Saturday, February 27, 2016

Diary of a Wimpy Kid-The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Amulet Books 2014

about a frolic mom who is serious about children's education and stories about a road trip during vacation time. 

frol·ic [ˈfrälik] : (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically
 
 

Friday, February 5, 2016

Alexander Graham Bell by Justin McCory Martin

Alexander Graham Bell by Justin McCory Martin
Scholastic Inc. 2007

1847-1922
Aleck was born between father (teacher) and mother(deaf).
fascinated by sounds, he became a teacher and marries a deaf lady.

His invention was using vibration concept to a phone.

vocab
  • deaf
  • fascinated
  • incredible
  • inventor
  • laboratory
  • tube/wire
  • vibration
made a paper cup phone with strings attached.
2/6/16
reviewed and reinforced on vocabs.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Sheila McGraw
Firefly Books 1986

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

Sean told me that he'd be surprised to see me when I'm a grandma, and that I remain as I am and not grow any more.  T_T
and asked me if I want him to stop growing.

I told him that I will try to cherish every moments of growing together. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Hot Dog by Molly Coxe

Hot Dog by Molly Coxe
Random House 1998

not age appropriate.

How a hot dog was chased off.

Elmo's Guessing Game by Constance Allen

Elmo's Guessing Game by Constance Allen
Random House 1993

not age appropriate
guessing the right answer out of picture selections

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Star Wars-I want to be a Jedi by Simon Beecroft

Star Wars-I want to be a Jedi by Simon Beecroft
DK Publishing 2007

Starwars 2 movie story in kid's book.  Too much info. to a newbie. 

Sean related to Star Wars Angry bitds characters and it kind of worked out. 

Sean, not only started to show interest in reading, but, he also started to reference a "information" from the book. 

Monday, February 1, 2016

Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Meyer

Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Meyer
Western Publishing Company 1975

A story about a boy going camping with dad.  The boy boasts about how he took the lead in everything, but in reality, the boy was just a boy.