Jen and Kellee host a weekly meme called "What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA." It encourages you to share what you read during the previous week and to plan what you're going to read/review during the current week. Thank you, Kelly and Jen, for hosting this fun meme. 
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School. By Laura Murray. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. Putnam, 2011. Interest level: K-2.
Why did I re-read it?
I would have created my back-to-school display much faster if I had not stopped to re-read almost every picture book I placed on the table, but it is nearly impossible not to take a peek inside your favorite picture books. It feels as though you’re reconnecting with long lost friends.
I’m very happy that I re-read and connected with The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School because its book trailer premiered last night. (Special thanks to artist Carter Higgins for creating and sharing it.)
When will I recommend it?
A Kindergarten Teacher: "Can you recommend a read-aloud for the fourth day of school?"
A First-Grade Teacher: "I want to create a scavenger hunt that requires my students to visit different rooms around the school."
-I would give the teacher a copy of this activity guide.
Creepy Carrots. By Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Peter Brown. Simon & Schuster, 2012. Interest level: K-3.
Why did I read it?
Ummm....did you catch who created this creepy picture book? Aaron Reynolds + Peter Brown = a dream team.
When will I recommend it?
A 2nd Grader: "Mr. Schu, do you remember when Mr. Peter Brown visited our school library? Does he have a new book?"
A 3rd Grader: "Do you have any picture books that remind you of The Twilight Zone? I watched an episode during summer break."
A 27th Grader (That's not a typo.): "John, what's one of the best picture books you have read during 2012?"
Rifles for Watie. By Harold Keith. HarperTeen, 1957. Interest level: Grades 6-8.
Why did I read it?
It won the 1958 Newbery Medal.
When will I recommend it?
An email from someone interested in the Newbery Challenge: "Which Newbery Medal-winning book has the world's smallest type size?"
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
