There must be something fundamentally wrong with me - I can't think of a greater pleasure than listening to someone talk about children's books all day. Went to Peggy Sharp's seminar yesterday - worth every penny. Here's her top ten picks for 2008, along with the list I made for my library purchases next year. I have her handbook, which of course, spans the curriculum, in case anyone wants to take a look.
Peggy Sharp's Top Ten Rough Grade level:
The Mysterious Benedict Society 5 +
Dog and Bear K-2
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Caldecott winner) 5+
The Wednesday Wars 5+
A Good Day K-2
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore K-5
Elijah of Buxton 5+
The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County K-5
Chester 3+
The Wall 3 +
I was glad to hear her opinion that this year's Newberry is NOT appropriate for K-5 (Grades 9 and up) as I read it and wasn't planning on getting it because of its content. Great book for the high school set, though, when they do their renaissance /middle ages unit.
Here's my K-5 list for this year culled from Peggy's displays:
The End
Goldisocks
Dear Deer
First the Egg
The OK Book
Someday
Dog & Bear
A Good Day
My Life as a Chicken
Ivan the Terrible
Cowboy and Octupus
Knock Knock
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
No Talking
Henry's Freedom Box
Big Bug Surprise
Dog (Jenkins)
The Story of the Little Mole Who Went in Search of Whodunit
Badger's Fancy Meal
I Really Want to Eat a Child
Nothing (Agee)
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Stacey,
The list looks terrific! Sounds like your seminar was both informative and inspiring (great books can do that to a person, don't you think?). Can't wait to check out the new titles.
Thanks for sharing!
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