By: David Shannon
Published by: Scholastic
Ages: 4-8
Pages: 32
A Bad Case of Stripes was an interesting story about a girl who wanted to fit in. She wanted to fit in so much that she would do what people wanted her to do, even if that wasn't exactly who she was. For example she loved to eat lima beans, but because she knew most people thought they were gross she also pretended like she thought they were gross. One day, when she was figuring out what to wear to school that would impress everyone, something happened. Her skin turns into stripes! The story continues as she turns into whatever people say about her until she finally learns to be herself again. She "cures" herself by eating a handful of lima beans, the same beans that she pretended she didn't like.
Who would I recommend this book to? All children!!!!
Possible problems/conflicts? No
My reaction: I love this book! It is so creative and so fun! And I love the moral it teaches of just being yourself! 5 stars *****
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Great Gilly Hopkins
By: KATHERINE PATERSON
Published by:HarperCollins
Pages:148
Ages:9-12
Gilly Hopkins has been in foster homes as long as she can remember. And everytime she does something that gets her removed from her foster home. It seems as though Gilly is not capable of love, and she doesn't think anyone loves her but her mother(who gave her away as a baby) Gilly meets her match- Mrs. Trotter. She doesn't put up with crap from Gilly. And in the book, you can see Gilly transform. Gilly starts to love her new family. She has to deal with her racism problem also, because bother Mrs. Trotter's good friend and her teacher are African American. Gilly writes a letter to her mother, but her grandmother gets it instead and goes and takes Gilly away from Trotter. Gilly finally meets her mother, but Gilly is let down because her mother was not at all what she pictured, and she wanted nothing to do with Gilly.
Who would I recommend this to? Older children around age 12.
Possible problems/conflicts? Yes, racism is shown and also very colorful language.
My reaction: I enjoyed this book. I liked Gilly, she was very feisty! 4 stars ****
Published by:HarperCollins
Pages:148
Ages:9-12
Gilly Hopkins has been in foster homes as long as she can remember. And everytime she does something that gets her removed from her foster home. It seems as though Gilly is not capable of love, and she doesn't think anyone loves her but her mother(who gave her away as a baby) Gilly meets her match- Mrs. Trotter. She doesn't put up with crap from Gilly. And in the book, you can see Gilly transform. Gilly starts to love her new family. She has to deal with her racism problem also, because bother Mrs. Trotter's good friend and her teacher are African American. Gilly writes a letter to her mother, but her grandmother gets it instead and goes and takes Gilly away from Trotter. Gilly finally meets her mother, but Gilly is let down because her mother was not at all what she pictured, and she wanted nothing to do with Gilly.
Who would I recommend this to? Older children around age 12.
Possible problems/conflicts? Yes, racism is shown and also very colorful language.
My reaction: I enjoyed this book. I liked Gilly, she was very feisty! 4 stars ****
The Story of Ruby Bridges Coles
By: Robert Coles
Illustrated by: George Ford
Published by: Scholastic
Ages: 4-8
Pages: 32 pages
This is a true story about a girl named Ruby Bridges. She is a young African American girl and the court orders her to go to school at an all white school. Her and 2 other children. US Marshalls had to walk her to school, and back from school. The white people in the neighborhood wouldn't allow their children to go to school with a black girl, so Ruby was left alone with her teacher. One day Ruby stopped right in the middle of the mob on the way to school and prayed for them. This little girl was amazing.
Who would I recommend this book to? Any children who are interested in learning in segregation.
Possible problems/conflicts? The only one I can think of is if parents are trying to shelter their children from how history was.
My reaction: I was amazed at this little girl, what a difference one person can make! AMAZING! 5 stars *****
Illustrated by: George Ford
Published by: Scholastic
Ages: 4-8
Pages: 32 pages
This is a true story about a girl named Ruby Bridges. She is a young African American girl and the court orders her to go to school at an all white school. Her and 2 other children. US Marshalls had to walk her to school, and back from school. The white people in the neighborhood wouldn't allow their children to go to school with a black girl, so Ruby was left alone with her teacher. One day Ruby stopped right in the middle of the mob on the way to school and prayed for them. This little girl was amazing.
Who would I recommend this book to? Any children who are interested in learning in segregation.
Possible problems/conflicts? The only one I can think of is if parents are trying to shelter their children from how history was.
