Outside Reading: Sacagawea Picture book

A Picture book of Sacagawea by David Adler who is the author and Dan Brown who is the illustrator is a perfect children's book explaining history and the story of Sacagawea. I love the story of Sacagawea, the Indian girl who helped Lewis and Clark on the expedition to the Pacific. The picture book of course does not include every detail, but it does tell the story of how Sacagawea was captured around the age of ten and sold to a white trader. She then helps Lewis and Clark with her knowledge of the land and nature and communication with other Indian tribes. The illustrations are the only thing that through me off, they didn't seem to portray the historical setting. They seemed to depict the story as if it happened in this time period, and not in the past, but they were of course great illustrations that help tell the story to younger children. I think it is important for younger children to have an insight at history at a young age. My mom told me the story when I was younger and I have loved learning about the history of Sacagawea and been interested in the history ever since.

Outside Reading: Eloise at the Plaza

I absolutely love Eloise at the Plaza by Kay Thompson. Eloise is a young six year old who lives at the Plaza Hotel and loves adventure. She has a nanny that must constantly keep track of her and two pets she is fond of. Eloise roams around the hotel attending events she is not invited to, spying on people, helping people whether they ask for it or not and continuously being a mischievious young girl. It would seem like Eloise is a brat who is constantly getting into trouble, but I think she is a lonely girl who wants to dream and make her life exciting. She is a very confident and curious young girl whose life motto seems to be "getting bored is not allowed," which I find a funny quote from a six year old. Kay Thompson portrays perfectly how children speak, but the use of Eloise's character. The illustrations encourage the comic view of the book especially with the reactions from the guests. Eloise is extremely entertaining for children and give children a mind of adventure as they want to be confident like Eloise and explore the world around them.

Outside Reading:Franklin book series

The Franklin book series by Paulette Bourgeois who is the author and Brenda Clark who is the illustrator are great children's books that tell and story and teach a lesson. In perticular Franklin is bossy is a great story for children that teaches a lesson that many children have problems with. Playing with others and taking turns is a big deal for children, especially in kinder and 1st grade. In the story Franklin bosses around his friends telling them how to play and what to play. Bear and his other friends don't like the fact that Franklin is being bossy and they decide not to play with him. When this happens Franklin realizes he would rather take turns and play than not have friends to play with at all. I love the illustrations in the Franklin series as well, they are all bright and fun. I like how the Franklin series are fun stories, but they all have a lesson to teach children. It is easy for children to relate to Franklin, because he is just like a young boy who faces realistic problems and has to find a way to solve them.

Outside Reading: The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker picture book by Susan Jeffers is a great version of the story, I found I liked it better than some other wordy versions. Her drawings portray a beautiful version of the ballet. I have always loved Christmas time and I think ballet is beautiful art, so I really enjoyed this picture book. There is a magic story to the illustrations that almost says more than the text. The pictures put the sound of the ballet into my head with the detail and enchanting colors. The book captures the plot of the story to where it makes it easy for children to understand and follow the ballet. Marie is the name of the young girl who dreams of meeting a nutcracker prince and a fierce battle with a seven headed mouse king. I love the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets illustrations, it really depicts the beauty of the fairytale land and Christmas. I highly recommend this book for chidlren, especially for young girls who love the fantasy story or young children that are having trouble understanding the play.

Outside Reading: Madeline

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans is by far one of my favorite works of children's literature. The story is told in rhyme and the illustrations enhanced my interest in the book. Madeline is a young girl who attends a boarding school in Paris with eleven other girls. I love Madeline's courageous, curious, and adventureous character. The routine of the girls in the story would seem to make the story boring, but Madeline brings in the spontaneous personality and energy to the story. The plot turns when Miss Clevel feels that "something is just not right" and Madeline has a stomach ache and must be rushed to the hospital to have her appendix taken out. Madeline can be seen as mischievious, but i think she is a positive influence for young girls because she is the smallest girl, but she has a big heart and a brave soul. The other girls are jealous of Madeline, because she gets all the attention being in the hospital. This is why the book ends with the girls crying "boohoo we want our appendix out too." The book was also made into a movie and a television series. The movie goes into more of a story that the first original book of Madeline, but both were great.

