Kevin Luthardt

This is a realistic fiction book because it talks about how a boy asks his son why he can't fly. His papa tells him it's because he has arms and you have to have wings to fly. He explains that arms are for hands which are used for swinging and grabbing and many other things. I could use this book to talk about what it means to have an imagination. I could also use this book to talk about one of the five senses which is touch and how your hands are what's used to touch almost everything. The media in this book is acrylic and watercolor.… (meer)

This is a picture book with maybe three words throughout the entire book. Two boys receive a toy dinosaur as a gift. They both want the toy for themselves. They begin to fight and eventually they both pull on it until it tears. Their mother punishes them for fighting. When they sit at the table for dinner, they are surprised to see that their mom has sown the dinosaur. At that moment, they decide they will start to share. This is a great book for preschoolers because it shows them the importance of sharing.… (meer)

This book is filled with bright, eye-catching images which would get the attention of any young child. Being a completely wordless book, the story relies on its images to hold the audience, and I think it succeeds in doing so. From the images, you see that a duckling breaks free from his shell and expects to see his mother, when the first thing he actually sees is a little boy, who he now believes to be his mother. The boy nurtures the baby duck, but knows that the duck can't stay with him. The duck needs to be with his own kind and grow up with his family. This is a very cute story that would have any young child going "awwww!"… (meer)