WEBVTT 00:00:20.610 --> 00:00:24.510 Hello, I'm Patrick Adams. And I'm Caroline Legere. 00:00:24.920 --> 00:00:28.579 And this is Librarians of Littles, a podcast 00:00:28.579 --> 00:00:32.020 where we share books, give makerspace ideas, 00:00:32.159 --> 00:00:35.520 and give those tips and tricks for working with 00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:37.719 the youngest learners in the library setting. 00:00:38.539 --> 00:00:42.159 This week, we have selected two books that we 00:00:42.159 --> 00:00:45.020 both think are just really great and fun and 00:00:45.020 --> 00:00:47.520 just kind of our favorite books that we try to 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:50.520 make sure we use every year in the library with 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:54.369 our students. And this week we're gonna start 00:00:54.369 --> 00:00:57.770 with one that I love to use. I generally use 00:00:57.770 --> 00:00:59.189 this one near the beginning of the school year, 00:00:59.310 --> 00:01:02.250 but it's a fun book to use at any point during 00:01:02.250 --> 00:01:05.250 the year, honestly. The book is called If You 00:01:05.250 --> 00:01:09.109 Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't. 00:01:09.650 --> 00:01:11.750 It's written and illustrated by Elise Parsley 00:01:11.750 --> 00:01:14.609 and it was published by Little Brown and Company 00:01:14.609 --> 00:01:21.859 in 2017. This book actually hasn't won any awards 00:01:21.859 --> 00:01:25.819 or honors, but two other books in this series 00:01:25.819 --> 00:01:28.540 have won some awards. If You Ever Want to Bring 00:01:28.540 --> 00:01:33.799 an Alligator to School, Don't was an Anna Dudney 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:38.859 Read Together Award honor in 2021. And it was 00:01:38.859 --> 00:01:42.459 on, it was a... Children's Favorite Award Selection 00:01:42.459 --> 00:01:45.560 for 2016, and it was a Junior Library Guild Selection 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.659 for 2015. And the If You Ever Want to Bring a 00:01:48.659 --> 00:01:52.040 Piano to the Beach, Don't was a Children's Favorite 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:55.819 Award Selection for 2017. And the author -illustrator 00:01:55.819 --> 00:01:58.359 of this book, Elise Parsley, studied drawing 00:01:58.359 --> 00:02:00.640 and creative writing at Minnesota State University 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:04.019 Moorhead. During college, she volunteered with 00:02:04.019 --> 00:02:08.460 an AmeriCorps academic enrichment program promoting 00:02:08.460 --> 00:02:12.629 literacy. And some of her other books are If 00:02:12.629 --> 00:02:15.229 You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, 00:02:15.530 --> 00:02:18.750 Don't, Neck and Neck, If You Ever Want to Bring 00:02:18.750 --> 00:02:22.550 a Piano to the Beach, Don't, How to Catch a Clover 00:02:22.550 --> 00:02:25.169 Thief, If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to 00:02:25.169 --> 00:02:29.689 Meet Santa, Don't, It's Tummy Time, and she illustrated 00:02:29.689 --> 00:02:33.340 The Magic Word by Mac Barnett. And so the summary 00:02:33.340 --> 00:02:37.360 for this book is we're introduced to the lovable 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:40.860 character Magnolia. Magnolia learns the hard 00:02:40.860 --> 00:02:43.560 lesson that even if a poster says that you can 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:46.879 do anything in the library, it doesn't mean that 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:50.039 you can bring a circus into the library. As Magnolia 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:52.939 tries to have her circus appease the librarian 00:02:52.939 --> 00:02:55.580 and entertain the children, she struggles to 00:02:55.580 --> 00:03:00.199 do acts like the high wire, a clown act, passing 00:03:00.199 --> 00:03:04.360 out concessions, and Firing herself from a cannon 00:03:04.360 --> 00:03:07.939 and so all of the mayhem that ensues from that 00:03:07.939 --> 00:03:12.580 is Collected to find that yes, it is actually 00:03:12.580 --> 00:03:16.080 a terrible idea to bring a circus to the library 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:19.139 Like I said, I love to use this book near the 00:03:19.139 --> 00:03:21.240 beginning of the year when we're talking about 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:26.520 library expectations and library behavior Because 00:03:26.520 --> 00:03:30.080 this is a really fun story that grabs the students 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:31.919 attention. It keeps them guessing and laughing 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:34.520 as to what's going to happen. Magnolia is that 00:03:34.520 --> 00:03:36.939 strong -willed child that thinks that she knows 00:03:36.939 --> 00:03:40.699 best and that she's going to figure this out 00:03:40.699 --> 00:03:43.719 and she ends up learning that hard lesson. The 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:47.500 illustrations are so bright and wonderful and 00:03:47.500 --> 00:03:50.580 the facial expressions of the other characters 00:03:50.580 --> 00:03:53.280 in the book the entire time are so exaggerated. 00:03:53.340 --> 00:03:56.639 It shows those feelings and the thoughts of the 00:03:56.639 --> 00:03:59.419 characters without having to to verbalize them. 00:03:59.919 --> 00:04:04.460 And so I use this a lot as a book to discuss 00:04:04.460 --> 00:04:08.759 how we should be acting in the library and what's 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:10.360 acceptable to do in the library and what's not 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:12.500 acceptable to do in the library. And it's just 00:04:12.500 --> 00:04:15.719 a really fun story that keeps the kids engaged 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:18.740 and laughing. It keeps them entertained. And 00:04:18.740 --> 00:04:22.720 it's just a really cute story. Magnolia as a 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:25.879 character, if you read the whole series of books, 00:04:25.899 --> 00:04:29.850 she's just a really kind of crazy silly fun character 00:04:29.850 --> 00:04:33.009 that i think a lot of kids can relate to as being 00:04:33.009 --> 00:04:35.230 like but i i think i can do this i think i know 00:04:35.230 --> 00:04:38.129 i can get it done and you know they kind of have 00:04:38.129 --> 00:04:41.149 to learn that hard way that that's it's not going 00:04:41.149 --> 00:04:44.370 to be successful in the end and so i really enjoy 00:04:44.370 --> 00:04:47.970 this book and i i would give it a five out of 00:04:47.970 --> 00:04:50.850 five because it's not a super long book there's 00:04:50.850 --> 00:04:53.939 enough Crazy events that are happening that it 00:04:53.939 --> 00:04:55.720 keeps the students attentions for a long time. 00:04:55.779 --> 00:04:58.420 The only thing is is that especially with pre 00:04:58.420 --> 00:05:02.399 -k students There's the the background knowledge 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:04.519 of what a circus is and what a circus entails 00:05:04.519 --> 00:05:07.439 so we usually have a discussion and talk a little 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:09.759 