Alan DurantBesprekingen

African version of the traditional folktale Stone Soup, Noko the porcupine tricks the other well fed but selfish animals into sharing their food with him and the whole village.

This book is good for 2-3rd grade students, it is a classic picture book feel with medium sized text. This book shows very interesting cultural illustrations from African folklore. This story is a good representation of the culture and teaches a lot about their tales. It uses animals to show a heartwarming story with lots of culture represented. In a classroom this would be great to broaden the range of culture in the classroom. And also allow students to either learn or relate to the story.

A family of forest animals learn to cope with the death of a loved one.

A book aimed at young children but could appeal to any age. When Fox dies the rest of his family are absolutely distraught. How will Mole, Otter and Hare go on without their beloved friend? But, months later, Squirrel reminds them all of how funny Fox used to be, and they realise that Fox is still there in their hearts and memories. Many small children will be faced with the death of someone they love and this charming picture story might help them to come to terms with it

Dear Tooth Fairy is an interactive book that I think a lot of my students would love. Being able to pull out notes and little gifts from the tooth fairy makes this book interactive, fun and engaging for kids. Holly does not want to give up her tooth to the tooth fairy until she has answers to her burning questions. Finally, when her questions are answered, she gives up the tooth. This book is a cute way to give answers to kids who want to know more about thee infamous, elusive tooth fairy.

This is a touching story about coping with the death of a loved one. Otter, Mole, Fox, and Hare were all family who lived together in a house in a woods. Fox, the family member who worked the hardest out of all, left to go into the woods one day and never returned. Otter, Mole, and Hare found fox deceased in the woods. After they said goodbye to Fox, Otter, Mole, and Hare were all depressed for a long while, until their friend Squirrel had arrived, and they all reminisced on their memories with Fox. Eventually, they came to the realization that they can move forward with Fox in their hearts. I really liked how this book used animals instead of humans in this story, in order to make it more age appropriate for young children. It also provides some insight for young students about how animals and humans both pass on at some point on their lives for many reasons. This book can be relatable to students who have lost a friend or family member.

I liked this read a lot. I think this book will be a good read for children who may have lost a family member or friend. The book takes you through the death of fox. Mole, Hare, and Otter find their friend fox dead and cold in the story. They struggle with depression after foxes death. However, in the story the characters eventually realizes that fox can live through them by doing the things fox enjoyed.

This book is written in third person point of view.

I like how this book progressed in the story from page to page. This book was a really good read.

The characters perspective changes as the book develops. The characters become more understanding of their situations.

Durant's book about dealing with death is very touching. In the story, Fox died and his friends and family are devastated at this loss. They do not know how to live life without him. When at a low point, the squirrel goes to visit Fox's family and they talk about the funny things that he used to do which lifts their spirits. Children can connect to this book with the same experiences. Dealing with a death in the family can be very hard but this book is a great reminder that when you are down, think of all the things that that person has done that is great. When one remembers the good memories with their loved one, they should feel comfort that their spirit lives with them and are surrounded by them in great light.

I really liked this book! Holly didn't want to give her tooth up to the tooth fairy until her questions were answered. The tooth fairy came a couple of nights and answered her questions. Finally, Holly gave up her tooth so that it could be given to the Fairy Queen. This book also contained sweet fairy gifts and letters and pop out envelops.

Fox, Mole, Hare, and Otter lived together in a house in the woods. One day Fox felt ill, and the he went into the forest alone he did not return. His family found him lying, cold. They carried him home and buried him under the willow tree. Sadness fell over Mole, Hare and Otter. One day their friend Squirrel visits and asks where they have ben. They all reply they have been too sad about Fox to leave the house. Squirrel begins to reminisce about the time Fox burned the potato pie, tries to build a chair, and pull the weeds. Mole, Hare, and Fox decided to plant a garden and build a bench underneath the willow, and cook potato pie once a month in memory of Fox. Although Fox was gone, they knew, in their hearts, memories, and laughter Fox was still there, always and forever.
The authors story about Mole, Hare, and Otter losing their friend, and learning to cope, may help child who is experiencing the same kind of loss. The story acknowledges the death of Fox and the sadness that have overcome his friends after his passing. However, through remembering all of the good and funny times with Fox, his friends learn how to cope by doing things in his memory. Similarly, a child could also learn to cope in this way.
The illustrations help on the story through the change of seasons. On the first page where Fox, Hare, Mole and Otter ar living together as a happy family, it is summer in the forest. one tree is full of green leaves, flowers are in bloom, and they are all in hats. Then when Fox becomes ill and dies, its is autumn in the first, The leaves are turning colors and covering the ground, and Fox. AS they bury Fox it turns to winter with snow covering the ground. When Squirrel visits and they begin to feel better the snow begins to melt. At the end of the story when they are all gathered under the willow, near the garden, sitting on the bench it is now spring in the garden. As the moods of Hare, Otter, and Mole change, the seasons change from cole winter to warm spring. Therefore, the colors on the pages also change from cool and dreary to bright and cheerful.

