Book Length: 37 Pages
Category of Book: Caldecott Award or Honor Books
Citation:
Sendak, M. (1963). Where the Wild Things Are. New York,NY: HarperCollins Children's Books.
Genre/Type:Fictional Picture Book; Fantasy
Summary: A young boy, Max, wears a wolf suit when he is in a mischevious mood. One night he is so mischevious that his mother sends him to bed without his dinner. That night a forest grows in his bedroom and Max is able to go to a place where he can cause all types of problems without getting in trouble. Slowly he starts to realize that he misses his home and his mother and he comes to the realization that "no place is better than home".The illustrations in this book are amazing, they are humorous, fun and scary at the same time. The use of colors help illustrate the feelings that Max is going through throughout the book and the use of run on sentences gives the reader insight to a young child's mind.
Awards:
- Caldecott Medal (1964)
- New York Times Best Illustrated Book
- Horn Book Fanfare
- ALA Notable Children’s Book
- Reading Rainbow Book
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
- Library of Congress Children’s Books
- New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
How does this book relate to young children?
All children have a mischievous streak within them that is waiting to burst out. This book takes a humorous look into the mind of a young child as he rebels against his mother. It show that children can act out and think that their parents are mean to them but they will always come home to a loving family and a hot meal.
How would you share/use this book with young children?
This book would be great to use as a classroom readaloud or even as a bedtime story. The beautiful pictures and exciting plot would catch the attention of many children. The story leaves room for children to imagine text to go along with the pictures and to ask questions. Parts of the story are repeated which could lead to the children being able to read along with a teacher or parent when they get to certain parts of the story.
Book Length: 32 Pages
Category of Book: Picture Book of My Choosing
Citation:
Bean, J. (2007). At night. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Genre/Type: Picture Book, Fiction
Summary: At Night is about a little girl who cannot sleep until she feels wind coming in through her window. She follows the wind up to the roof of her house where she is finally able to get to sleep. The illustrations are great. They are inside of a black outlined square for most of the book, but during the turning points of the story (or the important parts) the picture all of a sudden takes up the entire page. The pictures have a cartoon feel to them but they are done very nicely and they complement the story very well.
Awards:
IRA Children's Book Award Notable Book, Boston Globe - Horn Book Award, CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI), Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library, Charlotte Zolotow Award / Honor Book, Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice, Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year, Capitol Choices Noteworthy Titles for Children and Teens
How does this book relate to young children?
Many children have trouble sleeping at night and are even afraid of the dark. In At Night the little girl decides to go somewhere within her house where she can finally get to sleep. On the roof she is able to have light from the moon, sounds from the world around here, and a feeling of openness around her as she falls asleep. I think children will love this story. It is very simple with big pictures and small amount of text per page.
How would you share/use this book with young children?
I think this would be a great book to read to a child before bedtime, or have them read it to you before they go to sleep.
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