It's Monday! What are you reading? 10/15/12

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

Nighttime Ninja. Written by Barbara DaCosta. Art by Ed Young. Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Interest level: K-2. 

When will I recommend Nighttime Ninja? 

1. A kindergarten teacher: "I love doing creative drama exercises with my students. Can you help me find an interesting and engaging picture book that's good for a narrative pantomime activity?"

2. A third-grade teacher: "My son is going to be a ninja for Halloween. Can you recommend a picture book with a ninja as a main character?" 

3. Colby Sharp: "We need to work on our 2013 Mock Caldecott list." 

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy. Written and illustrated by Jan Thomas. Simon and Schuster, 2012. Interest level: K-2. 

When will I recommend Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy. 

1.
Dear Wonderful Music Teacher, 

I placed a copy of  Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy in your mailbox. It's a hilarious and catchy picture book that I think you'll want to share with our students. If you visit JanThomasBooks.com, you can hear Cowboy sing. 

Have a great day!

-John 

2. A first grader: "I love Rhyming Dust Bunnies and Is Everyone Ready for Fun? Does that author have any other books?" 

3. An art teacher: "I'm teaching third graders about digitally created illustrations. Can you pull some examples?" 

I re-read the November selections for the Sharp-Schu Book Club. 

Homesick by Kate Klise

The High King by Lloyd Alexander