Outside Reading: Amelia Bedelia series

I found books in the Amelia Bedelia series to be absolutely hilarious. Amelia is a maid for the Rogers family who never does anything right and takes the tasks she is given literally. I actually read a few of the books with different students in the HOST program. They enjoyed reading them and I did as well. The one I found most entertaining was Amelia Bedelia and the baby. Amelia is babysitting and is given a list of things to do for the baby. When the list says to powder the baby, Amelia powders herself and when the list says to take a nap, Amelia does not feel like sleeping so she makes strawberry tarts instead. She takes everything literally, which is so comical and children really enjoy it, especially girls. The only lessons I thought came out of the stories are to not treat people differently because they do something wrong, or look at people in the wrong way because they are different. Amelia obviously can't help the fact that she takes everything so literally or does not understand. Otherwise the series is written for comic effect and simple fun.

Class Discussion-The Giver

I had read The Giver in middle school before this class and I loved the book the first time I read it! I actually finished it almost two weeks before we were suppose to finish it for class when I was younger. The idea that I did not know what ended up happening to Jonas and Gabe really bothered me. Yet, after attending class I realized that it was great to come up with my own ending to the story, which I thought they do survive. Class discussion was so interesting when we talked about how important memories and feelings are to live and humanity. It is difficult to imagine a place or world without them if someone didn't read this book. I thought it was brilliant that Jonas felt the memories, like the fire or the feeling of love at Christmas. I love that he came back to Christmas at the end with the memory of the sled and the snow, especially since i get that same love feeling about Christmas and that time of year. And not only the Christmas aspect, but how you can see it in a religious perspective of Christ sacrificing himself for our sins and Jonas sacrificing himself so the community is alive again and has those memories. The detail of no color is fascinating as well, how Lowry does not come out and say there is not any color, until Jonas first sees the color red.

bibliography on Lois Lowry-children's lit author

Lois Lowry is by far one of my favorite children's literature authors. One of my first outside reading entries was on her book, Number the Stars, which is one of my favorite children's books. The Giver was also a brilliant read and both books won awards. The major theme of Lowry's books is human connections. This deals with the vital need of people to be aware of their interdependence, not only with each other, but with the world and its environment. Lois is amazing the way she mixes comedy and tradegy. Lowry quotes this on wikipedia "I try, through writing, to convey my passionate awareness that we live intertwined on this planet and that our future depends upon our caring more, and doing more, for one another." To me Lowry is not only an amazing writer for children, but an unbelieveable person. She made the point that after her son died in a fighter plane, that she wished to honor him by helping to find a way to end war and conflict on earth. Besides The Giver and Number the Stars, some other of her literary works include: The Anastasia series, A Summer to Die, The Sam series and The Tate series.

Outside Reading: The Borrowers

I loved the book "The Borrowers," by Mary Norton. A tiny family consisting of 3 lives underneath the kitchen floor of "human beans" as the family calls them. They have postage stamps hanging on the walls as paintings and use cheese graters for gates. They have a simple life of borrowing everything they need with harm never coming their way. Pod Clock who is the father is the only family member allowed to go above into the house, but Arrietty their daughter is very curious and stubborn. She makes friends with the young boy of the Driver family who lives above, but is seen one day by the rest of the family. The Clock family becomes in danger as the entire Driver family is trying to get ahold of them. The Borrowers go on an eventful adventure as the young boy helps them escape. I loved the fact that everyday items from the kitchen or bedroom were used as completely different things for the Borrowers. For example; safety pins as locks and match boxes as drawers. It is also fun to see the point of view from smaller people who are afraid of human beings. It would be convincing to children to think that Borrowers really do exist and stretch their imagination. They made this book into a movie which also was very delightful!

Class Discussion-the Hobbit and J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit is an intriguing children's book and an entertaining read. What I found interesting about our discussion in class is that Tolkien spent his entire life studying languages and that he actually wrote the languages used in the movies. Unfortunately, I have not read the Lord of the Rings books, but I have seen the movies. After we discussed that Tolkien wrote the elvish language I decided to research and see what the language was made up of. The language and grammar is a matter of aesthetics and euphony. Aesthetics, according to wikipedia is commonly perceived as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. Euphony, according to wikipedia is inherent pleasantness or beauty. It is brilliant that he wrote his own language for these books which turned into movies. The language was intended to be "Elvenlatin," and was phonologically based on Latin, with ingredients from Finnish, Welsh, English, and Greek.