Holly is a young girl who loses her first tooth. She knows she is supposed to leave it under her pillow for the tooth fairy to take, but she is hesitant about doing that because she wants it to be taken care of. She writes several letters to the tooth fairy asking questions and expressing her concerns and each time, the tooth fairy writes a letter back to her. This book is really neat because the letters from the tooth fairy are presented in actual envelopes with letters inside. There are also other items in the envelopes that would allow for students to interact with the book. My only critique is that this book is directed more towards girls than boys.

This was a cute mystery about a dog who can do tricks and an older lady who was the owner. One day the bone went missing, and so the owner set out to solve the mystery. I think this is a really good book for early readers to practice reading with and I would definitely have it in my classroom! I really enjoyed the pictures that went along with the book, the illustrator did an amazing job of keeping the reader engaged through the pictures. I feel like if a student couldn't read the book, they would be able to follow along with the book!

This is a lovely story based on a delightful friendship between a few animal friends - fox, mole, hare, and otter. Always and Forever was a story told in third-person, which helped the reader understand how all of the characters felt about the events that happened.If the story was written in anything other than third-person, I would not have enjoyed it. I feel as if it was important to understand every character as a whole and no character more than the other. The friends all lived together in a house full of laughter until one day fox grew ill and passed away. Mole, hare, and otter were so upset they became depressed and forgot what life was all about. Their friend Squirrel came by and reminded them that life must go on. Eventually, they picked themselves up and began to get back into their groove and they understood that Fox would always be with them. I enjoyed this book because although it is based on losing a friend, it is also about gaining knowledge from the loss. This is a great story to pick out if you want to speak about death in a gentle way to children. One thing that stood out to me the most is the title of the book, "Always and forever". I liked that the only time those words were seen was on the very last page that leaves a positive gentle ending - "Fox was still there, part of their family, beloved friend and companion- always and forever". I also admired the illustration in the book and how the trees conveyed the gloominess the characters felt, and when they began to feel better the trees also came back to life.

48 months - A boy learns that you can't just eat the same food day in and day out. We've all been told "If you eat one more... You'll turn into..." What happens if you really did?!? Silly book.

This book teaches children how to move on after a loved one dies. This is very helpful because a lot of children go through this and just don't know how to express themselves. When Fox dies, Hare, Mole, and otter take his loss very hard. They also come up with ways to remember Fox with happy memories. Each animal makes something for remembrance of Fox each month. This way Fox is still with them in their hearts forever.

This was a truly heart wrenching book of grieving the loss of a dear friend. I wasn't expecting a story of this nature when I opened the cover, but lo and behold that's what I got. It was well written, beautifully illustrated and very personal. It brought to mind deaths that I've experienced in my own life. It was difficult to take, but handled the situation with such delicate honesty that it made the experience joyful and celebratory rather than depressing.

Dear Tooth Fairy is a story about a little girl, who loses her tooth and wants to know where exactly her tooth going to go. In the book there are notes from the tooth fairy that pull out of an envelope, and at the very end there is a special surprise. This book was very good, it's the perfect book to read to a little girl when they start losing their teeth.

Azeria hil egin da eta bere lagunak oso triste daude. Orduan urtxintxa dator bisitan eta azeriarekin igarotako une zoriontsuak gogoratzen dituzte. Azeria beraien bihotzetan, oroimenean eta irribarrean zegoen, hantxe, beti-betiko. Ipuin honek heriotzari buruz hitz egiten du oso modu goxo eta samurrean.

This book found itself from the clearance shelves of the second-hand bookstore to wining our children's hearts. The colorful pages, the simple story line of, "Big Bad Bunny wants to get some money..." was easy to memorize and fun to recite. It became a contest and household achievement to be able to recite it from memory in its entirety. Not a small feat for children who all dealt with language delays.

As far as I know it is now out of print but still sits on our bookshelf in a place of honor many years later.

My oldest son is called Angus, so maybe this is why I have always liked this book ... a very powerful story of greed and sharing, enhanced by one of my favourite children's illustrators, Chris Riddell.

A family of forest animals learns to cope with the death of a loved one.½

Sweet little tale of a big fish in a little pond who goes on a journey to the sea in search of bigger fish and learns in the process that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Children will love the bright illustrations and the clever way some of the pages fold out for bigger pictures or to reveal more of the story. Suitable for pre-schoolers.

I would use this for K-2nd.This about a bad bunny who wants to take everyones money. No one has any money so he takes what they have. At the end he realizes he wants to be a good bunny and be friends with everyone.Can show students to be kind to one another.

This book is about a boy that only eats burgers. His mother warned him that one day he would turn into one and he did. He was chased my animals and humans. His mother finally got him, took him home and made him eat vegetables. He then began only eating vegetables. She warned him not to eat too many vegetables because he might turn into one. This is a really cute book!

Burger boy is about a kid who will not eat anything but burgers and his mother warns him if that's all you eat you will turn into one. one day....he does. a quest to become a boy ago ensues, he becomes a boy, then only eats veggies, and turns into one of those.

This is a funny story that could be used to help promote kids to eat a variety of foods.