Author: David Wiesner Illustrator: David Wiesner
Publisher and Date: Clarion books 1991
Summary of Plot:
This is a style book; it relies on the pictures to tell the stories. You have to add your own point of view because there are no words. They both rely on each other. The children add their own words which rely on the style.
Analysis:
I would teach this in a kindergarten-1st grade class. This book doesn’t involve anything with texts but you could have the students write what they think will happen next in the story or their take on whatever picture you are showing them at the time.
Title of Book: Where the Wild Things Are (Bibliotherapy)
Author: Maurice Sendak
Publisher and Date: Harper Collins Publishing, USA, 1991
Summary of Plot:
Max is a boy who wants to live a different life than the one he is currently living. However, when he leaves, he realizes that there is no place like home. The literary element setting is important because it changes from Max’s room to a jungle where the wild things live.
Analysis:
This is a great book for students in grades 1-3 because this is when their imagination is at its peak. Teachers could use this book to help teach vocabulary, using words like mischief and ceiling. This is also a great tail to teach the variety of text comprehension. It can be understood from a child’s perspective about monsters and being wild or it can be understood on a deeper level that there is no place like home.
Title of Book: Mommy and Me by Ourselves Again (Bibliotherapy)
Author: Judith Vigna
Publisher and Date: Albert Whitman and Co., Illinois, 1987
Summary of Plot:
This book is about a little girl who has faced divorce and is now facing a break up between her mommy and her ex boyfriend, Gary. She does not want to love anyone anymore and feels everyone will leave her, but she finds out that family will always be there for you. The literary element,