Outside Reading: Boxcar Children: The Blue Bay Mystery

Besides the Nancy Drew series, I also collected the Boxcar children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner and I decided to read one of the books that I did not remember reading as a child. First of all, the Boxcar children series is about four children; Jessie, Violet, Henry and Benny Alden whom run away from their grandfather after the death of their parents. They eventually end up back with their grandfather, because Violet is ill and Mr. Alden pretends to be a different man so the children will not run away again. Throughout the series the children solve various mysteries, while also traveling to different places and always meeting new people. The Blue Bay Mystery takes place on a remote island in the South Seas as the children and their grandfather think they are vacationing alone. The children think someone else in on the island when mysterious things start happening like footprints in the sand and their crackers disappearing. They soon find out it is a boy named Peter who is lost and ship-wrecked alone. Peter entertains the children with startling stories of how his friend went off alone into the water where sharks might have been and never returned. The mystery ends happily like the majority of Boxcar children books with Peter being reunited with his parents. This book was longer than the majority of Boxcar children books I read as a child, but I thought the mystery was great and the details of the island were great imagery! Some questions for children that could be asked with this book would be: If you were stuck on a island with 15 items, what would they be. What else could have happened to Peter's friend? Depending if the child is in 2nd of 3rd grade would determine the complexity of the questions and answers.

Children's Poetry: Prayers

Since we are discussing and learning about poetry in class, I thought I would discuss the bible poem I said every night as a child and my opinion of poetry.
"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep;
Thy love go with me through the night,
and wake me in the morning light."
There are many versions of this poem, mostly with lines 3 and 4 changing while lines 1 and 2 stay the same. My mom helped me learn this poem so I could remember it each night before I went to sleep. Some children have a hard time remembering to pray or they have trouble with what to say. Yet this short prayer as a rhymning poem was easy to remember and was a peaceful ending to the night. I also wanted to point out that poems can be used in prayer and worship, escpecially for children. My mom told me the saying that "prayer is fuel to reach our dreams" so I would say this poem when I was young to help me sleep in peace at night and reach my dreams. I honestly find poetry interesting, especially when you have to really study and discuss the poem to understand the meaning.

Class Discussion:Princess and the Goblin

I knew that the grandmother representing the Godly, powerful creature, but I had no idea about the other references to God and Christianity in the book until we discussed it in class. I loved the whole aspect of how some could not see grandmother, but they just had to believe she was there. Just like believing in God and knowing that He is there even though you cannot see Him. Grandmother also knew everything that was happening always and she could have a hand in anything that was happening. Just like God always knows what is happening and knows every little thing we do. In class we talked about MacDonald's reasoning about every little girl being a princess. I love the fact that he says this because, God is the heavenly Father and is also known as the King of all Kings. Therefore he says that girls are princesses, because we are all daughters of God the Almighty King. Since there are two "lights" thats we talked about from the Princess and the Goblin, I am reminded of the bible verse I think it is Mathew 5, 14-16 "You are the light of the world...No One lights a lamp to put it under a tub.." This just showing again how grandmother and her lights represent God and the fact that he is the light of the world.

Outside Reading: Nancy Drew Series

When I was younger I read the majority of the Nancy Drew books, and the first one I read which happened to be one of my favorites was "The E-mail Mystery." I had to read this book again to remember what it was about and why I had liked it so much. First of all, Nancy Drew is a teenage detective who solves various mysteries throughout the series. She is a brave and courageous character and I liked the fact that she is willing to sacrifice and try anything to solve her cases. She is very intelligent and even though she faces dangerous situations she is always determined to solve the mystery under any cirumstance. In the "E-mail Mystery" Carson Drew, whom is Nancy's father, is a lawyer experiencing some trouble with his clients. Many of them are turning him down, running out on him and acting strangely. Some become rude and demand he finish their cases outside of the courtroom. Nancy starts investigating her father's law practice while helping him at work and discovers someone is trying to ruin his practice by the way of e-mails. The suspense is great and the book is a quick read because you want to finish and see what ends up happening. In this case you want to see who is trying to sabotage her father and why. I like the fact that the suspect always ends up being someone you would never suspect, in this case it is one of Carson's most trusted employees suffering from greed and envy. I loved the Nancy Drew series when I was younger and highly recommend it to young readers!

