Howard Binkow

(Read Aloud) In this book, Howard learns what it means to be a good sport. Before he had been obsessed with winning and would do whatever it took to win (even if that was cheating). He realizes how poorly he is behaving after one soccer game and learns it’s more important to be kind and have good sportsmanship than to win. I thought the message of this book was really good and not too lengthy, so it’ll keep children’s attention. This is a good book for children because it brings up many good discussion points and the back of the book even has discussion questions. This is a good read aloud because it can keep children’s attention while teaching them, and it can start a conversation about good behavior.… (meer)