A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews: Miss Brooks helps ME kick off the new Academic Year!

8/10/14

Miss Brooks helps ME kick off the new Academic Year!

I AM ready for another Academic year to begin. Miss Brooks will help me prepare for my Emergent Literacy course, and I will share this book during the first few weeks of the semester.

I MUST, however, start off with Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't) by Barbara Bottner and illustrated by Michael Emberley.

Miss Brooks is the never-tiring librarian who wants her students to love reading as much as she does. As a former elementary teacher and now a professor of children’s literature, I totally understand that feeling!

What seems evident to those who have shared the previous Miss Brooks story (Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don’t), teachers are delighted to see the development of Missy, from reluctant reader to being able to put together a story, revise it, and use it as a powerful social tool.

Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't) trailer

This story addresses many real life classroom issues: reading, finding just the right book for your audience, plot development, bullying, and problem solving. The delightful illustrations make this group of young children come alive with contorted faces, lots of expression, and that wonderful look when an idea has stuck!