Ms. Sevon's Booktique

  Genre: Nonfiction/Biography Title: Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear Author: Lindsay Mattick  Illustrator: Sophie Blackall Awards: Caldecott Medal Age Range: 4-9 Years old Summary: This story is about how Harry Colebourn, a soldier, saved a bear from a trapper. He paid only $20 dollars for the bear that he named Winnipeg, but they called her Winnie. All the soldiers grew to love her and she was seen as a special bear. Winnie and Harry had a special bond and before he shipped out to France, Harry decided to take Winnie to the London Zoo. Though it was hard for Harry to leave Winnie, she was in the right place. Eventually, Winnie became friends with a young boy named Christopher Robin Milne. Alan Alexander Milne, Christopher's father, would watch him and Winnie play, which is where he go the inspiration to write Winnie the Pooh.  Evaluation: I absolutely enjoyed reading this book because I grew up loving Winnie the Pooh and I never new that th...

Genre: Fantasy Title: Make Way for Ducklings Author/Illustrator: Robert McCloskey Awards: Caldecott Medal Age Range: 2-6 Years old Summary: The ducks, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard, are looking for a place to call home. They are flying everywhere, but every place Mr. Mallard suggests, Mrs. Mallad says it is too dangerous. They found a park they really liked, but the bikes speeding through made Mrs. Mallard realize it was no place to hatch her ducklings. The ducks continued their search and eventually found the perfect island on the Charles River. Mrs. Mallard laid eight eggs, and she watched over them day and night to keep them safe. When they hatched she took great care of them and taught them all they needed to know. Once Mrs. Mallard felt that her ducklings could make the journey to the park she took them there. The Mallard family tried to cross the road, but there were too many cars. Thankfully, a nice police officer helped stop traffic and allowed the ducks to cross. When they made it to t...

Genre: Fantasy Title: The Story of Jumping Mouse Author/Illustrator: John Steptoe Awards: Caldecott Honor Age Range: 4-8 Years old Summary: There is a little mouse that wants to go to the far-off land, even though he knows it may be dangerous. The mouse meets Magic Frog, gives the mouse the ability to jump higher than before, and names him Jumping Mouse. The mouse crosses the river with the help of the frog and continues on his journey. The mouse gives his eyesight to a blind bison because he wanted to help him. Even though Jumping Mouse can no longer see, he still has hope. Next, he ran into a wolf that could not smell, so Jumping mouse used the little magic he had left and names the wolf Nose-of-a-Mouse, so the wolf could now smell. The Jumping Mouse made it to the far-off land but was distraught because he did not know how he could live with no sight and no smell. The Magic Frog appeared and changed Jumping Mouse into an Eagle because he was unselfish. Evaluation: I enjoyed reading ...