My reaction: I was amazed at this little girl, what a difference one person can make! AMAZING! 5 stars *****
Children Like Me
By: Anabel Kindersley, Barnabas Kindersley, and Barnabas Kindersley
Published by: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Ages:9-12
Pages:80
This is a fun picture book about the lives of different kids from all over the world! It tells about their home life, school life, and their culture. It shows pictures of the kid, and they way they dress, and their houses.
Who I would recommend this to? EVERYONE!
Possible problems/conflicts? No, I do not.
My reaction: I really enjoyed this book, I learned so much from it. It was so interesting to read about kids in different countries, it opened my eyes. 5 stars *****
Published by: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Ages:9-12
Pages:80
This is a fun picture book about the lives of different kids from all over the world! It tells about their home life, school life, and their culture. It shows pictures of the kid, and they way they dress, and their houses.
Who I would recommend this to? EVERYONE!
Possible problems/conflicts? No, I do not.
My reaction: I really enjoyed this book, I learned so much from it. It was so interesting to read about kids in different countries, it opened my eyes. 5 stars *****
Beauty
By:Robin McKinley
Published by:HarperTeen
Ages: 9-12
Pages:336
Beauty is the youngest of three daughters of a wealthy merchant, Roderick Huston. Her given name is Honour, but when she was five years old, she said that she'd rather be called Beauty.She never felt she lived up to her name though. And that is what called her. Her father lost all of her money, and they were forced to relocated.
The family relocated to Gervain's( her sister's fiance) home town A few months later. The father was caught in a blizzard a few miles from home and lost his way in the forest, stumbling across a mysterious castle. As he left the next day he plucked one rose from the garden to bring home to Beauty, who hoped to grow roses. The Beast appeared before him, ready to kill him, but he begged for his life, pleading that he had daughters to return to. The Beast decided to let him go if he returned in one month with one of his daughters. Although he didn't want her to, Beauty insisted that she be the one to go.
The Beast seemed kind, but Beauty was scared of him. The castle had invisible servants and all the books and food she could want. Beauty came to enjoy living in the castle. There were only two problems: she missed her family and every night the Beast asked Beauty to marry him. Every night she said no.
Beast to let her go to her family. He reluctantly agreed, But she could only stay one week. Beauty was so excited to see her family. She came to realize that she was in love with the Beast and he with her. SHe hurried back to the castle and found the Beast and she confessed her love to him and said she would marry him. This broke the enchantment, and returned the Beast to his human form. Beauty insisted that she could not marry him. But he told her differently, and they ended up getting married :)
Who I would recommend this to? Fairytale lovers.
Possible problems/conflicts? Yes, it may be frightening to a child that they lost all of their money and house, and then the father gave the daughter to a beast.
My reaction: I didn't care much for this book, it was defiantly not my favorite. I am not a huge fan of fairy tales. 2 stars **
Published by:HarperTeen
Ages: 9-12
Pages:336
Beauty is the youngest of three daughters of a wealthy merchant, Roderick Huston. Her given name is Honour, but when she was five years old, she said that she'd rather be called Beauty.She never felt she lived up to her name though. And that is what called her. Her father lost all of her money, and they were forced to relocated.
The family relocated to Gervain's( her sister's fiance) home town A few months later. The father was caught in a blizzard a few miles from home and lost his way in the forest, stumbling across a mysterious castle. As he left the next day he plucked one rose from the garden to bring home to Beauty, who hoped to grow roses. The Beast appeared before him, ready to kill him, but he begged for his life, pleading that he had daughters to return to. The Beast decided to let him go if he returned in one month with one of his daughters. Although he didn't want her to, Beauty insisted that she be the one to go.
The Beast seemed kind, but Beauty was scared of him. The castle had invisible servants and all the books and food she could want. Beauty came to enjoy living in the castle. There were only two problems: she missed her family and every night the Beast asked Beauty to marry him. Every night she said no.
Beast to let her go to her family. He reluctantly agreed, But she could only stay one week. Beauty was so excited to see her family. She came to realize that she was in love with the Beast and he with her. SHe hurried back to the castle and found the Beast and she confessed her love to him and said she would marry him. This broke the enchantment, and returned the Beast to his human form. Beauty insisted that she could not marry him. But he told her differently, and they ended up getting married :)
Who I would recommend this to? Fairytale lovers.
Possible problems/conflicts? Yes, it may be frightening to a child that they lost all of their money and house, and then the father gave the daughter to a beast.
My reaction: I didn't care much for this book, it was defiantly not my favorite. I am not a huge fan of fairy tales. 2 stars **
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