Barbara M JoosseBesprekingen

If you want a book that will tug at your heartstrings, this is the one.

Not recommended for Moms who read books to their sweet three year olds before bed time. You might not make it through this one.

Family

Description: A young Inuit girl tests her mother's unconditional love through various scenarios, reassuringly learning that her mother will always love her.
Age Group: 2-5 years

This is a sweet book on a grandmother and her granddaughter, the grandma is reminding her granddaughter she is beautiful. I would use this book in kinder to 2nd grade. I would ask my students what makes them feel special.

This book centers around the bond between a grandmother and her granddaughter. Through her words and actions, the grandmother instills a sense of importance and love in her young grandchild, emphasizing the significance of family. "Grandma Calls Me Beautiful" serves as an excellent tool to encourage positive self-esteem among students and facilitate discussions about cultural diversity, promoting empathy and respect for differences in the classroom. Good ages for kinder- 3rd.

This is a story of a child testing the limits of her independence and if her parent will love her forever no matter what. The story takes place in the Arctic. The little girl asks her questions about things she could possibly do and if she will still love her. The child eventually learns that a parent's love is everlasting. This book has very vibrant illustrations. It is a multicultural book that everyone will love.

The kids really enjoyed this one, especially since I got into the two characters and acted their parts out.

A princess and a dragon plays hide and seek. The dragon is too big to hide, which kids may find funny. The princess goes so far and hides so well and then falls asleep, so the dragon can't find her...until he uses the power of friendship to find her, and they fall asleep together. Good bedtime book, I guess?

I enjoyed reading this book. At first I thought it may be difficult for students to understand due to the high difficulty in vocabulary, however there is a very helpful page at the end that gives definitions of the vocabulary.½

Story is followed by a description of cultural practices involved in the celebration of Dias de Los Muertos and information on Monarch Butterflies. There is also a guide to using the book with discussion questions and activities.

Cozy but not that new.

An inquisitive child tests the limits of her mother’s love through a series of questions relating to life in a traditional Inuit family. The delightful watercolor illustrations lend to the beauty of Alaska Native culture in this sentimental storybook.

An Alaskan Native child asks her mother questions about her love all of which have something to do with Alaskan wild life and scenery in a time before modernity. The author uses a style which is easy for children to follow and fun for adults to read. The questions the child ask are a test of if and how much the mother loves her daughter. In the hilarious and heart warming story the young character learns that there is no limit to her mothers love.

Nice repetitive story about a boy asking his father about the depth of his love. Good for language learners, with glossary in back.

A young girl narrates this story of love, loss and solace, describing her close bond with her grandmother, who was her companion and best friend as well. When her grandmother dies, the girl is lost in grief, until the Day of the Dead comes, and helps her to celebrate this beloved relative...

The story in Barbara M. Joose's Ghost Wings - a young girl loses a loved one, with whom she enjoyed watching the monarch butterflies that would gather near their home in Mexico - reminded me very strongly of Judy Goldman's Uncle Monarch and the Day of the Dead. Both stories incorporate the folk belief that the monarchs bring the souls of loved ones back home to Mexico, when they return on their annual migration, and both involve Day of the Dead celebrations. I found Joose's narrative poignant (although perhaps not as strongly as Goldman's), and I found Giselle Potter's accompanying artwork, done in ink, watercolor and colored pencil, quite appealing. Her figures are quite stylized, in interesting ways, and I liked her use of color and form. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for stories about loss, healing, and the Day of the Dead.

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Five-year-old Ross longs to do many things his parents won't allow him to, from crossing the street by himself to getting a kitten of his own. Perpetually told that perhaps when he is six he will be allowed these things, he tries to act like a mature six-year-old would. One of the banner-carriers in his small town's Fourth of July parade, he determinedly carries on, even when he gets very tired and hot, and he eventually has his reward, in the form of six sparklers - something his mother initially told him he was too young to have...

Published in 1985 and long out-of-print, Fourth of July is a gently engaging picture-book about a common childhood experience - wanting to be older, and to do more mature things. Barbara Joosse, best known as the author of the immensely popular Mama, Do You Love Me?, set the story in her own hometown of Grafton, Wisconsin. The artwork from Emily Arnold McCully, who went on to win the Caldecott Medal for her Mirette on the High Wire, uses a color palette - black and white drawings, with various shades of red and blue coloring - that is fitting for the occasion. I don't know that this made a particularly strong impression upon me, but I did think it was sweet, and appreciated the child's-eye view, captured through Ross's first-person narration. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for titles for the Fourth of July, or featuring the childhood wish to be older.

