So what's this all about?
This page was originally built for a Children's Literature class that I took at BYU-Idaho. Our goal in that class was to read and review the books listed below, in addition to a bunch of our own picks. I've decided to resurrect the site and talk about books I've read recently--not necessarily children's books, though I'll probably do a few now and again. Email me if you have a recommendation for a book you would like me to review!
Thank you for visiting my site, and I hope you will take a moment and read my reviews.
Thank you for visiting my site, and I hope you will take a moment and read my reviews.
Also, don't forget to "like" the books you have personally read and enjoyed!
REQUIRED BOOKS
The Read-Aloud Handbook – Jim Trelease
Lincoln A Photobiography – Russel Freedman
The Great Gilly Hopkins – Katherine Paterson
Holes – Louis Sachar
Children Just Like Me – Anabel Kindersley & Barnabas Kindersley
Love That Dog – Sharon Creech
The Story of Ruby Bridges – Robert Coles
A Single Shard – Linda Sue Park
Eleventh Hour – Graeme Base
Stargirl – Jerry Spinelli
A Year Down Yonder – Richard Peck
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy-Gary Schmidt
The Wanderings of Odysseus- Sutcliff
OTHER REQUIRED READINGS
4 Grimm Fairy Tales
4 Jacobs’ Fairy Tales
4 Perrault Fairy Tales Each set of four tales counts as one book in the
4 Asbjornsen Fairy Tales traditional category.
4 Andersen Fairy Tales
Two (2) Informational Books—These books should be similar to a child’s encyclopedia or a book that answers children’s questions. A sample title would be The Big Book of Tell Me Why.
The total amount of reading for the course will consist of the following:
13 Required
8 Nonfiction
5 Traditional Readings (each set of four fairytales counts as one book)
14 Picture Books
20 Free Choice
60 Books Total
Each book summary should include the following information:
Author
Title
Publishing information (Publisher, Date, Reading Level)
Number of Pages
Genre
Summary of Plot
Your Reaction to the book—Explain
Potential Problems—This book contains. . .
Recommendations—I would recommend this book to. . .