bit about what a circus is before I read the 00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:12.040 story and I show usually show them some like 00:05:12.040 --> 00:05:14.220 pictures of like a circus tent and like some 00:05:14.220 --> 00:05:17.199 like a clown and a ringmaster and that kind of 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:20.079 thing just to give them some ideas of What a 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:23.089 circus is because a lot of them haven't necessarily 00:05:23.089 --> 00:05:26.509 had that experience. There's, I mean, circuses 00:05:26.509 --> 00:05:29.889 are, I would think, I think they're slowly kind 00:05:29.889 --> 00:05:31.730 of going away and they're definitely changing 00:05:31.730 --> 00:05:36.129 from when we were a kid. There's a lot less animals 00:05:36.129 --> 00:05:37.970 that are involved in circuses and that kind of 00:05:37.970 --> 00:05:40.350 thing. So like they've definitely changed and 00:05:40.350 --> 00:05:43.589 you don't see them as often. So those experiences 00:05:43.589 --> 00:05:47.610 for those kids is limited. So giving them a little 00:05:47.610 --> 00:05:49.069 bit of background knowledge so they can understand 00:05:49.069 --> 00:05:52.399 the story first would be the only thing I try 00:05:52.399 --> 00:05:54.100 to make sure I do just so that they can enjoy 00:05:54.100 --> 00:05:56.120 the story to the full extent. But I love this 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:58.319 book. I think it's so much fun and the kids really 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.000 enjoy it. I'm super glad you picked this book 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:03.819 because I love this series. It's a lot of fun. 00:06:03.959 --> 00:06:06.579 It's everything you said. I love how bright the 00:06:06.579 --> 00:06:08.480 illustrations are. They're very eye -catching 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:10.939 and kids just absolutely love them. Actually 00:06:10.939 --> 00:06:14.259 everything that I think Elise Parsley does. Like 00:06:14.259 --> 00:06:17.060 I've read several of her books like not just 00:06:17.060 --> 00:06:19.600 from this series but a couple of others and as 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:22.740 well to kids and like the kids just like love 00:06:22.740 --> 00:06:27.439 it they're just very it's told kind of somewhat 00:06:27.439 --> 00:06:30.319 simply but like in it's more like the cadence 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:34.339 the not cadence but the words that she uses are 00:06:34.339 --> 00:06:37.740 very much like conversational i guess so it's 00:06:37.740 --> 00:06:41.139 a little bit more easier for our kids to understand 00:06:41.139 --> 00:06:45.220 and so it's just the way that it's written is 00:06:45.579 --> 00:06:48.720 Because it's conversational the kids really get 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:50.959 it and it resonates with them a little bit better 00:06:50.959 --> 00:06:53.160 Because it's kind of like you're listening to 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:56.139 a friend to listen, you know, just talk so I 00:06:56.139 --> 00:07:00.300 really like the way that kind of flows and There's 00:07:00.300 --> 00:07:03.079 a lot of just silliness and they're really funny. 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:06.300 So I just I enjoy this author and illustrator 00:07:06.300 --> 00:07:10.139 a whole lot This is a really great choice Good 00:07:10.139 --> 00:07:13.750 book. Good job. Yeah The other thing that I love 00:07:13.750 --> 00:07:15.850 about this is if you actually read all of the 00:07:15.850 --> 00:07:19.649 books in this series, there are some parts that 00:07:19.649 --> 00:07:22.730 are consistent and kind of like running jokes 00:07:22.730 --> 00:07:26.009 throughout all of the book series. Like in every 00:07:26.009 --> 00:07:29.329 one of the four books that have Magnolia, there 00:07:29.329 --> 00:07:32.269 are egg and cheese sandwiches somewhere in the 00:07:32.269 --> 00:07:35.350 story that she's either eating or trying to pass 00:07:35.350 --> 00:07:38.730 out. Like in this book, for the concessions, 00:07:38.790 --> 00:07:42.339 she has egg and cheese sandwiches. in the book 00:07:42.339 --> 00:07:46.139 the with the alligator at school it eats her 00:07:46.139 --> 00:07:49.680 egg and cheese sandwich at the at the beach she 00:07:49.680 --> 00:07:52.839 has egg and cheese sandwiches for lunch i don't 00:07:52.839 --> 00:07:56.160 think i've noticed that yes so and even in the 00:07:56.160 --> 00:07:58.779 pirate meeting santa the pirate eats her egg 00:07:58.779 --> 00:08:01.379 and cheese sandwich so egg and cheese sandwiches 00:08:01.379 --> 00:08:03.519 are a running thing and then the other is that 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:07.660 when it gets to that peak ridiculousness in the 00:08:07.660 --> 00:08:10.680 story where she's finally realizing that Like 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:13.639 she's she's made a giant error in judgment and 00:08:13.639 --> 00:08:17.120 she needs to just Stop with what she's doing. 00:08:17.139 --> 00:08:19.759 It's always that she feels like she should just 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:23.439 go home Like that is a running like yeah, just 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:26.579 go home kind of thing So like having that throughout 00:08:26.579 --> 00:08:29.839 the series is just really cute. So like Because 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:31.759 I will read this one near the beginning of the 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:37.110 year and then I usually follow it up Within a 00:08:37.110 --> 00:08:39.549 couple weeks not right away, but within a couple 00:08:39.549 --> 00:08:41.710 weeks. We'll read the bringing an alligator to 00:08:41.710 --> 00:08:44.370 school And so like the kids will start to notice 00:08:44.370 --> 00:08:46.750 and then when we get into like December and we 00:08:46.750 --> 00:08:50.049 start talking about Like holidays and stuff will 00:08:50.049 --> 00:08:53.610 read the bringing a pirate to Santa and they 00:08:53.610 --> 00:08:56.090 start to catch on a little bit more and then 00:08:56.090 --> 00:08:57.830 a lot of times near the end of the year will 00:08:57.830 --> 00:09:00.409 read the bringing a piano to the beach because 00:09:00.409 --> 00:09:02.830 like we're getting close to summer and so like 00:09:02.830 --> 00:09:05.509 and so they we'll read like almost all of the 00:09:05.509 --> 00:09:08.610 books most years and like the kids are like wait 00:09:08.610 --> 00:09:11.490 a minute like that that was something that was 00:09:11.490 --> 00:09:13.190 in the other book too and like they started to 00:09:13.190 --> 00:09:16.149 catch on to those things that run through both 00:09:16.149 --> 00:09:18.450 stories and it's cute and it's fun but yeah i 00:09:18.450 --> 00:09:21.909 love this book and the kids really enjoyed the 00:09:21.909 --> 00:09:25.690 whole series it's a great series yeah so as far 00:09:25.690 --> 00:09:28.509 as a makerspace activity that would go along 00:09:28.509 --> 00:09:31.450 with this i did this book like i said at the 00:09:31.450 --> 