Module 3: Jumanji

Title: Jumanji

Author: Chris Van Allsburg

Summary:
This is a really great book of how two children who just happened to be bored on the evening that their parents were going out and expected to bring home some special guests. Judy and Peter happened to walk out of their house to get some fresh air or even play for awhile never expecting that in a few minutes they would be in the wildest game they ever played. These children walked across the street to the park and came across a board game under a tree while playing. Although they were uncertain whether or not to take it home, it did look just like other board games they had, but it came with a note so they were curious and they ran home with it. After reading the note, they started to play. Peter was the first one to move his piece after throwing the dice when Judy notice a lion lying on the piano. Every throw made them move and every move there appeared an animal, as they were getting scared of what they were now seeing, they could not get rid of them until the last player reached the finish point. Judy now knew that they could not stop as weird things were happening before their eyes. Time was flying and they needed to get rid of the lion, monkeys, rain, guide, rhinoceros, and python before their parents got home with the guests. Judy needed to roll a twelve, when she finally did she yelled with her might "JUMANJI" and everything disappeared just as they have appeared. When their parents got home everything was in order and they were so tired.

Biography:
Allsburg Van, C. (1981). Jumanji. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company.

My Impression:
I loved and had a good laugh at this story because these children didn't expect anything like this to happen. The author decided to make the story line very exciting for two normal who just wanted to do something fun being that they were bored. Allsburg went out of his way to creating this story with wild and scary animals and blowing everything out of proportions where the children couldn't believe what they were seeing. As much as they wanted to get rid of these animals, I loved how they had to get back to the game to finish it. It really showed team work as Peter although scared the whole time, he listened and did what his sister told him to do because if it was me, I would have probably ran off leaving her in the room by herself. They would have never finished the game by the time their parents got home and it would have been a whole different story by then.

Professional Review:

Review: 
Pollack, Pamela D. (1981, May). School Library Journal. [Review of the book Jumanji]. 27 (9), p 60.  

Library Use:
Librarian will read the book and children will act out characters in the story to make it more exciting.

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Module 2- Title: The Snowy Day

Title: The Snowy Day
Author:  Ezra Jack Keats

Summary:
This is a beautiful book about a boy name Peter who woke up one morning, looked out his window and saw the roof tops of buildings across from his house covered all with snow. It literally covered everything that he could see, so after he ate breakfast he decided to go out for some fun. The snow was piled up so high that he could hardly walk outside. He decided to walk further so he could make tracks pointing his feet up and down and see it melt in the ice. When he came across something sticking out he saw that it was a stick so he pulled it out, and started hitting the snow covered trees. He came across some big boys playing snowball fight and thought it would be fun to join them, but quickly found out that he wasn't old enough when he started getting hit left and right. So he left and went to play alone building snowman and angels. Just before heading home he pretended to be a mountain climber and slid all the way down on the snow. When he got home he told his mother all about his adventure while she undress him from the soaked clothes he was wearing. Before he went to bed that night, he checked his pocket for the snowball that he had put inside earlier but found nothing, he was so sad. So while he slept he dreamed of the snow and how the sun had melt it away, when he woke up the snow was still there and so he called out to his friend and they both went outside to play in the deep cold snow.

Biography:
Keats, E. J. (1998). The Snowy Day. New York, NY: Scholastic Incorporated.

My Impression:
This is an ideal book for someone that isn't afraid to experience the snow alone. Peter did not stop to think about anything or anyone else but wanted to see for himself how the snow felt and enjoy being  in it. I like how there is no adult around to tell Peter what to do and what not to do, because usually having an adult or parents around would have limited him from going outside. Peter would have probably been told to wait until someone else is there to go outside with. I admire that Peter took the chance of exploring alone and not nagging for someone to take him out. As an example, here at home I get all wired up if I find my grand children playing outside without my knowing, yet the swing is right in the front of our house. I'm afraid that they might get hurt and I'm not there, or someone might just take them without me knowing. I wouldn't want my grand babies to go out alone, yet this little Peter went on his own and still went home in time for dinner. I don't think his mother knew he was gone. The author's story just gave this child the courage to go out there and have fun.

