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By: Kenneth Kit Lamug,
on 1/10/2016
Blog: RabbleBoy (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Title: The Great Thanksgiving Escape
Written & Illustrated By: Mark Fearing
Candlewick, September 2014, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-8
Themes/Topics: family, holidays (Thanksgiving), humor
Opening: "It was another Thanksgiving at Grandma's.
"You can play in here with the rest of the kids," Gavin's mother told him. "We'll call you when the turkey's ready."
"Have fun!" Gavin's dad called.
But Gavin knew it was not going to be fun. Not fun at all."
Brief Synopsis: While waiting for the Thanksgiving turkey, Gavin is supposed to play with his cousins. But most of them are drooling, stinky babies. No fun! He and his cousin Rhonda plan their escape to the swing set in the back yard, but it's not easy to navigate the perils of a family get-together!
Links To Resources: Turkey Songs, Poems, and Finger Plays; Turkey Coloring Pages; play Duck, Duck, Turkey :)
Why I Like This Book: Anyone who has ever been to a family get-together knows about the football-watching uncles gathered around the TV, the cheek-pinching aunts just lying in wait, and the annoying little cousins who demand attention and entertainment :) This story is drolly told from the point of view of the kids who realize that "sometimes you have to make your own fun."
For the complete list of books with resources, please visit Perfect Picture Books.
PPBF bloggers please be sure to leave your post-specific link in the list below so we can all come visit you!
Have a wonderful, happy weekend, everyone!!! :)
Gavin thinks it is going to be another boring Thanksgiving at his grandma's house until he runs into his cousin Rhonda who reminds him, "sometimes you have to make your own fun." So the pair tries to sneak out of the house to play outside. They encounter some unexpected obstacles along the way. First, two vicious guard dogs are blocking the front door, Then Rhonda gets trapped in the "Hall of Aunts". However, there is no stopping these two. They finally make it to the back door only to find a surprise. And, it still does to stop them!
Also coming in the Spring is a new title by Carson Ellis called Home. The Holiday time often brings thoughts of home so I taught I would share a sneak peak. This book takes a simple look at the Home. The main question being, "This is my home, and this is me. Where is your home? Where are you?" It looks at various types of homes from many different angles, styles and cultures. Here is a sneak peak-
Also I can never talk about Thanksgiving titles without looking back on a old post for Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. The Balloons over Broadway activity kit at her site is just wonderful!
Plus, would just like to mention a new photography exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York
Oct 15, 2014 - Feb 15, 2015
By: Liz,
on 8/22/2014
Blog: Liz's Book Snuggery (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Kenneth Kit Lamug,
on 1/10/2016
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By: Susanna Leonard Hill,
on 11/20/2015
Blog: Susanna Leonard Hill (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Susanna Leonard Hill (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday, Everyone!!!
Even as you read this, I shall be driving to the Green Mountains, accompanied on my journey up my my trusty Audible version of A Storm Of Swords (Book 3 in A Song of Ice and Fire - you know, Game of Thrones :)), and accompanied on my journey back by child #5! :) And by the time we get home, child #3 will be there too! I love the holidays and having the kids home! I can't wait!!! :) I have baked Heath Bar brownies in preparation...which I sampled...and they are GOOD! :)
So although I shall be nowhere near my computer today, I will be with you in spirit for PPBF. I hope you'll enjoy this entertaining Thanksgiving offering!
Written & Illustrated By: Mark Fearing
Candlewick, September 2014, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 4-8
Themes/Topics: family, holidays (Thanksgiving), humor
Opening: "It was another Thanksgiving at Grandma's.
"You can play in here with the rest of the kids," Gavin's mother told him. "We'll call you when the turkey's ready."
"Have fun!" Gavin's dad called.
But Gavin knew it was not going to be fun. Not fun at all."
Brief Synopsis: While waiting for the Thanksgiving turkey, Gavin is supposed to play with his cousins. But most of them are drooling, stinky babies. No fun! He and his cousin Rhonda plan their escape to the swing set in the back yard, but it's not easy to navigate the perils of a family get-together!
Links To Resources: Turkey Songs, Poems, and Finger Plays; Turkey Coloring Pages; play Duck, Duck, Turkey :)
Why I Like This Book: Anyone who has ever been to a family get-together knows about the football-watching uncles gathered around the TV, the cheek-pinching aunts just lying in wait, and the annoying little cousins who demand attention and entertainment :) This story is drolly told from the point of view of the kids who realize that "sometimes you have to make your own fun."
For the complete list of books with resources, please visit Perfect Picture Books.
PPBF bloggers please be sure to leave your post-specific link in the list below so we can all come visit you!
