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Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

Title: Danny and the Blue Cloud   Author: James M. Foley   Illustrator: Shirley Ng-Benitez   Publisher: Magination Press (2016)   Pages: 23   Genre: Realistic Fiction Danny is a young bear cub who is having trouble with his big, … Continue reading →

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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

Title: Michael Rosen’s Sad Book   Author: Michael Rosen   Illustrator: Quentin Blake   Publisher: Candlewick Press (2004)   Pages: 26   Genre: Autobiographical   The book is written from the author’s point of view, as it is an autobiographical … Continue reading →

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Thunder Cake

Posted on June 2, 2017 by isimmons

Title: Thunder Cake   Author/Illustrator: Patricia Polacco   Publisher: Baker & Taylor (1990)   Pages: 29   Genre: Realistic Fiction   The story is told from the perspective of the grandchild to Babushka or grandmother. The child fears the thunder, … Continue reading →

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Title: In our Mothers’ House   Author/Illustrator: Patricia Polacco   Publisher: Philomel Productions Limited (2009)   Pages: 44   Genre: Realistic fiction   The story follows the narrator’s childhood, the oldest of three adopted siblings. Her mothers Meema and Marmee … Continue reading →

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Chrysanthemum

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Title: Chrysanthemum   Author: Kevin Henkes   Publisher: Greenwillow Books (1991)   Pages: 30   Genre: Fiction   The story follows the young mouse Chrysanthemum and her transition into school. At first, Chrysanthemum loves her name, but then she goes … Continue reading →

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Whoever you are

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Title: Whoever you Are   Author: Mem Fox   Illustrator: Leslie Staub   Publisher: Voyager Books (1997)   Pages: 26   Genre: Realistic Fiction   The story is told from the perspective of a character I will refer to as … Continue reading →

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Tight Times

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itle: Tight Times   Author: Barbara Shook Hazen   Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman   Publisher: The Viking Press (1979)   Pages: 30 pages (16 w/ text)   Genre: Realistic Fiction   The story follows a family from the perspective of … Continue reading →

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Baseball Saved Us

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Title: Baseball Saved Us   Author: Ken Mochizuki   Illustrator: Dom Lee   Publisher: Lee & Low Books (1993)   Pages: 28 (15 w/ text including author’s note)   Tags: Baseball. Japanese-Americans. World War II. Japanese Internment Camps.  2-6   … Continue reading →

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The Sky of Afghanistan

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Title: The sky of Afghanistan   Author: Ana A, de Eulate   Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer   Publisher: Cuento De Luz (2012)   Pages: 22 (12 w/ text)   Genre: Realistic Fiction   The story of The sky of Afghanistan is … Continue reading →

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What do you do with an Idea?

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Title: What do you do with an idea                                           Author: Kobi Yamada   Illustrator: Mae Besom   Publisher: Compendium Inc. … Continue reading →

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