Posts Tagged ‘animals’
18
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, family, feelings, imagination, monsters, picture book, play, Poetry Friday, school. 1 Comment
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus
by Tom MacRae (Author) and Ross Collins (Illustrator)
Booktalk: A little boy transforms into different creatures as his moods change throughout the day, until finally he goes a little too far and discovers his parents have transformed too!
Snippet:
When I woke up I was a
Hippopotamus!
Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head,
then took one look out of the window
and got straight back into bed.
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by The Opposite of Indifference
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
17
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, animals, board books, booktalks, community, play, toys. Comments Off
Market Day!
by Victoria Roberts (Author) and Tomislav Zlatic (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Four 12-page board books in a carrying case that folds out for a pop-up market for the punch-out characters from each book. Learn about colors, shapes, opposites and numbers. Here is a taste of Miss Dog’s Shapes…
Snippet:
Hooray! Hooray! It’s Market Day!
And here’s the baker’s stall.
Miss Dog sells treats, all different shapes.
We want to try them all!
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
16
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, folktales, imagination, picture book. Comments Off
Joha Makes a Wish: A Middle Eastern Tale
by Eric A. Kimmel (Adapter) and Omar Rayyan (Illustrator)
Booktalk: On his way to Baghdad, Joha discovers a wishing stick. But how does it work? Joha makes some wishes–and the opposites come true.
Snippet: Joha held the wishing stick in his hand. He closed his eyes. “I wish I had a pair of red leather slippers.”
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
11
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, community, imagination, music, picture book, Poetry Friday. 1 Comment
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band
by Kwame Alexander (Author) and Tim Bowers (Illustrator)
Booktalk: When a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a barnyard talent show, he realizes he can’t do it as a solo act. He’s up against the talents of Mules Davis’s cool duo and Ella Finchgerald’s singing group. (Music glossary and jazz timeline in the back matter.)
Snippet:
Acoustic Rooster’s band performed
a bossa nova tune.
“The Hen from Ipanema” made
the barnyard chickies swoon.
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Teaching Authors
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
9
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, animals, booktalks, feelings, friends, imagination, picture book. Comments Off
Without You
by Genevieve Cote (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: Two friends disagree…
Snippet:
I don’t want to play with you anymore.
Fine! I won’t miss you at all.
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
2
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, comic, family, picture book. Comments Off
Super-Dragon
by Steven Kroll (Author) and Doug Holgate (Illustrator)
Booktalk: In this picture book comic, Drago wants to enter the Dragon Contest, but he doesn’t know how to fly yet…
Snippet:
Drago tried…
SFX: (sound effects) flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap! flap!
DRAGO: HELP!!
My NEW picture book is Road Work Ahead (Viking)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
1
Nov
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, bedtime, booktalks, imagination, picture book. Comments Off
The Woods
by Paul Hoppe (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: When a boy can’t find his favorite stuffed bunny, he bravely heads into the woods to look for it. Instead, he finds a big, scary brown bear!
Snippet: Every night before bed, I turn on my night-light, read a story, curl up under a blanket, and give my bunny a hug. But last night, I couldn’t find my bunny anywhere!
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
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28
Oct
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, imagination, picture book, Poetry Friday. 1 Comment
His Shoes Were Far Too Tight: Poems by Edward Lear
by Daniel Pinkwater (Editor) and Calef Brown (Illustrator)
Booktalk: Edward Lear’s first nonsense poems were publshied in 1846…and have been loved ever since!
Snippet:
Nonsense Alphabet
A was an ape,
Who stole some white tape,
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.
A!
Funny old ape!
This week’s Poetry Friday Round-up is hosted by Random Noodling
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
19
Oct
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, friends, imagination, picture book, toys. Comments Off
Chicken, Pig, Cow Horse Around
by Ruth Ohi (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: It was always Chicken, Pig and Cow. Then it wasn’t. There was also Horse.
Snippet:
“Where’s Horse?” asked Pig.
“Who cares?” asked Chicken.
BONUS! Watch the video!
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
18
Oct
Posted by asuen in booktalks. Tagged: #bfyr, adventure, animals, booktalks, comic, friends, imagination. 1 Comment
Binky to the Rescue (A Binky Adventure)
by Ashley Spires (Author, Illustrator)
Booktalk: Binky the space cat falls out of his space station (through the bathroom window) and lands in outer space (the back yard!) in this comic.
Snippet:
SFX: (insect sound effects) bzzzzz
Another one got in.
It’s the third alien today.
But it will not escape.
My NEW book, The Zombie Project (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #128)
Copyright © 2011 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.
