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Ezra Jack Keats The Snowy Day

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Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Canada Ltd: Viking Penguin, 1962. Print. Picture book. Caldecott Award winner. Ezra Jack Keats captures the magic and endless possibilities within the first snowfall of the year. “The Snowy Day” is a Caldecott Award winning book that details the adventures of a little boy named Peter. Peter enjoys a very snowy day where he endures in many activities such as, snow angels, snowball fights, tracking his own steps within the snow and sledding! Not only does Keats Capture the moment and excitement of a child’s first snow fall but also a child’s wonder at a new world and the hope of capturing and keeping the wonder forever. This book is very notable for its illustrations they are extremely beautiful as they truly …show more content…

Seuss is a very famous and inspiring children’s book writer. Many of his books have an overall moral or lesson that make you think or question life. Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are is narrated by a charter by the name of Duckie that used to visit an old man in the Desert of Drize. The old man sand a song to Duckie about just how lucky he was! This is a great book for all students and all ages that has a great lesson, about no matter how touch your situation is there is always someone who has it worse. I believe it is a great way for teachers to tell their students how lucky they are and how appreciative they should be for the things they have. Lastly I enjoyed how the book used a song throughout the story even though there was no music, the great rhymes just roll right off the tongue. As a future teacher I am going to use Dr. Seuss books throughout my class to teach my students important life …show more content…

Max is then taken to a land of wild things where they make max the king and he can do as he pleases. Max eventually realizes that this land was lonely and that he wanted to be home with the ones who love him most. Although max is misbehaving throughout the book the message is about long lasting love especially parental love being the best love. The colorful language and the imagination of a different world make this story a wild adventure and fun learning for all readers. The illustrations help the readers to create a mental picture of what these “wild things” might look like the text along with the artwork compliment one another moving the story along nicely. Sanna, Alessandro, and Michael Reynolds. The River. New York: Enchanted Lion, 2014. Print. Picture

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