00:09:33.710 beginning of the year and i actually had couple 00:09:33.710 --> 00:09:37.110 different ideas because I did it with actually 00:09:37.110 --> 00:09:39.509 Pre -k through fifth grade because it's such 00:09:39.509 --> 00:09:41.389 a good book that even my fifth graders were able 00:09:41.389 --> 00:09:44.450 to sit and enjoy it and like Laugh along with 00:09:44.450 --> 00:09:48.750 it. So it worked really well for pre -k. I Would 00:09:48.750 --> 00:09:53.730 do something a little bit more simple in the 00:09:53.730 --> 00:09:57.500 story when Magnolia gets shot out of the cannon 00:09:57.500 --> 00:09:59.840 she hits the bookshelves and they start to collapse 00:09:59.840 --> 00:10:02.940 kind of like dominoes and so having the kids 00:10:02.940 --> 00:10:05.399 use like kiva planks, wooden planks of some kind 00:10:05.399 --> 00:10:08.080 and building like domino chains and seeing if 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:09.960 they can make different shapes with the domino 00:10:09.960 --> 00:10:12.659 chains before they have them collapse over top 00:10:12.659 --> 00:10:16.019 over each other would be a fun way for the little 00:10:16.019 --> 00:10:19.080 kids the pre -k kids to be able to physically 00:10:19.080 --> 00:10:22.029 move some stuff around and see that domino chain 00:10:22.029 --> 00:10:24.669 kind of happen after it's it's presented in the 00:10:24.669 --> 00:10:28.929 book which would be fun with kinder and first 00:10:28.929 --> 00:10:32.909 i had them use legos to build their own circus 00:10:32.909 --> 00:10:35.509 which was fun because so like we had kids like 00:10:35.509 --> 00:10:37.590 trying to build circus tents and stuff like that 00:10:37.590 --> 00:10:41.409 which was pretty cool and this whole book starts 00:10:41.409 --> 00:10:45.029 with a poster that is on one of the library shelves 00:10:45.029 --> 00:10:47.570 and it's a boy reading a book and it says you 00:10:47.570 --> 00:10:49.809 can do anything at the library and in his imagination 00:10:49.809 --> 00:10:53.149 he's doing like the trapeze and so with my older 00:10:53.149 --> 00:10:55.450 students the fourth and fifth grade students 00:10:55.450 --> 00:11:00.769 I gave them paper and art utensils and told them 00:11:00.769 --> 00:11:05.169 to make their own like library poster like motivational 00:11:05.169 --> 00:11:08.149 poster kind of thing. Oh that's fun. Oh I love 00:11:08.149 --> 00:11:10.769 that. and so like there are some really cool 00:11:10.769 --> 00:11:12.669 ones that the kids came up with so like yeah 00:11:12.669 --> 00:11:15.929 you can just like put that up all year yeah and 00:11:15.929 --> 00:11:18.929 so this this book works for like so many different 00:11:18.929 --> 00:11:20.570 levels and there's so many different ways that 00:11:20.570 --> 00:11:23.590 you can incorporate it and give the kids some 00:11:23.590 --> 00:11:25.710 possibilities for different makerspace activities 00:11:25.710 --> 00:11:29.110 at every level and so it was really cool to be 00:11:29.110 --> 00:11:31.350 able to do that and it like because i tried not 00:11:31.350 --> 00:11:34.490 to do the same book for every grade level but 00:11:34.490 --> 00:11:37.090 this one just works really well at the beginning 00:11:37.090 --> 00:11:39.879 of the year to kind of go over It does. You know, 00:11:39.940 --> 00:11:43.179 like the routines and the expectations and that 00:11:43.179 --> 00:11:47.039 kind of stuff and so I used it for all the grade 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:48.559 levels and there were different activities we 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:51.240 could do that they could connect with at each 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:53.279 level which was really nice. I love that. It 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:55.779 was cool. That is cool to be able to do the same 00:11:55.779 --> 00:11:58.200 book with every grade level every now and then. 00:11:58.519 --> 00:12:00.840 Yeah. I don't know. I'm guessing. I don't know. 00:12:00.899 --> 00:12:03.000 I'm all pre -k right now. I'll find out later. 00:12:03.000 --> 00:12:06.320 You'll find out soon enough. But it is nice and 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:10.649 it's because it's also something that the next 00:12:10.649 --> 00:12:12.129 year you can be like remember when we read this 00:12:12.129 --> 00:12:13.769 last time so now we're going to do this but we'll 00:12:13.769 --> 00:12:16.870 do something different afterwards you know and 00:12:16.870 --> 00:12:19.490 so like having a couple of those books that you 00:12:19.490 --> 00:12:21.009 come back to every year and be like remember 00:12:21.009 --> 00:12:22.929 we've had this conversation before we talked 00:12:22.929 --> 00:12:24.529 about this book we read this book it's a fun 00:12:24.529 --> 00:12:26.950 book we can read it again and notice more things 00:12:26.950 --> 00:12:29.350 about it and so there are some books that you 00:12:29.350 --> 00:12:31.509 read from year to year with the same yeah group 00:12:31.509 --> 00:12:35.429 of kids yeah yeah because you know like and i've 00:12:35.429 --> 00:12:38.029 explained because I mean, a year has passed. 00:12:38.169 --> 00:12:40.929 I think that's fair. Yeah, absolutely. And we've 00:12:40.929 --> 00:12:42.669 you've had those same kids that have been like 00:12:42.669 --> 00:12:43.830 you go to read a story and they've been like, 00:12:43.830 --> 00:12:45.830 we've already read this in class or I read this 00:12:45.830 --> 00:12:48.169 at home. OK, well, we can enjoy the story again. 00:12:48.309 --> 00:12:50.309 It's OK to read a book more than once. Sometimes 00:12:50.309 --> 00:12:52.370 we can get something new out of it every time. 00:12:52.889 --> 00:12:55.649 You know, so like, yeah, there are years where 00:12:55.649 --> 00:12:57.529 and so like this is one of those books that I'll 00:12:57.529 --> 00:13:00.870 read pretty consistently every year with every 00:13:00.870 --> 00:13:05.409 grade level just because it does such a good 00:13:05.409 --> 00:13:09.000 job of. segueing us into here's how we should 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:11.340 be acting in the library these are some things 00:13:11.340 --> 00:13:14.659 that we shouldn't be doing and just kind of having 00:13:14.659 --> 00:13:17.580 that conversation and then yeah like each grade 00:13:17.580 --> 00:13:19.360 level kind of has their own little activity that 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:22.299 goes along with it and so it works out pretty 00:13:22.299 --> 00:13:25.519 well yeah it's and then there's also just the 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:28.960 added well I don't have to make six different 00:13:29.950 --> 00:13:32.049 plans for one for each grade level kind of thing, 00:13:32.129 --> 00:13:34.549 too, which is just an added bonus. Especially 00:13:34.549 --> 00:13:35.950 at the beginning of the year when we're all wiped 00:13:35.950 --> 00:13:37.590 out. At the beginning of the year, when you're 00:13:37.590 --> 00:13:39.450 trying to get everything else going and trying 00:13:39.450 --> 00:13:42.049 to make sure that all your teachers have everything 00:13:42.049 --> 00:13:45.009 they need to get going and stuff, sometimes simple 00:13:45.009 --> 00:13:47.389 