Just One More Book!!

Author: Marianne Berkes
Illustrator: Jeanette Canyon
Published: 2004 Dawn Publications (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1584690623

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Brilliantly peppy polymer clay sculpture and enticing, educational details transform the traditional “Over in the Meadow” toddlers’ tune into a celebration of sea life that has captivated our whole family.

Other books mentioned:

• Going Around The Sun: Some Planetary Fun
• books by Barbara Reid

You can learn more about 2008 International Year of the Reef here.

More singable books on JOMB:

• Sing, Sophie
• Sitting On the Farm
• The Eensy-Weensy Spider
• Wenceslas
• Monster Goose
• Science Verse

Be sure to pop over to Two Writing Teachers for today’s full menu of poetry offerings.

Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

 

 A Catchy Coral Chorus: Over in the Ocean (in a Coral Reef) [7:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With no rhyming book chat to contribute to Poetry Friday this week, we thought we’d squeak into the festivities by publishing an original poem to remind us that, despite the 350 cm of snow we’ve received so far, summer will eventually return….

My Popsicle

My popsicle is dripping,
Drips are slipping down my thumb,
Sticky drips are trickling quickly past my wrist.

It is sticky, slippery business
Licking popsicles in the sun,
But in scorching heat like this
Who can resist?

– Andrea Ross 2002

Be sure to pop over to The Simple and the Ordinary for today’s full menu of poetry offerings.

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Author: Susan Katz
Illustrator: Stacey Schuett
Published: 2007 Clarion Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0618702229

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Forty-six pages of engaging illustration and thirty-four distinct, rhyme-free poems share the reluctant introduction, suspenseful separation and joyous reunion of a young boy and his surprisingly expressive new pet.

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 Peeps, Squeaks and an AWOL Cavy: Oh, Theodore! (Guinea Pig Poems) [4:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Laura Nyman Montenegro
Illustrator: Laura Nyman Montenegro
Published: 2003 Houghton Mifflin (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0618188657

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Dancing, character-filled artwork in rich apricots and olives complements honest first-person expression to buoy us through the crests and troughs of a young artist’s big day in this inspiring story of confidence, creativity and acceptance.

Other books mentioned:

• A Poet’s Bird Garden
• Emily

The quote from Emily (Micahel Bedard and Barbara Cooney) referred to in this episode:

“What is poetry?” I asked.

… “Listen to Mother play. She practices and practices a piece, and sometimes a magic happens and it seems the music starts to breathe. It sends a shiver through you. You can’t explain it, really; it’s a mystery. Well, when words do that, we call it poetry.”

 

 Acceptance Almighty: A Bird About To Sing [10:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Dayle Ann Dodds (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Abby Carter (on JOMB)
Published: 2007 Candlewick Press (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0763624683

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Cheerfully wobbly illustrations combine with rhyme, repetition and a cast of colourful characters to make this sneaky introduction to fractions a read-aloud hit.

Other books mentioned:

• Minnie’s Diner: A Multiplying Menu
• Sleeping Dragons All Around

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 Sixths Sense: Full House (An Invitation to Fractions) [7:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Sheree Fitch (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Marc Mongeau (on JOMB)
Published: 1992 Doubleday Canada (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0385254709

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Concentrated comedy, chaos, and commotion explode from every detail-packed image and fervent verse of this frenzied celebration of syllables and silliness.

Is it just me, or does this book perfectly capture the pandemonium of parenting?

Other books mentioned:

• Mabel Murple

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 Exquisite Insanity: There Were Monkeys in my Kitchen! [7:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Maya Gottfried
Illustrator: Robert Rahway Zakanitch
Published: 2005 Dragonfly Books (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0553113836

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Full page, personality-packed portraits, deceptively adorable sketched studies and frank, enthusiastic poems reveal the charm and distinct characters of sixteen beguiling breeds in this irresistible celebration of spunky, demanding, affectionate, rambunctious, cantankerous, lovable dogs.

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 Best in Show: Good Dog [5:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author: Marsha Diane Arnold (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Pierre Pratt (on JOMB) view portfolio
Published: 2006 Penguin Young Reader (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0803729367

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Gorgeously funky, dark but glowing illustrations and soon-to-be classic rhyme take us on a midnight journey from bleak solo sleeplessness to the blissful comfort of a snuggly, loving clump in this lighthearted bedtime adventure.

Other books mentioned:

• Room on the Broom
• My Friend Bear

Poetry Fridays are brought to us by Kelly Herold of Big A, Little A.

 

 A Rhyming Bedtime Romp: Roar of a Snore [5:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download