I really enjoyed reading this book for 3 reasons. The first reason I liked this book was because of the language used. The story is set from the perspective of a Native American family, and the daughter is asking their mother some hypothetical scenarios to see if their mom would still love them. Due to the cultural, throughout the story there are unique examples according to Native American traditions and experiences. For instance, one example used was “what if I put salmon in your parka, ermine in your mittens, and lemmings in your mukluks?” This language is unique to the specific cultural community, which is interesting to the reader. I think that this enhances the message, which is the second reason why I like this book. I think that readers may be challenged to have some deeper thinking. No matter what hypothetical scenario the daughter comes up with, the mother maintains that though she may get angry, or upset, or anything else because of what she did, she will never stop loving her. This is a great message for children that their parents or grandparents will always love them no matter what. The final reason I liked this story was because of the characters. There is a mother and a daughter and they have a very close relationship. This is something that a lot of readers will be able to relate to. The message of the story is about the unconditional love and forgiveness of a family.

This is a great book that so many young students, especially in inner cities would be able to relate to. The protagonist is a young inner city boy who pretends he’s on the moon, until he has to face the reality that his brother is a gang-banger. This book explains the violence and ways to overcome a family member that is in a gang.

I was REALLY excited to read this book, and I was a let down unfortunately. This is absolutely a topic that needs to be written about, and I appreciate that it was written from the younger brother's perspective, but I was expecting to be captivated by a more heartfelt story. I am glad that Stars in the Darkness highlights the issue of gang violence. Not only does it involve the gang members, but it deeply affects the families, especially those younger siblings who admire their older brothers and sisters. I like how the mother and younger son, look for the positives within their reality, which is a good, not as pronounced, message. I was just hoping that this story would strike a chord in me more than it did.

¿Me quieres mamá? Me gustó el cuento por los animales que vivían en el Polo Norte: la ballena, el armiño, la foca, el frailecilllo, la perdiz, el salmon, los lemmings, el lobo, morsa, el buey almizclero, el oso polar. El Polo Norte es muy, muy frío, hay muy poco sol, y la gente se pone sueter, abrigo, guantes y botas.
Soy Snaider Rivas de Don Juan, Manabí, Ecuador. Biblioteca A mano manaba

This story is a simple story which consists of a simple question-and-answer format. But I believe the overlaying message is important to have in a classroom for children who are between the ages of 4-6.
In this book, a little girl continuously asks her mother if she loves her. She begins to create different scenarios about herself and then at the end of every scenario would ask her mama if she "loves her". The mother's response never changes and she tells her daughter that no matter what happens that she will always love her.
I think it's important for children in kindergarten or 1st grade to read this book and understand that a parents love is unconditional and that no matter what happens in life their mother and father will always love them because they are important to their lives.

The Morning Chair was about a little boy and his family immigrating from Holland to New York City in America. The father was coming to work and the little boy was nervous. He naturally got homesick but once surrounded by his items from home, he was comforted. His favorite was the morning chair that he sat in with momma. This little boy did not do well adjusting immediately to his surroundings but I can tell he was going to learn to find things he liked about NY. Holland was all he knew and changing his home was difficult. I love that the illustrator used really light pastel colors, it made the pictures really fun to look at. The Dutch family wasn't used to the noise or rush or food choices in America but for a better life, they were willing to adjust. In the end, he was comforted as long as he had reminders of home and that was good.

Lewis and Papa set out on a journey across the Santa Fe Trail. Lewis is scared, but looks to his Papa for guidance. On the trail, Papa teaches Lewis what it really means to be man-that it is ok to cry and be scared. Most importantly, Papa teaches Lewis courage and that they can accomplish anything as they make their way to the end of the trail.
This book teaches students that everyone has emotions and that it is how you express them that matters. I thought it was really neat how the author tied this lesson in with the historical aspect of the Santa Fe Trail. This book also teaches children how rough the trail was and what kind of struggles the travelers faced. Overall a good read.