This week was a slow reading week for me. But I was able to read a couple of picture books that I received from the SCIBA Trade Show event this past Saturday. I had the privilege and honor to listen to each author/illustrator speak about their process in creating the book - I always love to hear the story behind the story.
I read:
BUGS IN MY HAIR by David Shannon was a great read! And what a topic! I think this is a great story to read aloud to primary grades to explain how this pesky bug ends up where it does. It teaches without being preachy in classic David Shannon style. Not a disappointment.
I am still reading and enjoying:
And I was ecstatic to receive an ARC of this on Saturday:
So many great books - so little time! I hope you had a great reading week! Thank you for stopping by!
Great books this week. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed BUGS IN MY HAIR. I thought for sure it would be a train wreck (interesting that Locomotive is the next book on your list and I'm talking about train wrecks :P)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I haven't seen or heard much about GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE but Andrew Smith will be at a YA summit here in MI tomorrow so hopefully he'll talk about the book.
Yes - Bugs in My Hair could have been... well... bad. :) I'm not sure who could have executed that idea better than David Shannon. :)
DeleteIt is about time someone wrote a good book about head lice, considering how much they torment elementary school students. I have not seen Locomotive, but it looks gorgeous. Stopping by from #IMWAYR
ReplyDeleteYes! BUGS IN MY HAIR is a must have! It's one of those books where you go, "Why didn't I think of writing that?!"
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