This week, we're reading spooky Halloween Stories!
Third graders will be reading Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann. You can see some of the great illustrations from the book at Macmillan's website.
Fourth graders will be reading The Widow's Broom by Chris VanAllsburg. Find out more about this mysterious book at Chris VanAllsbrug's website.
Fifth graders will be reading an excerpt from Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. Find out more about the book and read a chapter online at Mary Downing Hahn's website.
Leaves are on the ground and there's a chill in the air. (Okay, so maybe not in Texas, but still...) It's almost Halloween! To get you ready, here are my favorite Halloween stories!
This week, we're celebrating fall by reading some spooky stories, as well as some books about the changing of the seasons.
Third Grade is listening to The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell. Grouch, Grump, and Gloom 'n Doom decide to create the ultimate monster, but instead of terrorizing the nearby town, their creation has some other ideas in mind.
Fourth Grade is listening to some mysterious tales by Chris VanAllsburg. In The Stranger, the Bailey family encounters a strange visitor who can't remember who he is. In The Widow's Broom, a witch leaves behind her old broom that hasn't quite spent all of its magic.
Fifth Grade is listening to a book talk about Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn. Molly can't seem to make a connection with her new stepsister, Heather. Things get even stranger when Heather makes a discovery in the cemetery near their new home.
Last week, our library updated to a new automation system, which is going to be a great thing for our students, but which, unfortunately, also meant that the library had to be closed for a few days! (Scary!)
This week, though, the library is back to normal, and I'm looking forward to sharing some creepy books with you to help us get in the Halloween spirit!
3rd Grade will be listening to Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds. Watch the video below to see the illustrator, Peter Brown, discuss this book:
4th Grade will be listening to a parody of an old classic, Madeline. This version isn't about twelve little girls, though! It's about twelve little monsters, so, of course, it's titled Frankenstein! Watch the book trailer below for a little preview:
5th Grade will be listening to selections from one of my favorite October reads, Beware!, which is actually a collection of scary stories by different authors. The stories were selected by R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series and master of horror! Click on the book cover to browse the book!