is better. And so this is a nice one to start 00:13:47.389 --> 00:13:50.350 the year with. And, you know, the next week we'll 00:13:50.350 --> 00:13:52.230 do something that's individualized for each grade 00:13:52.230 --> 00:13:55.830 level or whatever. But yeah, sometimes just hitting 00:13:55.830 --> 00:13:59.899 those good stories that everyone can enjoy. Yeah, 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:03.600 works out. I like it All right. So this week 00:14:03.600 --> 00:14:06.879 for our library of littles management tip. We're 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:10.259 gonna just discuss book purchasing Selecting 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:12.799 books. What do we what kind of criteria do you 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:15.379 use to pick the books that are going to be part 00:14:15.379 --> 00:14:18.779 of your? Your collection and then how do you 00:14:18.779 --> 00:14:22.340 pick the books that? You're gonna use for your 00:14:22.340 --> 00:14:24.779 lessons with the students because just because 00:14:24.779 --> 00:14:26.419 it's a good book for your library doesn't necessarily 00:14:26.419 --> 00:14:29.279 mean it's a great book to do with a lesson for 00:14:29.279 --> 00:14:32.620 the whole group or as I read aloud and so just 00:14:32.620 --> 00:14:36.259 kind of discussing some of those the criteria 00:14:36.259 --> 00:14:38.940 that we have and we use to kind of make those 00:14:38.940 --> 00:14:40.779 purchases make those decisions about whether 00:14:40.779 --> 00:14:43.399 we use them as a whole group lesson that kind 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:48.200 of thing so I'll get started in my district currently 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:51.919 for purchasing the expectation is that the books 00:14:51.919 --> 00:14:56.539 have it usually it's two to three positive reviews 00:14:58.429 --> 00:15:01.970 that it's within the reasonable age range. So 00:15:01.970 --> 00:15:05.230 my campus is pre -K through fifth grade. So usually 00:15:05.230 --> 00:15:09.490 we can get into sixth, maybe into seventh grade 00:15:09.490 --> 00:15:12.289 if it's appropriate, if the bottom age range 00:15:12.289 --> 00:15:14.889 is low enough that it makes it reasonable for 00:15:14.889 --> 00:15:19.250 us to have it on the campus. And then like we'll 00:15:19.250 --> 00:15:23.179 often use, but it's not a... final criteria but 00:15:23.179 --> 00:15:25.100 we'll use some of like the state lists and stuff 00:15:25.100 --> 00:15:26.899 like that to help us at least take a look at 00:15:26.899 --> 00:15:28.940 those books and decide if they're worth purchasing. 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:32.779 And then my campus is or my district is cool 00:15:32.779 --> 00:15:37.820 because I like that we do this is we have these 00:15:37.820 --> 00:15:41.940 smaller groupings so like every like three campuses 00:15:41.940 --> 00:15:46.039 work together where when I make my list of what 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:48.600 I'm purchasing I then send it to two other librarians 00:15:48.600 --> 00:15:50.419 and they take a look at it and kind of they're 00:15:50.419 --> 00:15:52.600 like well you might look at this one or I've 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:55.539 heard this oh that's cool kind of thing and then 00:15:55.539 --> 00:15:57.940 what's nice is I can also see what other campuses 00:15:57.940 --> 00:15:59.940 are purchasing and be like yeah I want to add 00:15:59.940 --> 00:16:01.840 that to my next list because that looks like 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:05.220 a good one and so I like that we do that because 00:16:05.220 --> 00:16:08.299 it gives us a couple checks and balances to make 00:16:08.299 --> 00:16:11.639 sure that like I if I miss something like in 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:13.340 one of the reviews somebody else is checking 00:16:13.340 --> 00:16:15.730 it also but then I could also see what other 00:16:15.730 --> 00:16:18.350 librarians are looking at purchasing and it helps 00:16:18.350 --> 00:16:20.830 me get more ideas of what I can add to my lists. 00:16:21.570 --> 00:16:25.330 I love that. The collaborative aspect of it is 00:16:25.330 --> 00:16:29.789 really nice and it's helpful and so my district 00:16:29.789 --> 00:16:32.009 that's what we do and it's really helpful as 00:16:32.009 --> 00:16:34.490 far as for purchasing books because you know 00:16:34.490 --> 00:16:36.809 there's so many books that come out every year 00:16:36.809 --> 00:16:40.330 and some of them are excellent but finding out 00:16:40.330 --> 00:16:42.649 which ones are really excellent and not just 00:16:42.649 --> 00:16:45.190 sticking like I'll be honest, sometimes there 00:16:45.190 --> 00:16:46.610 are just times where I'm like, okay, I really 00:16:46.610 --> 00:16:48.549 like this author. I'm gonna make sure that I 00:16:48.549 --> 00:16:51.649 have all of those books, which is great. But 00:16:51.649 --> 00:16:53.769 there are new authors coming out all the time 00:16:53.769 --> 00:16:57.070 too, and I don't wanna miss all there. So using 00:16:57.070 --> 00:16:59.649 School Library Journal and other journals to 00:16:59.649 --> 00:17:04.529 find new books is helpful. We use TitleWave in 00:17:04.529 --> 00:17:07.309 our district. We use a couple different book 00:17:07.309 --> 00:17:09.210 purchasing places, but TitleWave is nice because 00:17:09.210 --> 00:17:12.069 it does have some of those new authors and some 00:17:12.069 --> 00:17:14.690 of those... hot books that are coming out so 00:17:14.690 --> 00:17:16.730 we can look at those lists and see what's on 00:17:16.730 --> 00:17:19.650 there as well. Bound to Stay Bound usually has 00:17:19.650 --> 00:17:21.710 lists like that too and so like checking out 00:17:21.710 --> 00:17:24.369 all of those lists that way that they recommend 00:17:24.369 --> 00:17:27.990 for certain age groups is always nice also for 00:17:27.990 --> 00:17:32.609 making those purchasing selections. Your district 00:17:32.609 --> 00:17:36.710 is a little different in that there's a little 00:17:36.710 --> 00:17:41.990 bit more stringency to the process. They are 00:17:41.990 --> 00:17:44.789 a little more stringent. We have a lot of rules 00:17:44.789 --> 00:17:47.769 in our district. So our district requires us 00:17:47.769 --> 00:17:51.289 to ideally have at least three positive reviews. 00:17:51.690 --> 00:17:54.049 Obviously, not just any reviews, has to be professional 00:17:54.049 --> 00:17:57.670 publications with positive reviews for the books 00:17:57.670 --> 00:18:00.789 that we purchase. And then there's a checklist 00:18:00.789 --> 00:18:05.609 of, well, not a checklist, more guidelines of 00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:08.880 what is allowed to be in the books based on, 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:11.980 you know, elementary level, middle school level, 00:18:11.980 --> 00:18:15.059 and then high school level. And it's just, it's 00:18:15.059 --> 00:18:17.240 really just making sure that the books are developmentally 00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:19.259 appropriate for the students we serve, which 00:18:19.259 --> 00:18:22.779 obviously we use the guidelines and refer to 00:18:22.779 --> 00:18:25.920 them frequently, but it's nothing really groundbreaking 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:28.960 or anything. It's pretty much everything that 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:33.319 I would use. irregardless of whether we have 00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:35.660 the guidelines or not, it's just kind of common 00:18:35.660 --> 00:18:37.759 sense like, no, we're not going to put super 00:18:37.759 --> 00:18:40.420 violent books in, you know, the elementary school. 