Professional Review:

Publishers Weekly ( January 01, 1996; 9780670867332 ) Now in a sturdy board-book format just right for youngest readers, Ezra Jack Keats's classic The Snowy Day, winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal, pays homage to the wonder and pure pleasure a child experiences when the world is blanketed in snow. (Viking, $6.99 15p 6 mos.-up ISBN 0-670-86733-0 Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Review:

By Celia Wren Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 You might as well store an icicle on a lighted gas burner as try to find a musical-theater equivalent for the beloved picture book "The Snowy Day." The 1962 children's tale by Ezra Jack Keats tells of hushed awe and solitude: Celebrating a recent snowfall, the book's young protagonist, Peter, wanders alone through a nearly deserted winter landscape, making snow angels, sliding down a slope and engaging in other simple pleasures. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/performing-arts/the-snowy-day,1212957/critic-review.html Library Use: I would have the children work in groups. Have the kids cut out shapes of mountains from card boards and decorate them with materials and glue them on a big poster board. They can also use cotton balls for snow and glue them also on the poster board. Each group will explain their projects and librarian can put them on the wall to show their work. Image from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31mg_1eJ9HGh5GRxGKz5NfkbAezr_ZpFJzeGfJ5rullTsYeNcDqmXh7M-iM3Yl5FPAAFpbIHGicDTXql_qIEoRI_y8u3VS2CefOTGX365BGsFGPkx9A3oBa1tXWuYQ1anrais5BJ1bkM/s400/snowy+day+Peter.gif&imgrefurl=http://printnest.blogspot.com/2009/07/snowy-day-by-ezra-jack-keats.html&h=300&w=260&sz=9&tbnid=vHIw0Y-Ct9q1-M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=78&zoom=1&usg=__tg6VvT2GpFR5dFZPhpncqBhiV8s=&docid=WbsTRzBlPfZGbM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QdBWUIGkLaiXiQLTjYHoBA&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAQ&dur=559

Module 2: Title-Madeline
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans

Summary:
This story is about twelve little girls, Madeline is the youngest the the most bravest one who is not afraid of anything, but one night Ms. Clavel heard a little girl cry and she turned on the light. She saw Madeline sitting on her bed crying her eyes out as they were red. She called the doctor and he came over to check on Madeline and found out that it  was her appendix. Everyone cried cause they were afraid for her but Madeline was in the doctors arms all safe and snuggle. Soon they were at the hospital and two hours later Madeline woke up in her room and saw beautiful flowers everywhere, as she ate and drank she also saw the beautiful sky with birds flying outside her window. The next day Ms. Clavel and the other girls came to visit her at the hospital and saw all the things she got like toys, candies, and even a doll house from her Papa. After the visit the girls all went home, they brushed their teeth and went to bed. That night Ms. Clavel heard crying voices, she turned on the light and saw all the girls crying. She asked them what was wrong and they told her that they wanted their appendix to be taken out too, she quickly told them good-night that they were all doing fine and now its time to sleep, and that was it.

Biography:
Bemelmans, L. (2007). Madeline. New York, NY: Penguin Group.

My Impression:
 I like this story because although they live in an old house with vines growing everywhere the  little girls are dressed the same, neat, pretty, and well organized when ever they leave their house. I love how little Madeline being the youngest is not afraid of anything, always curious with what is going on around her surroundings when they are out or in the house. I love how they use the literature in the rhythmic text. As an example I can only think of the military, being that when they go out of the house, everyone is marching in straight lines weather it's one or two or four lines. Everyone is wearing the same thing, listening to one voice. Everyone looks neat and well organized, and if one is hurt every one hurts. They all feel for each other and they all look out for the other individual. The rhythmic text helps children to enjoy and make reading more fun when it rhymes at the end.

 Professional Review:

School Library Journal ( January 01, 1988; 9780670816675 )

PreS-K Horror of horrors! A pop-up book based on an all time favoriteLudwig Bemelman's classic Madeline. Yet admittedly, it is rather fun to pull a tab and see Madeline pooh-pooh the tiger in the zoo, or Miss Clavel turn on her light, or the doctor carry Madeline in his arm in a blanket safe and warm. Madeline herself would be delighted. All of the favorite scenes are here. The only scenes missing are the beginning illustrations of the 12 little girls in 2 straight lines breaking their bread, brushing their teeth, going to bed, and smiling at the good and frowning at the bad. While pop-up books may not withstand extended circulation, librarians who work with the very young in story hours will find this book a wonderful way to introduce children to Madeline and her world. Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Pub . Schools, Va. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review: Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and has as much appeal today as it did then. Published 1989 by London: Hippo (first published 1939) Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/475339.Madeline Library Uses: Utilizing this book in the library would be exciting for the children as we could dress up the girls like what the story has, and have the boys read. The upper levels would be given the task of making up their own storyline but still keep the rhythmic text. Image from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://content.scholastic.com/yawyr/afa7026cf9943b042001e92ff89b414f4fa26653.jpg&imgrefurl=http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/adults/books/show/madeline-ludwig-bemelmans/&h=486&w=350&sz=65&tbnid=Gc2-dTNZdQPg4M:&tbnh=87&tbnw=63&zoom=1&usg=__8P3kXPZCpNmE7KoX0Rm6xMbWCGg=&docid=iKmVIuMpdh2JvM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8dFWUIToHqeEjAL11oGwAw&sqi=2&ved=0CC4Q9QEwBQ&dur=1233

