Author: breannebannerman

Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! by Mem Fox; illustrated by Laura Ljungkvist

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I borrowed this book from the public library for my daughter a while ago and we had so much fun reading it together! She loves ladybugs and had so much fun looking for all the places the ladybug was hiding. I recently purchased it for my library but I’m not sure I’ll read it to any classes; I think it would become a little too much if all the kids wanted to try to find the ladybug. But, it would be a great option for kids to take home! It’s light on the text and uses a bigger font, which could be great for the younger kids who are just learning to read.

Hedgehog’s Home for Winter by Elena Ulyeva; illustrated by Daria Parkaeva

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This is a new book I catalogued recently and have really enjoyed reading to classes. After waking up to the first snowfall of the season, Hedgehog goes to check on his friends. With lots of humourous and cute illustrations, we learn all the different ways the animals are preparing for winter: having tea and cookies by the fire, having a dance party, and knitting seaweed at the bottom of the lake. You know, all the usual activities you’d find wild animals doing in nature! The kids loved looking at the illustrations and pointing out the activities. There’s also a fun winter activity included at the end of the book for kids to try, which I might do with my daughter if I can work up the courage. I see that there are also spring and summer versions of the book available, so I likely will be purchasing those for my library, too.

We Want a Dog by Lo Cole

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I took this book out for my daughter from the public library and thought it was so great that I had to bring it to my school to read to the kids here. It’s a short, fun, light-on-the-text, and sweet book outlining all the less-than-desired behaviours and characteristics of a dog, many of which reminded me of my own beast, Bella. I got lots of laughs from the kids, especially when there were dog farts and dog pee on a Christmas tree involved. My daughter has been wanting to read this one over and over and I’ve obliged!

Hello World!

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Welcome to my new site! I used to blog over at breannebannerman.wordpress.com, but after many years of not doing any updates, I decided to create a (sort of) new site (I’m using the same theme) as I get back into it. My primary purpose for this site is really just to have a place to jot down my thoughts on books that I’ve read to my library classes in my elementary school. It’s nice to have a list of well-received books that I can refer back to when I’m in a pinch and need to choose a book quickly.