This evening I spent some time at the Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard (how cool - WCCPBA promoted at the bookstore - photo). I was on a quest to find some books to go on our WCCPBA suggestion list.Here's how it works: WLMA members from around the state suggest books, as do WCCPBA committee members. The long list is sent off to the committee members who spend the next 2 months reading and using the books with students. I also let my primary teachers read the books to their classes so I can get their thoughts about the titles. At our March meeting the committee whittles the list down to the 20 books that become WCCPBA nominees.
The books I added to the suggestion list as a result of my visit to Secret Garden are listed below. They are not in any order and I'm not personally committed to any one of them, that comes later. If you have any thoughts about these titles, let me know! All are 2007 copyright books.
"Hound from the Pound" by Jessica Swaim; "Nini Here and There" by Anita Lobel; "17 Things I'm not Allowed to do Anymore" by Jenny Offill; "Dogku" by Andrew Clements; "Righty and Lefty: A Tale of Two Feet" by Rachel Vail; "A Fishing Surprise" by Rae A. McDonald; "Not a Stick" by Antionette Portis; "The Cheese" by Margie Palatini; "Henry's Freedom Box" by Ellen Levine.
2 comments:
I'm really glad you have "17 Things I'm Not Allowed To Do Any More" on your possibilities list. I read this at the beginning of the year to 2nd/3rd grade and then we generated a list of 17 Things they shouldn't do in the library. Then we did a list of positive things they were allowed to do, to balance it out and end on a positive note. They loved the book!
It was interesting at Peggy Sharp's workshop (blog post coming), someone said they wouldn't have that book in their library because it "might give students ideas!" I can't imagine a library filled with books that give students no ideas!
Post a Comment