Unfortunately, the books we have available are these pretty boring readers (I like fish. I like fox. I like dog. How about you?). It's partly a result of not having more interesting resources available. So since I've been given almost-free reign, I'm been racking my brain for interesting texts that are interesting and appropriately leveled.
It's not easy!
I went to the library yesterday and felt like my butt was on fire and I was looking for a bucket of water hidden on the shelves to put it out. But nowhere on the crammed shelves of my local library could I find something to squelch the flames.
Tomorrow I think I'm going to bring I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean (courtesy of Bottom Shelf Books and Hand Full of Heart Stones), but no doubt the kids will know it already. I bet I can still stretch it maybe 2 days....but then what?!
It's not that there's a shortage of good books, but it's a tricky balance between getting books that have interesting plots and aren't totally frustrating for kids who are barely sounding out words.
Help! I need my Fairy Godmother to bibbady bobbidy boo me some good literature! Dr. Seuss where are you?!
1 comment:
if you liked Leonardo the Terrible Monster, you should check out Mo Willem's Elephant and Piggy series. They use simple sentence structures, repetitive phrasing, but still have a wry sense of humor.
Plus, the fact that it is a series is good so the kids can get familiar with the characters and seek them out when they're in the library... kind of like you used to seek out Ace Ventura Pet Detective.
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