Class Discussion-Fantasy

In class today we were asked if we liked fantasy and why we liked it. Well I agree with the fact that it is an escape from reality. It gives us a bigger imagination and puts things we see everyday in a different perspective. For example, The Chronicles of Narnia, I loved the symbolism to Christian beliefs and the Bible. C.S. Lewis wrote it in a way that young readers can understand the story of Jesus Christ who Aslan symbolizes and how he sacrificed himself and is resurrected. Even though it is not meant to retell stories from the Bible, it shows the concept of Christianity with amazing details and imagery that stretch the imagination. I have always been known to have rather creative and eccentric thoughts when it comes to things that aren't real and fantasy, so as a child I loved reading about magic, enchantment, mystery and adventure. Fantasy is a world with no restrictions, or set rules, but a world with many possibilities that is so full of wonder. Growing up in a pesimistic household, sometimes you must create a better and positive world where anything possible and you can do anything you set your mind to.

After Class Discussion: Ever After and Renaissance

Until our class discussion I did not know the movie Ever After was actually put in the time period during the Renaissance. I love the fact that the only girl the prince saves is the Mona Lisa painting! I would have never thought of that while watching the movie, but it is true that every time the prince tries to save Danielle she either gets out herself or she ends up saving him. I never looked to Leonardo DaVinchi has the fairy godmother either, the way he uses his art as magic is brilliant. I like how the movie took some part of history and realism even though the dates and other events were off. I like the Renaissance time period because of the humanism views and idea that people can achieve anything. I also like the fact brought up in class that Danielle makes the point of "he's a thief because you made him a thief" and people are human beings and we should love all humans no matter what their status or rank might be. This idea makes me think about the way that I look at other people and if I treat and love everyone as I should.

In class movie: Ever After

It is funny that we are watching the movie Ever After, because when I was younger I would beg my babysitter to bring it over when she had to take care of us. It is a perfect movie of the Cinderella Story without the magic and fairies. The movie has a bit of the catskin version with Danielle taking risks and being brave while dressing as a woman of the upperclass and buying back the slave. She also is not afraid to stand up to the prince and tell him her ideas and thoughts about the life of a slave or her opinions of his actions. For example, when she tells him he let one slave go, but did he even think about setting the rest free. The movie also has a bit of the Cinderella version with the father dying at the beginning of the story and the evil stepmother and stepsisters. The movie also keeps the Cinderella aspect of having the beautiful dress and the glass slippers for the ball. Ever After is the perfect movie to tell the story of Cinderella, including most of the versions of the story.

Creative Writing: Summer Breeze

"Wow, Isn't it a beautiful day, Megan?" Summer Keys askd her best friend as they ran into the crystal, clearn beach water.
"It sure is and it's a perfect day for surfing!" Megan replied after diving into the ocean. Summer and Megan had been best friends since childhood and had always lived in the small town of Kawela Bay, Hawaii. Summer loved the beach and everything about it. She lived for the days when the sun was reflecting off the beautiful ocean and there was a slight breeze blowing the psalm trees back and forth. Life was going great for Summer until her parents recently divorced, leaving her mom without a job and little money to support Summer and her little brother Sky.
"Isn't your mom's birthday coming up Summer?" Megan asked while they were waiting to catch a wave.
"Yeah it is and I don't have any idea what to get her or any money to get her anything for that matter." Summer replied as an upsetting look crossed her face. Summer's father had always bought these luxorious, expersive gifts fpr her mother and she knew her mom would not be getting one of those this year.
"I am sure you can think of something to get your mom, you are both so much alike." Megan said as she started to paddle to catch the fierce wave coming their waay. Megan was right about that. Summer's mom, Julie, loved the beach, surfing and the lax atmosphere just as much as Summer did. Suddenly Summer had an idea! She didn't have to buy her mom anything, she could make her a gift! After she rode the wave in to shore, Summer dropped her board and ran along the beach picking up every shell and beach fragment she could find. Then she ran inside to get her snorkeling equipment and flippers. Summer swam around in the ocean breaking off pieces from the beautiful, coral reef and even collecting some seaweed as she finished.
"What are you doing with the shells and coral pieces, Summer?" Megan asked as they walked back in to Summer's house.
"I decided the best gift for my mom is a bracelet made out of the things she loves the most," Summer replied.
"Seaweed and broken sand dollars?" Megan asked with a confused looked on her face.
"No silly, the beach!" Summer replied as she dumped everything she had collected onto the floor. Summer started stringing the bracelet together and added shells, sand dollars and broken pieces of turquoise and red coral onto an old piece of string. Megan helped Summer braid and tire the seaweed together to make a basket for the bracelet. She included a birthday note and placed it into the bag as well.
Dear Mom,
Happy 40th Birthday! I hope you like the bracelet I made for you. I didn't have the money to buy you something nice and expensive. I tried to think about what you love the most and so everrything in the bracelet comes from the beach. i know we have gone through some hard times this year, but you have been strong for Sky and I and we couldn't ask for a better mom. I hope your birthday is as special as the person you are.
Your loving daughter,
Summer
The next day summer placed the gift in the kitchen and waited for her mom to comein from the market. Summer heard the car pull up in the gravel driveway and waited excitely for her mother to come in.
"Happy Birthday Mom!" Summer shouted as her mom opened the door. She handed her mom the seaweed basket and prayed that her mom liked the present.
"Oh, Summer!" Her mom exclaimed. "It's beautiful!" Julie pulled out the birthday letter and started to read it. Tears started rolling down her cheek.
"I didn't mean to make you sad mom." Summer said while she gave her mom a hug.
"No, honey these are tears of happiness. This gift came from your heart and there is no amount of monety or nice gift that can show love like this. On top of the beautiful, summer day this is the best birthday present ever." Julie said as they walked outside. She put on the bracelet and the two of them sat on the beach to watch the waves of the ocean and enjoy the amazing summer breeze.

