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Legends of Zita the Spacegirl
By: Ben Hatke
Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril
By: Jarrett Krosoczka
The Cloak Society
By: Jeremy Kraatz
Bear Has a Story to Tell
Written By: Phillip C. Stead
Illustrated By: Erin E. Stead
It’s Like This, Cat
By: Emily Neville
Illustrated By: Emil Weiss
Marjie Podzielinski
September 24, 2012 at 6:24 am
I love these posts! I read MOSSY by Jan Brett last week and paired it with Steve Jenkins BEETLES Jan has a beetle border in her fabulous Turtle story and the Beetle Book is a good way to compare fiction and non fiction (and to also discuss how Jan did the research for her art) Have a great week. Marjie Podzielinski
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Holly Mueller
September 24, 2012 at 6:53 am
I read Bear Has a Story to Tell this week, too. I LOVED the illustrations. The Steads are a special team!
Myra GB
September 24, 2012 at 9:16 am
We’re making a little bit of progress with the Newbery Challenge as Iphigene has just shared a review of The Cat who went to Heaven – seems like a good companion book for the one you have up here.
Bear Has a Story to Tell sounds really nice – and might be good as well for our books about books and the river of words theme. Will look for that one in our libraries.
Teacher.Mother.Reader
September 24, 2012 at 12:05 pm
I’ve seen Bear has a Story to Tell on the shelf at my library, I will have to pick it up and just it a read.
Always looking forward to reading/viewing your Newbery Challenge books!
Lorna
September 24, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Thanks for sharing The Cloak Society–I’m looking for an adventure/fantasy book to share with my daughter’s 4th/5th grade class. Do you know when it’s to be published?
Lorna
September 24, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Never mind, Colby–found the pub. date on Goodreads!
Colby Sharp
September 25, 2012 at 11:16 am
Oh, good.
Tara
September 24, 2012 at 3:00 pm
The Lunch lady sounds like a “must read” for this middle school teacher. Thanks for sharing!
bargerj
September 24, 2012 at 8:21 pm
I’m all for a parody of Picture Day and I’m guessing that Bear is an excellent book given the author and illustrator.