00:18:40.759 --> 00:18:43.799 And it's, you know, yes, we go through the publications 00:18:43.799 --> 00:18:47.819 and make sure that they are. written for the 00:18:47.819 --> 00:18:50.559 age groups that we serve and things like that 00:18:50.559 --> 00:18:53.740 so it's just a more formalized way of doing everything 00:18:53.740 --> 00:18:56.779 that you just stated pretty much. But then when 00:18:56.779 --> 00:18:59.359 I'm going through and looking things I also consider 00:18:59.359 --> 00:19:02.099 like I'll have kids request even at the pre -k 00:19:02.099 --> 00:19:04.380 level there's certain topics that our students 00:19:04.380 --> 00:19:07.240 will request they really like Paw Patrol right 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:12.000 now and Bluey so Those ones don't obviously have 00:19:12.000 --> 00:19:15.240 a whole lot of professional reviews just because 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:18.680 those are kind of copies of the TV shows themselves. 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:21.079 So there's not as much to like review because 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:24.200 it's not necessarily an original story. So there 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:26.599 are exceptions for things like that. We're just 00:19:26.599 --> 00:19:29.099 kind of working on, there is a process in our 00:19:29.099 --> 00:19:30.839 district for getting books like that approved 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:33.799 without the professional reviews because yes, 00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:35.680 Bluey is still developmentally appropriate for 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:38.809 pre -K. That's allowed. Yeah, we also kind of 00:19:38.809 --> 00:19:40.509 take those things into consideration. But everything 00:19:40.509 --> 00:19:43.569 that you stated, too, like with typical books, 00:19:43.769 --> 00:19:46.690 yes, going to look for the three or more professional 00:19:46.690 --> 00:19:49.390 reviews and just making sure that we have kind 00:19:49.390 --> 00:19:53.569 of high quality books, ideally more recent ones, 00:19:54.150 --> 00:19:56.470 in addition to, you know, a few of the classics. 00:19:56.829 --> 00:20:00.130 But yeah. i think that's about it oh and then 00:20:00.130 --> 00:20:01.890 naturally going along with the curriculum as 00:20:01.890 --> 00:20:04.170 well when i'm looking through books since there's 00:20:04.170 --> 00:20:07.210 only really like six units of study for pre -k 00:20:07.210 --> 00:20:10.609 in our in our district so i'm gonna look more 00:20:10.609 --> 00:20:13.789 for books that kind of relate to either water 00:20:13.789 --> 00:20:18.269 or boxes which is an interesting unit of study. 00:20:18.529 --> 00:20:21.769 But still, there you go. It's there. School is 00:20:21.769 --> 00:20:24.170 one of them in general. So like school and community 00:20:24.170 --> 00:20:26.250 and things like that, which covers actually, 00:20:26.329 --> 00:20:30.150 if you really think about it, yes, a wide variety 00:20:30.150 --> 00:20:34.109 of books, actually. So yeah, looking through 00:20:34.109 --> 00:20:36.289 the curriculum, looking for the high quality 00:20:36.289 --> 00:20:40.329 reviews, and then student interest as well. Because 00:20:40.329 --> 00:20:42.990 man, when I get those Blue Wing Paw Patrol books, 00:20:43.369 --> 00:20:45.319 they kind of fly off the shelves, because those 00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:49.380 kids love them. That's still true in elementary. 00:20:49.460 --> 00:20:52.079 I have second graders that are like, are the 00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:53.940 Bluey books back yet? Can I check them out yet? 00:20:55.000 --> 00:20:57.500 They're still into it, so yeah. And the other 00:20:57.500 --> 00:21:00.700 thing is, I didn't mention, but like Mo Willems 00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:02.220 books and stuff like that, the fact that he's 00:21:02.220 --> 00:21:04.200 still, like the Elephant and Piggy books, they're 00:21:04.200 --> 00:21:06.859 not, people aren't reviewing those books anymore. 00:21:07.099 --> 00:21:10.000 But since they're part of a series that has been 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:14.220 reviewed and are highly... highly considered 00:21:14.220 --> 00:21:17.579 books, like we can get by with getting those 00:21:17.579 --> 00:21:21.140 still without having to have the three positive 00:21:21.140 --> 00:21:23.359 reviews and that kind of thing for those kind 00:21:23.359 --> 00:21:25.420 of books. Once the series has been established 00:21:25.420 --> 00:21:28.240 and it has positive reviews in general, getting 00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:30.779 the next ones in the series is a little bit easier 00:21:30.779 --> 00:21:34.660 also, yeah. And then it's the, how do we pick 00:21:34.660 --> 00:21:38.539 the books for the lessons that we do? How do 00:21:38.539 --> 00:21:40.259 we pick the Read Aloud books that we're doing? 00:21:40.959 --> 00:21:43.339 is a whole other process. And because there'll 00:21:43.339 --> 00:21:45.400 be days where I go through, and I go through 00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:47.740 five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten books before 00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:52.720 I find the one that I really want. For me, the 00:21:52.720 --> 00:21:56.119 first thing I do is I decide what topic or what 00:21:56.119 --> 00:21:58.720 subject I'm going to be using for my lesson. 00:21:59.660 --> 00:22:01.900 Then I look at what I have available in the library. 