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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make Up My Day

AUTHOR: Jamie Lee Curtis
ILLUSTRATOR: Laura Cornell
PUBLISHER: Harper Collins          PUBLICATION DATE:  2007
GENRE: Realistic Fiction                 READING LEVEL:  Grades 1-2
BRIEF OVERVIEW: In this book, a young girl takes you on a journey through her different moods throughout the day. She feels many ways such as happy, angry, jealous, and sad, which is something everybody can relate to!
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have students create a “Today I Feel” chart. Each one can make a different picture of a certain mood (angry face, sad face). Each day remind the students that today they are going to feel happy and have one of them put the square around the happy face.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Tori Meyers, Valdosta State University