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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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10/9/14

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel


AUTHOR: Caryn Yacowitz
ILLUSTRATOR: David Slonim
PUBLISHER: Arthur A. Levine Books          
PUBLICATION DATE:  August 26, 2014)      
GENRE: Picture Book                    
READING LEVEL:  Ages 4-8
BRIEF OVERVIEW: When Bubbe's family comes to visit her for the holidays, she begins preparing for them a large supper. The dinner looks delicious! Until one dish goes a bit wrong. After the first bite Bubbe begins having some very weird cravings. After her feasting goes hangwire, will it in fact be fatal?
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Introduce individual food items from book, and where in the world they are harvested. Students will then do Think-Pair-Share with their partner, and tell about their favorite food.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Mary McKenzie, Valdosta State University ECSE)