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:04.680 And so I'll go through and kind of start pulling 00:22:04.680 --> 00:22:07.140 a couple of those to look at. And then it comes 00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:12.180 down to the story themselves. how long the book 00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:16.059 is because especially with pre -k the attention 00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:20.619 span is short and so it needs to be engaging 00:22:20.619 --> 00:22:25.599 and it needs to not just be a really long dredge 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:28.420 of a story and like that doesn't mean that like 00:22:28.420 --> 00:22:30.279 the picture book isn't a good book it just means 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:32.500 that for the attention span of the children that 00:22:32.500 --> 00:22:37.380 i'm trying to present it to it needs to stick 00:22:37.380 --> 00:22:39.319 within a certain time frame if it's going to 00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:42.660 take longer then I think the kids will be able 00:22:42.660 --> 00:22:47.160 to sit still. Then I usually choose another book 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:50.079 that will better fit the time that we have with 00:22:50.079 --> 00:22:53.299 those students. And then just, I think the pictures 00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:56.000 definitely have an impact because I want the 00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:59.279 students to be visually engaged as well as like 00:22:59.279 --> 00:23:01.579 listening to the story. And so there's a lot 00:23:01.579 --> 00:23:03.420 of kind of like little things that I look at 00:23:03.420 --> 00:23:06.859 in the story, like are the pictures bright and 00:23:06.859 --> 00:23:10.680 colorful? And if not, is there a reason for it 00:23:10.680 --> 00:23:14.819 in the story? Is like some of the older books 00:23:14.819 --> 00:23:18.839 like that we used to have, I don't have as many 00:23:18.839 --> 00:23:20.200 of them on the shelf. The only reason I have 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:21.960 them now at this point are because they're like 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:24.740 classics. And so teachers have lessons that go 00:23:24.740 --> 00:23:27.140 with them and stuff, but like the older books 00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:29.619 that were kind of like monotone colored and stuff 00:23:29.619 --> 00:23:32.000 like that, they're not really engaging, you know? 00:23:32.099 --> 00:23:35.779 And so we want books that are visually engaging 00:23:35.779 --> 00:23:37.880 to the students that keep their attention. And 00:23:37.880 --> 00:23:40.589 so bright colorful thing, unless that's part 00:23:40.589 --> 00:23:42.589 of the story, unless it's something that has 00:23:42.589 --> 00:23:44.849 to do specifically with the story and helps tell 00:23:44.849 --> 00:23:48.750 the story better. Those visual cues and stuff 00:23:48.750 --> 00:23:52.289 are really important. And then just like, if 00:23:52.289 --> 00:23:59.009 I tend to find myself drawn to books that have 00:23:59.009 --> 00:24:01.029 like a rhyme scheme to them, because I think 00:24:01.029 --> 00:24:03.869 that helps the students because they like the 00:24:03.869 --> 00:24:05.589 predictability, they like that they can guess 00:24:05.589 --> 00:24:09.000 what's coming. with the rhyming words so I tend 00:24:09.000 --> 00:24:13.039 to if I have the choice I tend to choose those 00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:15.440 books that have that but yeah I'm looking for 00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:18.259 things that are going to be highly engaging for 00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:21.839 my students based on the topic that I'm trying 00:24:21.839 --> 00:24:24.680 to teach them for each lesson and so it takes 00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:27.759 there's times when like I'm working for two or 00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:29.420 three days trying to find just the right book 00:24:29.420 --> 00:24:30.980 and there are times when in my collection I'm 00:24:30.980 --> 00:24:33.059 like I don't have what I want and then I have 00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:35.480 to go to the public library and look And then 00:24:35.480 --> 00:24:37.460 if that happens, I make sure I add that book 00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:39.500 to my next purchase list so that I can have it 00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:41.579 for the following year to be able to use it, 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:45.680 so. Yeah. I think my process is pretty similar 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:48.140 to yours, actually. I do everything that you 00:24:48.140 --> 00:24:50.980 listed. The only thing I think I would add is 00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:55.200 every... For me, the most important criteria 00:24:55.200 --> 00:24:59.299 is like, yes, obviously it has to, you know, 00:24:59.500 --> 00:25:00.960 actually teach something and there's a topic 00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:04.130 I'm trying to... Trying to teach but the most 00:25:04.130 --> 00:25:06.609 important thing for me is like making sure that 00:25:06.609 --> 00:25:09.650 I'm picking a book that I Really truly enjoy 00:25:09.650 --> 00:25:15.450 because if I don't like love it a lot Then I 00:25:15.450 --> 00:25:18.089 think that like bleeds through when I'm reading 00:25:18.089 --> 00:25:21.049 it and you can tell like if I'm not having fun 00:25:21.049 --> 00:25:23.910 Reading it and I'm not truly enjoying myself. 00:25:23.930 --> 00:25:27.369 Then I know the kids won't so every now and then 00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:30.720 I'll even pick a book that like I know is just 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:34.960 a little bit over their heads and maybe not every 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:37.700 kid is going to grasp the concept of it, but 00:25:37.700 --> 00:25:40.839 I love it so deeply and I'm going to read it 00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:43.880 with so much passion that it's not going to matter 00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:47.140 because they're going to feel that the book joy 00:25:47.140 --> 00:25:49.539 emanating from me and that's going to be the 00:25:49.539 --> 00:25:53.019 thing that sticks with them. So sometimes not 00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:55.990 that doesn't happen very often. But there's maybe 00:25:55.990 --> 00:25:58.089 like two or three books a year where I'm like, 00:25:58.210 --> 00:26:00.450 I just love it that much that you're gonna get 00:26:00.450 --> 00:26:03.150 to hear it no matter what, huh? And we're all 00:26:03.150 --> 00:26:06.390 gonna have fun. No, that's a really good point 00:26:06.390 --> 00:26:09.730 because doing read -alouds is very performative 00:26:09.730 --> 00:26:15.329 and your passion definitely is expressed through 00:26:15.329 --> 00:26:17.490 that. So yeah, absolutely. Having a book that 00:26:17.490 --> 00:26:20.670 you enjoy is a big part of it, I agree. That's 00:26:20.670 --> 00:26:24.920 an excellent point. Yeah. Yeah. books are fun 00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:28.480 finding the right book is important though yes 00:26:28.480 --> 00:26:33.380 if we can convey to the kids through all of those 00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:36.000 things that books are fun then that's what grabs 00:26:36.000 --> 00:26:37.799 them in and wants them to keep coming back and 00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:42.720 reading more so well on that note the fun book 00:26:42.720 --> 00:26:45.700 that we're going to talk about next is the book 00:26:45.700 --> 00:26:50.480 with no pictures it was printed by dial books 00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:53.670 for young readers an imprint of penguin Penguin 00:26:53.670 --> 00:26:57.950 Group in 2014. And the author of this book is 00:26:57.950 --> 00:27:00.630 BJ Novak. There is no illustrator because it's 00:27:00.630 --> 00:27:03.650 the book with no pictures. This book did not 00:27:03.650 --> 00:27:10.750 win any awards, but it has it is on 16 US state 00:27:10.750 --> 00:27:14.470 lists and two Australian lists. I didn't even 00:27:14.470 --> 00:27:17.890 know Australia had lists. I know that makes sense. 