I have come to the conclusion that there are not enough years to read all the books I have kept in my 'to be read' pile and frankly that is kinda sad... all of the amazing stories hidden within thousands and thousands of book covers that I will only have the opportunity in my lifetime to read a small handful of those. With every new trip to the bookstore or google search, I find more titles to add to my 'list' and it has gotten to the point where I now have a specific notebook dedicated to storing these titles and their authors in the hope that one day i'll get around to reading them all. I know, realistically that this list will keep on growing and I won't be able to catch up...but I don't want them to go unread. So, I'm going to upload a small portion of my 'to be read' list for this blog post so that you may too add these to your own lists and hopefully get around to reading them, even sharing them, if I do not have the opportunity to. Please find below just a small portion of my beloved list. • I Don't Believe in Dragons - Anna Walker • Ruby Red Shoes - Kate Knapp • The Boy Who Grew Into A Tree - Gary Crew • Hug Machine - Scott Campbell • Lulu and the Brontosaurus - Judith Viorst & Lane Smith • Isabella's Bed - Alison Lester • The Island - John Heffernan • Where's Walrus? - Stephen Savage • The Mammoth in the Fridge - Michael Escoffier • A Bit Lost - Chris Haughton • The Architecture of Song - Gary Crew • The Conductor - Laetitia Devernay • Cloudette - Tom Lichtenhold • Henry in Love - Peter McCarty • The Frank Show - David Mackintosh • The Insomniacs - Karina Wolf • The Dot - Peter Reynolds. I find most of the books I add to my list via book reviews or book trailers online like the one below. These book trailers are a great way to gain an understanding of the mood of the book! Teacher Tip: These book trailers are a great way to introduce students to a new book you are reading or you can even have students create their own book trailers of a story they have read or you have been reading in class and then create a class showcase of the trailers. These could then act as a resource to introduce other students in the school to the great selection of children's literature that is out there.
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