Book Documentation

Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

Brief Annotation:
Genre:
Grade Level:
Readers who will like this:
Response/Rating (1-4):
One question you would ask before a read aloud:

Reading Strategies Connection:

Thursday, December 15, 2011

There is a Bird on your Head

Bio: Willems, M.(2007). There is a Bird on your Head. Illus. Mo Willems. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children

Annotation: Gerald the Elephant and Piggie the Pig are best friends. Gerald realizes there is a bird on his head thanks to Piggie. A whole life story begins of a bird and his family that make a comfortable living space on top of Gerald’s head.

Genre: Picture Book

Readers who will like this book: Children that find humor in books and that are already familiar with Mo Willems and his other books.

Response/Rating: (4) It is a simple book with two very funny characters that represent a good friendship.

Questions: How would you feel if a bird built a nest of the top of your head? Do you know who Mo Willems is and what he did for a job before he started writing children’s books?
Posted by at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)