations in this book are  created using a computer software. The pictures show an up close view at the different things on the ground. The illustrations are also very colorful.

            This book is great for children who are emerging  readers.  One way to use this book in the classroom is when discussing rhyming words. Many of the words in this book rhyme such as around and ground. The sentences in this book are very small and use a good bit of repetition, which is great for young kids. Another use of this book in the classroom is  when discussing things that you would find outside. Many of the animals and things discussed in the book are everyday things that usually can be found in our own backyard. This book is also great for building vocabulary. It even has a word list located in the back of the book. This book has not received any awards.

#2 All Around Me I See

Title: All Around Me I See

Author: Laya Steinberg

Illustrator: Cris Arbo

Publishing company: Dawn Publications

Copyright Date: 2005

No. of pages: 30

Genre/category: picture book

        I chose this book because it is all about nature and I like being outside. This book is all about the different things you would see in nature. A family is getting ready to go on a hike and the little girl talks about the things she sees and dreams about during the hike . The book discusses things you would see outside such as a river, rocks, leafs, grass, wind, and the forest. It tells what their purposes is such as a rock is an island for a frog.

    

       The illustrations in this story are very rich in detail. Many of them look as if they  are painted with water based paint. The pictures are very colorful and  would stand out to kids.

      This book would be good to use for kids ages three to eight. It would be good to use during a science lesson to introduce nature.  It would also be good to get kids started using their imagination to describe the purpose of things in nature and what they see. Another connection to the classroom would be for children to talk or write about something they have seen outside. The story could also be used for vocabulary comprehension. It also uses a few rhyming words. This book does not have any awards listed.

#1 Knuffle Bunny

Title: Knuffle Bunny
Author: Mo Willems
Illustrator: Mo Willems
Publishing Company: Hyperion Books
Copyright date: 9/1/2004
# of pages: 36

Genre/Category: Picture Book

          This book was chosen for me by Mrs. Strain; she read the book to the class. The book was about a toddler named Trixie and her stuffed animal named Knuffle Bunny. Trixie went on an errand with her father to the laundry mat. On the way home she realized she had forgotten Knuffle bunny at the laundry mat. She tried to tell her father that her bunny was missing but he just didn’t understand her. After a tough walk home; her mommy asked where is Knuffle Bunny. The family then ran back to the laundry mat and found her bunny. Her first words were Knuffle Bunny.
          The illustrations were mixed between digital photographs of New York City overlaid with hand drawn sketches. The digital pictures were in sepia tone. The illustrator used pastel colors along with word bubbles to make the pages pop. The word bubbles signified what Trixie was trying to say to her father.
            This picture book is appropriate for a younger audience such as second graders and younger. I would use this book in a preschool or kindergarten classroom. I would use it to teach children how to communicate effectively; use words when they want something or upset about something instead of crying or yelling. This book would also be a fun way to have students create an alternate ending. What if Trixie didn’t find Knuffle Bunny? Who has her bunny? Where is Knuffle Bunny living now? Does Knuffle Bunny miss Trixie or is he having fun at his new home? Another way I would incorporate this book in my classroom is to explain the lost and found process. If a student finds something that does not belong to them they need to bring it to the lost and found. Someone may be looking for their lost item and will go to the lost and found looking for it. It is very upsetting to lose something that you love so much like Trixie lost Knuffle Bunny.