I Love Books Too!

I know which book I am going to read aloud to our Grade 1's and 2's during our DEAR morning on October 25 during National School Library Week! "Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't)" by Barbara Bottner is just perfect.

Miss Brooks is the very enthusiastic teacher-librarian who loves books - hilariously so I might add - and while I can relate to loving books - I don't dress up in costumes which Miss Brooks does as she tries to make the stories come alive to her students. During Book Week the students are to dress up as one of their favourite characters but of course there is one student who dismisses all suggestions and that would be Missy. "too flowery, too furry, too clickity, too yippity" she responds until she hears one word that grabs her attention - warts! Is there a book about warts? You bet and I think you know it's engaging character too.

You see, as different as we all are, there is a book for everything and everybody and finding it for you is both challenging and rewarding. And that's why I love my job!

I Love My New Book

" Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes" by Eric Litwin is, for sure, my new favourite book for our Kindergartens! It is so simple and so fun.

Pete the Cat strolls down the street singing his song.... "I love my white shoes, I love my white shoes, I love my white shoes".... until he steps on a huge pile of strawberries and... his white shoes turn.... red! Does he cry? Goodness, no.. he keeps walking along and singing his song ... now "I love my red shoes"....until he steps on a huge pile of .....

Guess who sang with him? Yep... me and all the Kindergartens! We could not help ourselves.
A positive outllook on life is for sure what this song, er, story is all about.

P.S I also have a "Pete" who dances along with us. He is adorable!