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Hammock is up and I'm ready to read! Book list  inspired by @colby.sharp (TIKTOK)

6/7/2022

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Sometimes you just luck out.  

A goal of mine for this summer is to read more children's books  to bolster my knowledge of children's literature to the end goal of knowing what books to recommend to my students.

So, there I am, swiping through TikTok and I come across @colby.sharp.  He is obviously a book enthusiast and lists many books that he has read to his students AND shows us what his 5th graders are reading.  

As a bonus, he posts videos about the best part of his day.  (Love the positive focus!)

I ran to my computer and wrote down the books he shared.  Here is a list of books that I will be checking out this summer.  I put the @GPL for my own reference.  

Thanks, @colby.sharp!  I have my hammock up and am ready to get started!
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1. The Road to After by Rebekah Lowell
2. Blended by Sharon M. Draper (@GPL)
3. Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley 
4. When Stars are Scattered by Vicotria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
5. Little House by Kevin Henkes (@GPL)
6. Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
7. How we Ricochet by Faith Gardner
8. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein (Audio)
9. Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee (@GPL)
10. Steve L. McEvil by Lucas Turnbloom
11. The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen
12. The World's Longest Licorice Rope by Matt Myers
13. A Mouthful of Minnows by John Hare
14. Wait --- and See by Helen Frost
15. Tiny Dino by 
Deborah Freedman
16. Everything in Its Place by Pauline David-Sax
17. My Life as a Meme/Book/Joke by Jake Tashjian
18. All the Answers by Kate Messner (@GPL)
19. Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill
20. A Guard Dog Named Honey by Denise Gosliner Orenstein
21. Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper (@GPL)
22. Rider Woofson by Walter Styles
23. The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (@GPL)
24. The ___ Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths (@GPL)
25. Most People by Michael Leannah and Jennifer E. Morris
26. After the Fall by Dan Santat (@GPL)
27. Old Wood Boat by Nikki McClute
28. Gabe in the After by Sharnnon Dolesk
29. Dear Friends by Lisa Greenwald
30. Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon
31. Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle (@GPL)
32. Donut The Unicorn who wants to Fly by Laura Gehl and Andrea Zuill
33. Time Capsule by Lauren Redniss
34. Blips on a Screen by Kate Hannigan
35. Stuck by Oliver Jeffers (@GPL)
36. Brothers at Bat by Aubrey Veronica (@GPL)
37. Celia Planted a Garden by Phyllis Root, Gary D. Schmidt (@GPL)
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38. Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley (@GPL)
39. How to Send a Hug by Hayley and John Rocco
40. One Little Bag An Amazing Journey by Henry Cole (@GPL)
41. The Night Gardner by 
Terry Fan and Eric Fan
42. Perfectly Imperfect Mira by Faith Pray
43. Our Green City by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Colleen Larmour
44. Zonia's Rain Forest by Juana Martinez Neal (@GPL)
45. A Leaf Can Be...by Laura Purdie Salas (@GPL)
46. Ducks Overboard by Markus Mouth (@GPL)
47. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
48. John's Turn by Mac Barnett (@GPL)
49. Totally Random Questions by Melina Gerosa Bellows
50. Undrowned by K.R. Alexander
51. Wish by Barbara O'Connor (@GPL)
52. Far Away by Lisa Graff
53. My Life Begins! by Patricia MacLachlan
54. Refugee by Alan Gratz (@GPL)
55. Wink by Rob Harrell (@GPL)
56. Shelter by Christie Matheson (She has other books at GPL)
57. Forge by Lourie Halse Anderson (Audio book @GPL)
58. Out of my Heart by Sharon M. Draper (@GPL)
59. The Grimm Conclusion: Companion to the Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz (@GPL)
60. Lizzy and the Cloud by 
Terry Fan and Eric Fan (@GPL)
61. Thursday by 
Ann Bonwill and Kayla Harren 
62. Those Kids from Fawn Creek by 
Erin Entrada Kelly (@GPL)
63. A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser (@GPL)
64. Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed (@GPL)
65. A Song Called Home by Aara Zarr 
66. Riley's Ghost by John David Anderson (@GPL)
67. It's the end of the World and I'm in my Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds (Audio book @GPL)
68. The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat (@GPL)
69. Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee (@GPL)
70. Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller (@GPL)
71. Learning to Fall by Sally Engelfried
72. If You Laugh I'm Starting this Book Over by Chris Harris
73. Wake me up in 20 Coconuts by Laurie Keller
74. The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander (Author has other books at GPL)
75. The Day the War Came by Nicola Davies
76. Here Come the Girl Scouts!  By Shana Corey
77. Nellie Vs. Elizabeth by Kate Hannigan
78. To The Front by Claudia Friddell
79. Thirst by Varsha Bajaj (Count Me In Novel @GPL)
80. Slip by Marika McCoola
81. How you Grow Wings by Rimma Onoseta
82. The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (@GPL)
83. Healer and Witch by Nancy Werlin
84. Meant to Be by Jo Knowles (Where the Heart is @GPL)
85. Tumble by Celia Perez

I hope to be posting little reviews on my Books Page so I can reference them later and you can have a peek inside the books, too!