Discussion Question on Ella Enchanted

The major change from the Cinderella stories to Ella Enchanted is that Ella is obiedient because of a curse. Even though Ella has the curse, she is strong-willed and tries to have a personality of her own. No matter how hard she tries, Ella does not have a mind of her own. Instead she is like a puppet, because she must obey every command and order she is told. Ella would not be a Cinderella character is she was not under the curse, because naturally Ella is rebellious. Unlike the other Cinderella's, Ella has an entertaining and magical personality. She is able to get along with all the different species of characters, and speak their languages and make the prince laugh. Ella also has more fight and determination in her than the other Cinderellas. No matter what happened and what obstacles she had to overcome, she always kept a positive mind in trying to break the curse.

Reading on Ella Enchanted

The fact that Ella must obey every order is depressing. I feel sorry for her character, especially because Ella is a brave, kind-hearted and optimistic girl. It does not seem fair that she is cursed, when her wicked stepsisters are not. This is a lot like life though and the saying that bad things happen to good people. Ella having a curse caused by magic and fairies makes the story more interesting. It is suspenseful not knowing what orders she will be given next and what she will have to do. Ella's character is funny and entertainging the way she is so creative and clumbsy. In my opinion, one lesson to learn fron this story is when your given or born with something different and difficult to live with you must cope with it and be optimistic. Ella does not give up because she has the curse, instead she is determined to figure out a way to break the curse. She keeps on trying and does not give up, even though she fails every day in her efforts on trying to break the curse. I also like the fact that the prince likes Ella for her kind and humerous personality and how she can be herself around him. It is refreshing to read stories where the prince does not fall for the girl because she is beautiful on the outside, but because she is beautiful on the inside.

Gender Issues in Children's Literature

As a future Elementary School Teacher, I think it is important for children to read books that are not so stereo-typical when it comes to gender. Children tend to want to be like the characters in their books or think they must act like them. The literature impacts how they see life and the society in which they live in. When young girls are reading books where a female is helpless, naive and needs to be rescued then sometimes they get the idea they must act this way. Instead of the children reading one version of the fairytales where the girls are weak and dependant; they should read other versions where the female character can save herself and be strong as well. This way they can see both genders portrayed in different ways and have a positive attitude about both genders.

Outside Reading: Number the Stars

The book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry is in my opinion one of the best children's books out there. I have read the book three times and loved it every time I read it. The first time I read "Number the Stars" I was in 3rd grade and I loved every aspect of the book. As a 3rd grader, it taught me so much about World War II and the dangers the Jewish people faced by the Nazi soldiers. It amazed me how the Johansen family, especially Ann Marie, risked their own lives by taking in Ellen and making sure other Jewish families made it to Sweden safely. The suspense of hiding the Jews at the home in Gilleleje and what was going to happen to them kept me reading until I finished the book. It was so clever that they hid the food and clothes in the casket, and told the soldiers that their Great Aunt died of Typhus so they can not open the casket. I loved that the hankerchief contained a chemical (rabbit's blood and cocaine) that masked the Jew's smell from the German dogs! I thought it was brilliant! After reading the book the first time, my mom informed me that the title of the book was taken from Psalm 147. Pslam 147 says that God has numbered all the stars in the universe and this ties into the Star of David, which is the Jewish symbol that Ellen wears around her neck. As a child I did not understand WWII and the Jewish discrimination and hate that took place by the Nazi soldiers. Ever since I read this book as well as many others, WWII has been my favorite part of history. I strongly encourage that every 3rd or 4th grader read this book; it taught me so much about WWII and the past.