00:27:17.890 --> 00:27:20.990 But yeah, I didn't have heard of any Australian 00:27:20.990 --> 00:27:22.809 lists, but it totally makes sense that they do. 00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:25.779 It does make sense that they do. We just haven't 00:27:25.779 --> 00:27:29.099 found any yet. And these are from 2022. So maybe 00:27:29.099 --> 00:27:31.160 this was a more recent thing that they I don't 00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:34.420 know. I'm sure they have more lists than this, 00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:38.480 but this book is the Australian lists that this 00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:41.720 book is on is the New South Wales Premieres Reading 00:27:41.720 --> 00:27:46.819 Challenge for 2022 for grades K through two and 00:27:46.819 --> 00:27:50.200 the Queensland Premieres Reading Challenge for 00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:54.259 2022 years eight and nine. A couple of the US 00:27:54.259 --> 00:27:57.440 state lists are the Colorado Children's Book 00:27:57.440 --> 00:28:02.759 Award 2016, Mississippi Magnolia Award for 2017 00:28:02.759 --> 00:28:06.079 for grades K through two, Wyoming Buckaroo Book 00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:10.990 Award. for 2015, gave grades K through three, 00:28:11.349 --> 00:28:15.230 Iowa Goldfinch Award for 2016, and the Utah Beehive 00:28:15.230 --> 00:28:19.529 Award for 2016. All right, so BJ Novak is the 00:28:19.529 --> 00:28:23.069 author. He is a comedian, actor, screenwriter, 00:28:23.329 --> 00:28:26.170 author, and producer. He's best known for playing 00:28:26.170 --> 00:28:29.269 the role of Ryan Howard on The Office. He won 00:28:29.269 --> 00:28:33.089 two Screen Actors Guild Awards and was nominated 00:28:33.089 --> 00:28:37.450 for five Emmys for his writing. acting and producing 00:28:37.450 --> 00:28:40.609 in the show. The vast majority of his career 00:28:40.609 --> 00:28:44.009 has been focused on television and movies and 00:28:44.009 --> 00:28:47.529 the book with no pictures is his only children's 00:28:47.529 --> 00:28:50.869 book. And I just as a side note I have to tell 00:28:50.869 --> 00:28:54.710 you that my 13 year old son we've literally I 00:28:54.710 --> 00:28:57.750 didn't know that you'd pick this but last week 00:28:58.089 --> 00:29:00.930 We started watching the office with him because 00:29:00.930 --> 00:29:02.890 we were like he's at that age now where he'll 00:29:02.890 --> 00:29:05.589 get that he'll appreciate it now Yeah, we've 00:29:05.589 --> 00:29:07.849 been we've been watching the office and I had 00:29:07.849 --> 00:29:10.390 to point out to him in like the first episode 00:29:10.390 --> 00:29:16.009 I was like see him see He is a writer for the 00:29:16.009 --> 00:29:18.410 show and he wrote the book with no pictures and 00:29:18.410 --> 00:29:19.710 he was like really that's the guy that wrote 00:29:19.710 --> 00:29:21.549 the book with no So like he was super excited 00:29:21.549 --> 00:29:24.789 about it, but like just Making those connections 00:29:24.789 --> 00:29:29.930 is pretty cool. Yeah, that is Well, the book 00:29:29.930 --> 00:29:32.529 with no pictures if you've never read it has 00:29:32.529 --> 00:29:35.470 no pictures naturally and it's kind of the narrator 00:29:35.470 --> 00:29:38.950 is speaking to the reader the whole time and 00:29:38.950 --> 00:29:41.730 It's kind of it starts out with like them explaining 00:29:41.730 --> 00:29:47.450 to The reader this is how books work You read 00:29:47.450 --> 00:29:49.589 the words on the page and the grown -up has to 00:29:49.589 --> 00:29:52.890 say them and it kind of gets progressively sillier 00:29:52.890 --> 00:29:57.140 and sillier as it keeps going so This one is 00:29:57.140 --> 00:30:01.339 a lot of it, my personal children still remember 00:30:01.339 --> 00:30:04.480 this from when they were younger, just like your 00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:07.839 son did. My kids have repeated, even though my 00:30:07.839 --> 00:30:11.160 kids are now 11 and 13, they still every now 00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:12.720 and then they're like, do you remember that book? 00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:16.460 It's really funny. But I really, really love 00:30:16.460 --> 00:30:21.660 it because it is, naturally it has no pictures, 00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:23.700 so there's nothing for the kids to look at, so 00:30:23.700 --> 00:30:27.509 it's all auditory. And when you're looking through 00:30:27.509 --> 00:30:29.789 the, like you can still show the kids the book 00:30:29.789 --> 00:30:33.650 because the, the words, the text on the page 00:30:33.650 --> 00:30:36.490 themselves, like they do get like bigger and 00:30:36.490 --> 00:30:38.109 smaller based on what you're reading. And you 00:30:38.109 --> 00:30:41.109 can kind of, it helps to kind of show students 00:30:41.109 --> 00:30:44.109 like, you know, this, you know, see where this 00:30:44.109 --> 00:30:46.049 text is bigger. I'm going to read a lot louder 00:30:46.049 --> 00:30:47.869 over here and I'm going to get more expressive. 00:30:47.890 --> 00:30:50.549 So that's kind of cool too. So it's not like 00:30:50.549 --> 00:30:53.269 you can't show them the book, although you don't 00:30:53.269 --> 00:30:56.819 necessarily have to. but I just think it's a 00:30:56.819 --> 00:31:01.299 really great way to kind of really show kids 00:31:01.299 --> 00:31:04.500 what books are actually for and it's for you 00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:07.200 know reading aloud and like understanding words 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:10.160 and that books can really really be a lot of 00:31:10.160 --> 00:31:13.170 fun because it's just so super duper silly. I 00:31:13.170 --> 00:31:15.150 like to do this one with pre -k at the very end 00:31:15.150 --> 00:31:17.809 of the year because it's silly enough that they'll 00:31:17.809 --> 00:31:19.970 kind of ask for it over and over at the beginning 00:31:19.970 --> 00:31:21.910 of the year when there's obviously there's nothing 00:31:21.910 --> 00:31:24.390 wrong with that but this is kind of a fun one 00:31:24.390 --> 00:31:28.029 to kind of end the year with because it's just 00:31:28.029 --> 00:31:30.950 that silly and all the kids will kind of be laughing 00:31:30.950 --> 00:31:34.009 and there's not necessarily a unit that goes 00:31:34.009 --> 00:31:36.849 with it or anything it's just a for fun silly 00:31:36.849 --> 00:31:41.190 book so yeah it's a lot of fun I would give it 00:31:41.190 --> 00:31:44.920 a five out of five Absolutely. And this is one 00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:47.720 of those books where the performative portion 00:31:47.720 --> 00:31:51.880 of it has a huge role in whether it lands with 00:31:51.880 --> 00:31:54.079 the kids or not. Yeah, you have to be that performer 00:31:54.079 --> 00:31:57.480 for this. So it's and you're right, it's a super 00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:59.900 fun story. And like I was telling you before 00:31:59.900 --> 00:32:01.819 we started recording, this was the book that 00:32:01.819 --> 00:32:04.680 I plan to end the year with with my pre -k students 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:08.420 because it's just such a fun and silly story. 