AUTHOR STUDIES
April is Poetry Month
Some poets we will be featuring are:
Shel Silverstein
Jack Prelutsky
The children will be writing their own poems during the month.
February's Author of the month is Robert Munsch.
Some of his books are:
Below Zero, Moira's Birthday, Alligator Baby, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Show and Tell
In January our author of the month will be Jan Brett. We will begin with The Mitten.
October's Author is Eric Carle.
In keeping with our "At the Fair" Theme we will begin our author studies with...
Doreen Cronin
Some of her books are:
Click Clack Moo
Giggle, Giggle Quack
Thump, Quack, Moo
Duck for President
Diary of a Worm
Diary of a Spider
Diary of a Fly
ERIC CARLE
Books we will read in class:
Pancakes, Pancakes, Draw Me a Star, Today is Monday, The Very Busy Spider, Will You Be My Friend
Other Eric Carle Books:
From Head to Toe , Mister Seahorse, The Grouchy Ladybug
The Hungry Caterpillar, The Mixed Up Chameleon
Laura Numeroff
Books we will read in class:
If You Give A Mouse a Cookie, If You Take a Mouse to School, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Take a Moose to the Movies
Tomie dePaola
The Art Lesson
Strega Nona books
Clown of God
Meet the Barkers
Jan Brett
In class we will read:
The Mitten, The Hat, Hedgie Blasts Off, Gingerbread Baby and Gingerbread Friends
Jan Brett has a great website. Please take time to visit it with your child. http://www.janbrett.com/
March Author of the Month
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss is famous for his children's book, but did you know he began his career writing sattire for adults.
