Showing posts with label Kindergarten. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindergarten. Show all posts

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake

Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake, written by Michael B. Kaplan, illustrated by Stephane Jorisch.

Betty Bunny is a handful, according to her mom and dad, and always hates something without trying it, even when offered chocolate cake for dessert one night.

"I hate chocolate cake.  Chocolate cake is yucky.  What's chocolate cake?"

And so begins Betty's love of chocolate cake, to the point where she says," When I grow up, I am going to marry chocolate cake!" to which her brother replies, " Whatever.  But you're going to have really weird-looking kids."

Betty learns about trying to control her feelings and her actions, as well as finding a little patience, as she struggles with wanting cake all the time.  This book would be a good read-aloud for kindergarten or first graders who find waiting a hard thing to do, maybe even a few adults might benefit from a reading or two.

Monday, October 24, 2011

All Hallows Read

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Dreamed up by Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, Odd and the Frost Giants, and The Graveyard Book, All Hallows Read suggests that people give out spooky or Halloween-themed books for Halloween instead of candy.  There are several book lists on the website, for younger and older readers.  If you are looking for a good book to give away, take a look at AllHallowsRead.com.