Have a wonderful, happy weekend, everyone!!! :)
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By: Miss O,
on 11/4/2014
Blog: MISS O's SCHOOL LIBRARY (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Mellissa Sweet, Museum of the City of New York, The Great Thanksgiving Escape, Home, Carson Ellis, Mark Fearing, Balloons Over Broadway, Add a tag
Blog: MISS O's SCHOOL LIBRARY (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Mellissa Sweet, Museum of the City of New York, The Great Thanksgiving Escape, Home, Carson Ellis, Mark Fearing, Balloons Over Broadway, Add a tag
This Thanksgiving Mark Fearing has a new book titled The Great Thanksgiving Escape.
Gavin thinks it is going to be another boring Thanksgiving at his grandma's house until he runs into his cousin Rhonda who reminds him, "sometimes you have to make your own fun." So the pair tries to sneak out of the house to play outside. They encounter some unexpected obstacles along the way. First, two vicious guard dogs are blocking the front door, Then Rhonda gets trapped in the "Hall of Aunts". However, there is no stopping these two. They finally make it to the back door only to find a surprise. And, it still does to stop them!
Also coming in the Spring is a new title by Carson Ellis called Home. The Holiday time often brings thoughts of home so I taught I would share a sneak peak. This book takes a simple look at the Home. The main question being, "This is my home, and this is me. Where is your home? Where are you?" It looks at various types of homes from many different angles, styles and cultures. Here is a sneak peak-
Also I can never talk about Thanksgiving titles without looking back on a old post for Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet. The Balloons over Broadway activity kit at her site is just wonderful!
Plus, would just like to mention a new photography exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York
Oct 15, 2014 - Feb 15, 2015
Pushing the boundaries of traditional documentary photography, Liao (b. 1977) creates large-scale panoramas by combining multiple exposures of the same location taken over the course of several hours. The resulting composite photographs are often fantastical; complex, hyper-real views that no single shot—or the eye—could capture. ONE OF THEM IS A PAST NEW YORK CITY THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE!
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By: Liz,
on 8/22/2014
Blog: Liz's Book Snuggery (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Bianca Schulze,
on 5/6/2010
Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Children's Book Week, James Patterson, Linda Urban, Richelle Mead, Kadir Nelson, Cassandra Clare, Rick Riordan, Alyson Noel, Jeff Kinney, Children's Choice Book Awards, Maggie Stiefvater, Gordon Korman, Henry Cole, Suzanne Collins, Emily Gravett, Janice Levy, Ntozake Shange, Carl Hiaasen, Ages Four to Eight: Books for pre-school to second grade, Award Winners: Books with honors, Ages Nine to Twelve: Books for third through sixth grade, Teens: Books for young adults, Book Lists: Specialty picks, Ages Baby to Three: Books for infants and toddlers, Brian Floca, Rachel Renee Russell, Bill Slavin, Peter Brown, Quest for Literacy, Susan L. Roth, Kevin O'Malley, John Perry, Robin Preiss Glasser, Victoria Kann, Salina Yoon, David Soman, Artur Fujita, Ellen Javernick, Ferdinand Zoticus deLessups, Jarret J. Krosoczka, Jon J Muth, Mark Fearing, Paulette Bogan, Sam Hart, Steve Shreve, Tony Lee, Add a tag
Blog: The Children's Book Review (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Children's Book Week, James Patterson, Linda Urban, Richelle Mead, Kadir Nelson, Cassandra Clare, Rick Riordan, Alyson Noel, Jeff Kinney, Children's Choice Book Awards, Maggie Stiefvater, Gordon Korman, Henry Cole, Suzanne Collins, Emily Gravett, Janice Levy, Ntozake Shange, Carl Hiaasen, Ages Four to Eight: Books for pre-school to second grade, Award Winners: Books with honors, Ages Nine to Twelve: Books for third through sixth grade, Teens: Books for young adults, Book Lists: Specialty picks, Ages Baby to Three: Books for infants and toddlers, Brian Floca, Rachel Renee Russell, Bill Slavin, Peter Brown, Quest for Literacy, Susan L. Roth, Kevin O'Malley, John Perry, Robin Preiss Glasser, Victoria Kann, Salina Yoon, David Soman, Artur Fujita, Ellen Javernick, Ferdinand Zoticus deLessups, Jarret J. Krosoczka, Jon J Muth, Mark Fearing, Paulette Bogan, Sam Hart, Steve Shreve, Tony Lee, Add a tag
The Children's Book Council hosts the Children's Choice Book Awards. The favorite book finalists for this year were determined by close to 15,000 children and teens. I highly recommend checking out these books!
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