00:32:08.440 --> 00:32:12.150 And at that point, you've taught the kids like 00:32:12.150 --> 00:32:13.730 a lot of the expectations and stuff so they're 00:32:13.730 --> 00:32:17.089 not going to it's not going to be ridiculous 00:32:17.089 --> 00:32:19.210 like kids like jumping up and down and getting 00:32:19.210 --> 00:32:21.230 all crazy but they can still enjoy the story 00:32:21.230 --> 00:32:23.269 and have a good time and laugh and enjoy and 00:32:23.269 --> 00:32:27.269 just be be kids and it's just such a great great 00:32:27.269 --> 00:32:30.730 book that the kids just love so much it's going 00:32:30.730 --> 00:32:33.150 to be one that they always remember and it's 00:32:33.150 --> 00:32:36.230 still like i have i do i have first and second 00:32:36.230 --> 00:32:39.410 graders that every week are like where's that 00:32:39.410 --> 00:32:41.789 book? Can I get that book checked out? Because 00:32:41.789 --> 00:32:46.569 it's a classic that they love to take home and 00:32:46.569 --> 00:32:49.230 have their parents read to them and enjoy. And 00:32:49.230 --> 00:32:52.250 it's just so much fun. It's a great story. I 00:32:52.250 --> 00:32:56.369 agree. It is. It's a good time. As far as a makerspace 00:32:56.369 --> 00:33:00.829 activity for this one, it doesn't really lend 00:33:00.829 --> 00:33:04.130 itself to a makerspace activity, I don't think, 00:33:04.470 --> 00:33:07.960 all that well, but... you could do Mad Libs and 00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:09.940 I got that idea because when I was looking up 00:33:09.940 --> 00:33:12.619 the book the stuff for this book I didn't know 00:33:12.619 --> 00:33:16.720 that they actually published like a my that there's 00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:18.440 another version of the book with no pictures 00:33:18.440 --> 00:33:21.460 called my book with no pictures and it is Mad 00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:23.920 Libs where you just like fill in the blank I 00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:27.329 didn't know that existed I know, but that's awesome. 00:33:27.670 --> 00:33:30.769 I know. I was very excited. I was like, what? 00:33:30.849 --> 00:33:32.269 There's another one. And then I was looking and 00:33:32.269 --> 00:33:34.430 I was like, no, it's the same one. And they just 00:33:34.430 --> 00:33:36.710 like took out some of the, you know, instead 00:33:36.710 --> 00:33:39.230 of saying I'm a blueberry pizza, I don't remember. 00:33:39.710 --> 00:33:41.710 I'm a blueberry pizza. I want a blueberry pizza. 00:33:42.029 --> 00:33:44.410 My head is a blueberry pizza. My head is a blueberry 00:33:44.410 --> 00:33:47.269 pizza. That's what it was. Yes. Instead of saying 00:33:47.269 --> 00:33:50.289 my head is a blueberry pizza, like you fill in 00:33:50.289 --> 00:33:53.089 the blank with your own silliness and create 00:33:53.089 --> 00:33:57.069 your own super duper silly story. So not really 00:33:57.069 --> 00:34:00.170 makerspace, but still kind of a creative way 00:34:00.170 --> 00:34:03.069 to enjoy the book together. And that could still 00:34:03.069 --> 00:34:05.230 be an extension of like your whole group activity, 00:34:05.289 --> 00:34:07.789 which I think the kids would stay engaged with. 00:34:07.930 --> 00:34:10.809 Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. And then you're still 00:34:10.809 --> 00:34:13.210 like, you could do your shared writing. And like, 00:34:13.449 --> 00:34:16.909 I really love that kind of idea of doing the 00:34:16.909 --> 00:34:19.150 shared writing with the Mad Libs. And you can 00:34:19.150 --> 00:34:21.010 talk about the different parts of speech. I guess 00:34:21.010 --> 00:34:22.889 that would be better for older kids, obviously. 00:34:22.989 --> 00:34:26.179 But. Like kind of being creative all together 00:34:26.179 --> 00:34:30.059 and telling your story together That would be 00:34:30.059 --> 00:34:32.619 a lot of fun and I think like you're right like 00:34:32.619 --> 00:34:34.559 parts of speech and stuff would probably be for 00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:37.500 older kids, but Even the younger kids if you 00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:39.980 read the sentence with the blank in it Yeah. 00:34:40.579 --> 00:34:42.980 They're going to pick the right type of word 00:34:42.980 --> 00:34:45.300 whether they know it's called an adjective or 00:34:45.300 --> 00:34:47.780 not. This is true. You can still do that for 00:34:47.780 --> 00:34:50.320 sure. I agree with you. I think they would be 00:34:50.320 --> 00:34:52.300 totally engaged in that when they could be like, 00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:54.699 this is the story we made and it's ridiculous. 00:34:56.760 --> 00:34:59.420 That would be awesome. I think they would love 00:34:59.420 --> 00:35:02.460 that a lot. I really like that idea. That'd be 00:35:02.460 --> 00:35:05.460 really cool because they get to be creative and 00:35:05.460 --> 00:35:08.940 come up with something that is just totally silly. 00:35:09.789 --> 00:35:12.530 Yeah, but you're right like instead. Yeah, they 00:35:12.530 --> 00:35:14.289 would I think you're right They would pick the 00:35:14.289 --> 00:35:16.369 right part of speech I think after having read 00:35:16.369 --> 00:35:18.869 it through the first time you could yeah, like 00:35:18.869 --> 00:35:21.610 what's something else instead of This that we 00:35:21.610 --> 00:35:25.369 could pick. Yeah, they could do it Yeah, and 00:35:25.369 --> 00:35:27.710 you know, that's what we're the adults are there 00:35:27.710 --> 00:35:29.670 for too If you need to scaffold and give a little 00:35:29.670 --> 00:35:31.989 support that would be okay, too To still come 00:35:31.989 --> 00:35:34.170 up with a fun story that everybody enjoys. That'd 00:35:34.170 --> 00:35:37.579 be really awesome. Yeah, I love that idea Yeah, 00:35:37.579 --> 00:35:39.780 I haven't tried it yet, but probably next year. 00:35:39.800 --> 00:35:43.719 Actually, definitely next year. Whoa! That's 00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:51.559 fun. Okay. Yeah, it'll be cool. Yeah, it will. 00:35:51.900 --> 00:35:55.800 For sure. All right. Well, thank you all for 00:35:55.800 --> 00:35:58.019 joining us today on this episode of Librarians 00:35:58.019 --> 00:36:00.800 of Littles. We hope you found some fresh ideas 00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:03.780 for inspiring young readers. Please be sure to 00:36:03.780 --> 00:36:05.639 subscribe and connect with us on social media. 00:36:05.840 --> 00:36:08.250 Happy reading! Thank you for listening to this 00:36:08.250 --> 00:36:11.369 episode of Librarians of Littles. We hope that 00:36:11.369 --> 00:36:13.730 you've enjoyed it. Check back each Wednesday 00:36:13.730 --> 00:36:17.860 for a new episode. 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