Read Across America Day at Pinebrook School, March 7, 2014

 

My colleague Laura and I were asked to read to classes at Pinebrook School as a part of Read Across America. 

I had so much fun reading to Mrs. Berbert's Kindergarten class and Mrs. Eggleston's 1st grade class. 

I read the following books:

This is one of my all-time favorite picture books. George's mom has George bark and when he does he makes a variety of animal sounds. It is fun to read it and make the animal sounds. The look of surprise at how the story ends is priceless. 

Buddy the Monster wants to eat all the bunny's he sees. The bunny's try to outsmart Buddy so they don't get eaten. 

Counting and dancing go hand in hand in this book. I had the kids say the refrain with me; 

ee-ee-oo-oo-ah-ah-ah! 10 little chimps to do the cha-cha-cha!

The animals on the farm are bored when the children go back to school. They want something to do and go into town where they find a place with happy people, the library! 

Laura read to Mrs. Keller's 5th grade class and Mrs. Adams 4th grade class. She read one of our favorites here at the library.

How far would you go to avoid eating your vegetables? A young boy thinks he’s discovered a way out of eating his peas—he makes a bargain with a fiendishly funny monster. First the deal is simple: the monster will eat the boy’s peas in exchange for his soccer ball. But with each new encounter, the monster’s demands escalate. Eventually, our hero faces a daunting decision—can he conquer his loathing for peas or will he lose his most prized possession?

Cathy