Ms. Sevon's Booktique

Title: The Pig in the Spigot Genre: Poetry Author: Richard Wilbur Illustrator: J. Otto Seibold Awards: N/A Age Group: 4-7 years old Summary: This book is a collection of poems that are fun and silly that children would enjoy. One poem is about an ant being able to find sweet treats. Another poem is about a king sitting on a throne because he is the one that rules. Evaluation: All the poems have rhyming words, so I would use the book during a rhyming lesson. For older students, I would use the longer poems for us to identify their rhyme scheme. One thing I really like about this book is the play on words that that poet uses to create his entire poem around. For example, with the title pig in a spigot, the word pig can be found in the word spigot. As a fun assignment, I would have older students try to create a poem like one from the book.

Title: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening  Genre: Poetry Author: Robert Frost Illustrator:  Susan Jeffers Awards: N/A Age Group: 7-12 years old Summary: This is a single illustrated poem about a man traveling through the woods in the winter. The man stops in the woods to watch as the snow falls and appreciate nature. The audience is taken on the journey with the man, so we can see what he does as he is in the woods. Evaluation: I would use this book as an introduction to a poetry writing lesson. I would use this as one an example of how students can write about a specific place or moment. 

  Title: The Wheels on the Bus Genre: Poetry Author &  Illustrato r : Annie Kubler Awards: N/A Age Group: 1-4 years old Summary: The author shows us the life of being a bus driver. We get to see different people get on and off the bus. In addition, we get to learn about the different parts of the bus and how the people on the bus act. At the very end, everyone gets off the bus because they arrived at their destination where they are having a party. Evaluation: I would use this book when doing a lesson on transportation. The students will learn parts of cars by reading this book and singing along. I would also use the illustrations to get students to predict where they think the people on the bus are going. 

  Title: You are My Sunshine Genre: Poetry Author: Steve Metzger Illustrator:  Jill Dubin Awards: N/A Age Group: 3-5 years old Summary: This book shows how parents love their children. The pictures show different activities that parents do with their children, which further demonstrates how they care about them.  Evaluation: I would use this book with pre-k students and possibly kindergarten students. We would sing the song you are my sunshine and I would show the pictures to the book. Afterward, an activity we could do is talk about the pictures. Then, I would have students draw a picture of what they do with their family.

Genre:  Poetry Title:   Little Rabbit Foo Foo Author: Michael Rosen Illustrator: Arthur Robins Awards: N/A Age group: 3-6 years old Summary: A fairy visits Little Rabbit Foo Foo because he is being mean to others. The fairy gives him three chances to change, but he does not listen. Therefore, she turns Little Rabbit Foo Foo into a goon.  Evaluation:  This would be a fun book to not only read but to sing chorally as a class. I would create some hand motions for the students to do as we read and sang the song. I think this book could be a good brain break especially if I incorporated some movements with the song. Also, I can use the book to teach students that we should be kind to others and the importance of listening when told to do something the first time.