Video of the Week

I love this video about one of my favorite picture books, Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back!

Grab Bag Thursday

If you're a fan of Captain Underpants, then you're probably also a fan of the Flip-o-rama sections of his books.

Here's a great video of author (and illustrator) Dav Pilkey explaining how to draw a Flip-o-rama so that you can draw one yourself!  Enjoy!

I'm Bored

At this morning's Rise and Shine assembly, SES students listened to Mrs. G. and our public librarian, Mrs. Bergeron, read Michael Ian Black's I'm Bored.  If you enjoyed the story, check out this musical version of the book:



And be sure to head over to illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi's website for lots of great I'm Bored activities that are, actually, not all that boring.

Video of the Week

Book publisher Candlewick Press has recently launched a "We Believe in Picture Books" campaign, during which they will post one video about the power of picture books each day for a year.  While browsing through these, I was thrilled to come across this one of David Ezra Stein.  He's talking about how he illustrated and wrote Interrupting Chicken, the book I'm sharing with 3rd graders this week!



Be sure to hop over to the We Believe in Picture Books page to take a look at even more great videos!

Book Talk Tuesday: Marla Frazee

This week's book is a fun read about a persnickety group of kids and the mom who puts up with all of them!

The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marla Frazee, introduces us to the seven Peters children and their very different (and very particular) tastes in food!  Poor Mrs. Peters is just about fed up with feeding each kid a different food, each prepared in its special way.  Then one day, as they attempt to give their mother a special birthday gift, the kids find a way to satisfy everyone's taste buds!

If you're looking for a funny story about families, this is your book!  I especially love the illustrations by Marla Frazee.  You'll notice lots of great details in each of the pictures, and you'll probably find that there's even more to the story in the illustrations.


If you like this one, you might also enjoy these:

And, if you like Marla Frazee's illustrations, be sure to check out this one:

Learn more about Marla Frazee at her website!