King Hugo's Huge Ego
Author/Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Candlewick
Publication Date: July 26, 2011
Awards: E.B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book finalist
Genre: Fiction Picture Book 9+
Reading Level: 4th- 5th Grade
Brief Overview: King Hugo has a huge ego and
mistreats all his villagers.
He makes a mistake by mistreating a sorceress who
cast a spell that causes Hugo’s head to grow larger and larger the more he
boasts.
Integrated Activity: Students will sit in a
circle and pass around a balloon like Hugo’s head and say something nice about
the person that handed them the balloon or say a humble action that they do.
Reviewer's Name & Affiliation: Kaleigh Harty, VSU