Personal Reflection Of Penny And Marble

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Category Theodore Seuss Geisel Award or Honor Books Bibliographic Citation Henkes, K. (2013). Penny and her marble. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Summary On a sunny morning, Penny takes her doll for a walk and discovers a beautiful blue marble in a neighbor’s yard. She picks up the marble and takes it home. Penny loves her new marble, but she begins to feel sick with guilt. She decides to return the marble to the neighbor’s yard. As she leaves it, the neighbor sees her and tells her to keep it. Kevin Henkes watercolor illustrations show every emotion Penny has from happiness to guilt and back to happiness in this Geisel award winning book. Genre Children’s Early Reader Suggested Age: Ages 4-8 Awards: 2014 Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Award Personal Reflection/Review: Penny and Her Marble is an early reader chapter book that will captivate the young reader. As Penny goes through an emotional roller coaster of joy and guilt in the text, the soft pastel watercolor illustrations follow her emotions on every page. This inner battle of right versus wrong will resonate with the preschool and primary aged reader. They will emphasize with her as she decides what to do and rejoice with her as she is rewarded for her honesty at the end. The watercolor illustrations by Kevin Henkes imitate the text on each page by showing sneaky eyes as she hides the marble, and red colored cheeks as she confronts her neighbor. The short sentences and pictures that predict the text make this a book that early readers transitioning into chapter books will love. Category Graphic Novels Bibliographic Citation Holm, J., & Holm, M. (2012). Babymouse for president. New York: Random House Children's Books. Summary Babymouse is on a new adv... ... middle of paper ... ...c Citation Deedy, C. (2007). Martina the beautiful cockroach: A Cuban folktale. (M. Austin, Illus.). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. Summary A beautiful cockroach, Martina, searches for a husband in this traditional folktale from Cuba. Martina prepares to meet her eligible suitors as her loving grandmother gives her advice. Her grandmother tells her to spill coffee on each possible husband to test their character. Martina is nervous to try this at first, but she quickly learns the wisdom of her grandmother’s advice. Most of her suitors disappoint her as they react to the test. Finally, she meets a mouse who surprisingly does the coffee test on her. Martina discovers that he has a Cuban grandmother as well and she finds her perfect husband in him. Genre Picture book; Cuban folktale; Animal Fantasy Suggested Grades: K-3 Awards: 2008 Americas Commended Award

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