Module 1- Title:Guess How Much I Love You

Title: Module 1: Guess How Much I Love You
Author: Sam McBratney
Illustrated by: Anita Jeram

Book Summary:
This book is about love of animals between a father (Big Nutbrown Hare) and his baby son (Little Nutbrown Hare). By testing out how much and if his father loves him. Little Nutbrown Hare wants to make sure that his father is listening when he tells and shows how much love he has for him by stretching his hands as far as he can. But in return Big Nutbrown Hare tells him how much he loves him by outstretching his arms as wide as he can also. Every time Little Nutbrown Hare tries to show his father and tells him that his love reaches the sky, Big Nutbrown Hare would always show more love by stretching his arms wider and higher which is much bigger than Little Nutbrown Hare can ever reach. He knows that he can never reach as high and spreads his arms as wide than his father so he just says that I love you all the way to the moon and closes his eyes as I'm sure he was tired of trying to reach high into the sky. Big Nutbrown Hare is happy and satisfy with his son and puts him down on his bed of leaves placing a warm kiss on his forehead and bidding him good rest. 

Biography: 
McBratney, S. (1995). Guess how much I love you. New York, NY: Candlewick Press.

My Impression:
I love this story because it really illustrates deep feelings of love in animals as it would be for human beings reflecting on a mother and son or father and daughter relationship. I like how Little Nutbrown Hare after seeing his father Big Nutbrown Hare reach far into the sky, he would still try to stand on his toes so he could reach higher and further, he never gave up trying to reach higher because he wanted to show his father that he loved him more. Unconditional love that can only be earned by caring and loving back. Example: This is the love that I have for my own mother, as much love as I have for her, she would love me more. Why? I wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for the love that she has for me, and because of her love and care I wouldn't be able to love my own children when I first had them till now, and I know they love me back because although they are married and have children of their own, they still come to visit, call and ask if there is anything that I need. This is the love that these animals have for each other, weather it was real of fiction they expressed themselves naturally to one another, just like human beings when they show their love for one another.

Professional Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
( March 13, 1995; 9781564024732 )
Fresh as a fiddlehead fern in spring, this beguiling bedtime tale features a pip of a young rabbit and his indulgent parent. Searching for words to tell his dad how much he loves him (and to put off bedtime just an eentsy bit longer), Little Nutbrown Hare comes up with one example after another ("I love you as high as I can hop!"), only to have Big Nutbrown Hare continually up the ante. Finally, on the edge of sleep, he comes up with a showstopper: "I love you right up to the moon." (Dad does top this declaration too, but only after his little bunny falls asleep.) Effused with tenderness, McBratney's wise, endearing and droll story is enriched by the near-monochromatic backdrop of Jeram's pen-and-wash artwork, rendered earthy tones of moss, soft brown and gray for a visually quieting effect just right for that last soothing tale before sleep. Ages 3-up. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist
( March 15, 1995; 9781564024732 )
Ages 3-5. An endearing nursery game is beautifully revitalized in this comforting, sleepy-time picture book. A little hare tests his father's love by declaring his own: "Guess how much I love you . . . This much." Jeram's double-page-spread watercolors are just right for the gentle competition that ensues as parent and child each avow affection in ever more expansive terms. Neither sugary nor too cartoonlike, the watercolors, in soft shades of brown and greens with delicate ink-line details, warmly capture the loving relationship between parent and child as well as the comedy that stems from little hare's awe of his wonderful dad. The story ends with a declaration of love so great it reaches "right up to the moon," and little hare finally falls fast asleep. There's not a wrong note in this tender tale, which should become an enduring bedtime favorite--right up there with Goodnight Moon.

Review. (1995, March). Guess how much I love you. [Review of the book Guess how much I love you]. Publishers Weekly. Available from: Bowker Books in Print- http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:4874/default.ashx

Review. (1999, April). Guess how much I love you. [Review of the book Guess how much I love you]. Available from: Horn Book Guide- http://www.bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product-6805279.xml

Library Use:
This book can be used in the library by doing a short skit about love as there are many kinds of love. In the lower levels students will have a better understanding when they observe individuals acting out a small skit. In the higher levels this book can be used in the form of a poem reading with feelings by one individual. 

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