Saturday, August 2, 2014

Arthur's Jelly Beans



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Summary: 
Arthur as usual is the one who is picked on by his friends and he doesn't really get it.  He attends a birthday party which had already started. They have all the usual games at the party and Arthur is coming in last. Then the final revile of a huge solid Chocolate egg. The group once again laughs at Arthur for trying for a chance to win the solid chocolate egg. The game is to collect as many jelly beans to win. Arthur collected only one egg compared to the other 4 and 6. With 5 minutes left, all the other children had collected enough to fill their bags. They all decided to take just one. "We have enough" When the time was up, everyone laid their out to be counted and Arthur had 14. He Won!!!


**APA Reference of Book Full reference list in APA style for the book

Brown, M. (2004). Arthur's jelly beans. New York: Little, Brown and.

**Impression: 
Arthur stories, to me are about bullies. Arthur is the one who always gets picked on. However, he always comes out the winner and all his bullies suddenly all love him. But for them to love him, he always gives them something, and in this book the huge chocolate egg. The story has some nice drawings and the end is nice, but to me, perhaps an adult giving information about bullying others and how it is not acceptable. 

**Professional Review:

       Arthur's Jelly Beans

by 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 rating details  ·  38 ratings  ·  3 reviews

KEYNOTE Introducing the brand new mass market Arthur series! DESCRIPTION Muffy is having a Spring Fling party complete with the Egg Push, the Bunny Hop, and the Jelly Bean Hunt for the grand prize of a huge chocolate egg! Everyone wants to win, but poor Arthur is so slow at everything. While the others fill their bags, Arthur finds one, then two, ever so slowly. Who will win the Jelly Bean Hunt.(GoodRead)
(Brown, M. (2004, March 1). Arthur's Jelly Beans. Retrieved August 6, 2014.)


**Library Uses: This story would be a great introduction to how bullies operate and how to see the bully in all of us. A great segway into bullies.  

The House in the Night

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**Book summary 
This is a cute story about the connections in life, if we look for them. House with a light, a book on the bed in the light, a bird in the book with a song, through the night and then back into the light, in a book on the bed in a house in the night.

**APA Reference 

Swanson, S., & Krommes, B. (2008). The house in the night. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

**Impression: 
This book is really basic and simple reading. The pictures are great and the black and white drawings with a few added objects of color makes the pages very intriguing. I liked the book, and for a beginner reader it would be a great book to start showcasing their reading abilities. 

**Professional Review: 

KIRKUS REVIEW


Inspired by a traditional poem from The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, Swanson’s cumulative tale begins, “Here is the key to the house.” Readers are welcomed inside the house, where they find a light, a bed within the light, a book on that bed and a bird inside that book. The book opens to reveal a bird that sings a song about the dark, and within that song are the moon and the sun shining on the moon’s face. And then, from deep in the night, the poem begins to climb back out of itself: “Sun in the moon, / moon in dark, / dark in the song, / song in the bird,” and so forth, finally arriving back to “the house in the night” which is, indeed, a “home full of light.” Krommes’s breathtaking scratchboard illustrations, in black and white with accents of yellow and gold, embody and enhance the text’s message that light and dark, like comfort and mystery, are not mutually exclusive, but integral parts of each other. (Picture book. 3-7)
THE HOUSE IN THE NIGHT by Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes. (2008, May 5). Retrieved August 6, 2014.

**Library Uses:
This book could be used for  book talk, the simple message it shares. Could be used with in an art class,the black and white drawing are awesome. This book could be used in a GT class, to give students an idea about books, writing and sometimes less is more, and having them follow format and write their own.

Hallo Weiner

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**Book summary: 
Oscar wanted to be accepted by the other dogs, who made fun of him. His mother called him her Vienna Sausage. This didn't help Oscars situation. Halloween finally came and Oscar wanted to dress scary. His mom gave him a wiener dog costume. He once again was laughed at and he couldn't keep up with the rest of the dogs. When they cut through the cemetery there was a huge creature that chased the dogs into the pond. Oscar, because of his suit, saw there was cats under the scary monster costume.Oscar saved the day and the other dogs didn't call him names anymore except Hero.

**APA Reference:
Pilkey, D. (1995). Hallo-Wiener. (No ed.). New York: Scholastic.
**Impression: 
**Professional Review:

The Hallo-wiener

4.13 of 5 s 4.13  ·  rating details  ·  1,3 ratings  ·  140 reviews
Oscar is short, like all dachshunds and other dogs make fun of him. On Halloween he takes more ridicule than ever in his hot-dog costume, but one brave act makes him a hero. Color illustrations throughout. A "School Library Journal" Best of the Best of 1995.
The Hallo-wiener. (1999, September 1). Retrieved August 6, 2014, from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/494748.The_Hallo_wiener

**Library Uses: For the younger children a nice read for Halloween, with a funny twist. This story could also be used in a lesson about bulling.