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Hummingbird Nest by Kristine O'COnnell George

7/23/2020

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The Hummingbird Nest is a series of poems that describe the evolution of a hummingbird's nest and the journey of the hummingbird family
#nature
#birds
​#poetry
​#patterntext
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The ride: The legend of Besty Dowdy by Kitty Griffin

7/23/2020

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Great book about how Besty Dowdy saved the day during the American Revolution.  
#courage
#history
#strongfemalecharacters
#theme
​#legend
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Emile by Kurt Fetterer

7/22/2020

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I adore this book!   Fetterer is the author and illustrator.  The illustrations are bold and beautiful in the style of Vincent Van Gogh.  There is even a cameo of Van Gogh in the book.  

Emile is a cat that lives at home with his couple.  Their life is simple and he is happy.  

But one day he sees a butterfly outside of his window and simply must go exploring.  He meets up with other cats and finds much color on his journey.

Once he returns home, color comes into the home.  "Emile had brought color into the house."  The man got paints and paintbrushes, the woman bought flowers and the house was never grey again.  
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Moral of the story:
Bring more color into your world!  
#identity
​#family
#theme
#beautifulillustrations
​#artists
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Miss smith's incredible storybook by michael garland

7/16/2020

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I'm a sucker for colorful illustrations and even more colorful characters in a book!  Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook most certainly fits the bill.

When Zach meets his new teacher, Miss Smith, he expects her to be boring.  But, boy, is he wrong!  When Miss Smith reads stories the characters COME TO LIFE!  One day Miss Smith is out of the room and so many characters out of the books that things get a little crazy.  Miss Smith takes care of everything when she returns to the classroom.  

#imagination
#beautifulillustrations
#teacher
#reading
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The incredible Book eating boy by oliver jeffers

7/16/2020

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Oliver Jeffers is one of my favorite authors.  His stories are interesting and creative and always have a message.  

In the Incredible Book Eating Boy, our main character loves to eat books.  But one day he has eaten too many to digest and realizes that he needs to stop eating books.  He doesn't know what to do at first, because his book-eating habit was strong.  He decided to pick up a book instead and was amazed by what he could learn by reading a book instead of eating it!  

Jeffers' illustrations are rich in texture and the layout is intriguing.  

#habits
#reading
#theme
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Little Doctor and the Fearless Beast by Sophie Gilmore

7/16/2020

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I love this book for so many reasons!  Gilmore has created a fantasy world where a small girl is a doctor among the crocodiles.  Her kindness and bravery are admirable.  In the end, her patience and compassion win the day!
#fantasy
#strongfemalecharacters
#kindness
​#compassion
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The Bear report by thyra heder

7/16/2020

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This book starts out with a shoddily done report on bears.  The main character writes:
"They are big."
"They eat things." and
"They are mean."

She is in for a surprise when a polar bear shows up in her room and declares that not all polar bears are mean.  He then takes  her out a tour of his habitat.  The pictures are stunning.  This would be a great book to show students what NOT to do for a report and what TO DO for a report.  The story is touching and informational.  
#informationalwriting
#beautifulillustrations
#polaranimals
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Mapping Sam by Joyce hesselberth

7/16/2020

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This fabulous book takes Sam, the cat, and maps out his life.  Great introduction to maps.  Some of the "maps" are illustrations with labels.  The last line is, "Can uno map a dream?  You might try."  Beautiful illustrations.  

#geography
#maps
#labels
#artproject
#patternbook
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Red: A crayon's story by Michael Hall

7/16/2020

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"He was red...but wasn't very good at it."

Red keeps coloring things blue!  Everyone tries to help him, but to no avail.  

Finally he meets purple who asks him to draw an ocean for his boat and then  he wouldn't stop drawing.  He excitingly exclaims, "I'm blue!"

This book would be good for crushing stereotypes - what we are "supposed" to be. 
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