The Hole by Oyvind Torseter (2013)
One of many of the books ordered that has a simplistic, pointed use of very few colors. I can see The Hole being used in Art Class to explore the concept of line, or color and the actual hole all through the book will keep students of all ages captivated. This book is a real page-turner, turning pages in both directions, similar in that respect to the delightful Caldecott Winner of 2013 by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Green. http://www.enchantedlionbooks.com/node/200
I Know Here by Laurel Croza (2010)
Certainly one of my favorites as a writing teacher, this is a beautiful companion book to Patricia Mc Lachlan’s What you know First or Rylant’s When I was Young in the Mountains when studying memoir with older students or as a delightful read-a-loud for any age group. It’s also perfect for dealing with transitions; something our international students are no strangers to. Now I just need to buy From There to Here, which came out in 2014 http://laurelcroza.com/
! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (2013)
This book is such a fun way to share punctuation with children. Exclamation mark is confused, deflated and flummoxed because he is not like everyone else. It’s a great day for him when he meets another special punctuation mark…can you guess who? http://www.whoisamy.com/
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