Creative Writing: Letters To Home

Sarah Walker rushed home from school Friday afternoon pedaling as fast as she could on her pink, mountain bike. She counted down the time all day so she could get home and check the mail. Tommy Walker, Sarah's father, was over seas fighting for his country in Iraq. Sarah was expecting a letter from her dad, like she did every month, telling her and her mother how he was and if he was coming home soon. Sarah slammed on her breaks and through her bike in the grass. She anxiously ripped open the envelope and read as fast as she could. There were two letters, one for her mom, Jennifer, and the other for her.
My Precious Angel,
I miss you more every day. I hope you are being a good little girl and staying out of trouble. I will not be coming home as soon as I had hoped, but I can't wait to see you. Your mom tells me you are the star in your 4th grade play, The Wizard of Oz. I wish I could be there to see you, but I know you will be an amazing Dorthy. Take care Sarah and remember I am always thinking of you and your mom.
Love,
Daddy
Sarah cried as she finished reading the letter; she missed her dad and missed the warmth of his fatherly arms when he hugged her. She missed his deep voice when he tucked her in at night and would say "good night sugar." She hated that he had to be so far away from home.
After a few weeks, Sarah went through the same routine of rushing home to check the mail, but there was not a letter this time. She walked inside feeling disappointed and upset and went to find her mom.
"Mom, why didn't dad write a letter this month?" Sarah asked with worry in her voice.
"I am not sure honey, but I am sure he is okay." Her mother replied, also wondering why her husband had not written. Sarah hoped her dad was okay, he never forgot to write them.

It was the night of her play and all she could think about was her dad. She nervously went through her lines and tried to get the thoughts of her dad out of her head. The red, cue light came on above her and she knew it was her turn to go on stage. As she said her lines, she looked into the audience and what she saw made her heart skip a beat. Her dad was sitting in the seat next to her mom wearing his bright, warm smile. She excitedly acted the part of Dorthy and could not wait until the play finished. After the play, she ran into the arms of her father, feeling so relieved and overjoyed. He handed her beautiful daisies which were her favorite flowers and picked her up into his arms.
"Hello sugar." He said as a tear fell down his face. "I'm home."

Class Discussion on Red Riding Hood

When I started to read the other tales of Red Riding Hood, I was shocked by Perrault's naughty version of the story! I always assumed that the fairytales were written for children, but it was interesting to learn in class of how Perrault altered the story to entertain the rich women and other aristocratic adults. I think the moral of Perrault's story is essential for young girls to read, because of the symbolism between the wolf and the girl, to adult males and young girls. I feel strongly that too many charming, deceiving men take advantage of young girls, so i was inspired to learn of the moral of this story. I have been sheltered to the original tale of Red Riding Hood beating the Wolf, so reading the other stories definately opened my mind to other tales, morals and lessons of Children's literature.

**Outside Reading List
Book 1: Number the Stars
Author: Lois Lowry
Picture Book? No
Posting Date:Monday January 28th

Book 2:Nancy Drew--The Email Mystery
Author: Carolyn Keene
Picture Book? No
Posting Date: Sunday March 2nd

Book 3: The Boxcar Children--The Blue Bay Mystery
Author:Gertrude Chandler Warner
Picture Book? No
Posting Date:Sunday March 23rd

Book 4: The Borrowers
Author: Mary Norton
Picture Book? No
Posting Date: Thursday April 1st

Book 5: Amelia Bedelia and the Baby
Author: Peggy Parish
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Wednesday April 16th

Book 6: Madeline
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Friday April 25th

Book 7: The Nutcracker
Author: Susan Jeffers
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Sunday April 27th

Book 8: Franklin is Bossy
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Sunday April 27th

Book 9: Eloise at the Plaza
Author: Kay Thompson
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Sunday April 27th

Book 10:A Picture book of Sacagawea
Author:David Adler
Picture Book? Yes
Posting Date: Sunday April 27th