Miss Nelson Is Missing!

 Title: Miss Nelson Is Missing!

Author: Harry Allard

Illustrator: James Marshall

Summary: The kids in room 207 were misbehaving for their teacher, Miss Nelson. They made fun of their teacher, made a mess, and didn't want to do anything. The next day Miss Nelson did not show up for class, so they got a sub named Miss. Swamp. The kids thought the sub looked like a witch. The children were scared of the sub, so they behaved in class. Miss. Swamp put the students to work by loading them up with lessons and assigning lots of homework. The kids in room 207 started to miss their teacher, so they went to the police station. The police did not help find Miss Nelson. After days without their teacher, she finally returned to her classroom. The children missed their teacher so much they started to use their manners. 

Miss Nelson Is Missing in my opinion has its pros and cons. For one, do the children only behave if they are getting threatened? That doesn't seem right to me. I think this book could give some students ideas that are not good for the classroom. I looked the book up online and it had a lot of bad reviews from teachers and parents. Also, what is the message of this book? To misbehave so they can get a sub? I don't think I would have this in my classroom just because I wouldn't want to make parents feel uncomfortable, so I give it a 1/5. 

 Title: I Am Enough

Author: Grace Byers

Illustrator: Keturah A. Bobo

The book, I am enough is such a beautiful book about reminding a child that they are enough, and what they are here for. I think this book can help young readers understand that they are here for a reason, and being unique is special. It also talks about how life isn't about winning, but trying the best that you can.  I love all the different similies included in this book and it is not like every other children's picture book. Reading this at the beginning or end of a class might help settle down students, and bring them peace. I give this book a 5/5.

We Are In a Book!

 Title: We Are In a Book!

Author and Illustrator: Mo Willems

Summary: Piggy and Gerald and a perfect duo. Piggy is a pig and Gerald is an elephant. One day they are both hanging out together, and Gerald says he thinks someone is looking at them. Piggy agrees that someone is looking at them. They decide that a reader is looking at them! They go on to say that the reader is reading what they are saying to each other. They love how they are in a book! They make the reader say funny a funny word, banana. At the end of the book, they ask the reader to read the book again. 

This is one of my favorite books from the series. I love how it's engaging with the reader. I read this to a student before, and they LOVED it! We had to read it two times, just because Piggy and Gerald told us to. I give this a 5/5!

There Is a Bird on Your Head!

 Title: There Is a Bird on Your Head! 

Author and Illustrator: Mo Willems

Summary: There were once two best friends, Piggie and George. Piggie was a pig, and George was an elephant. One day Piggie and George were sitting outside, and a bird lands on George's head. George freaks out, so the bird flies away. When he calms down, there are now two birds on his head. Piggie tells Goerge that the birds on Georges's head are in love. So the lovebirds start making a nest on top of George's head. Now, the birds laid three eggs in the nest! The eggs hatched, so George has three baby chicks, two birds, and one nest on his head. George asks the birds if they can go somewhere else, so they move to Piggy's head. 

I love this series of George and Piggy because they are always doing goofy stuff together. I know kids love listening to and reading this series, and it's such a good classic. I give this book a 4/5.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

 Title: Where the Sidewalk Ends

Author: Shel Silverstein

Illustrator: Shel Silversein

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a book with over 150 different, goofy poems written by one author. Some poems are long, and some are short. My opinion of this book is half and half. I think if a student was interested in poetry, they would love to read this book for ideas on creating them. Since I am not that big on poetry, I don't think I would pick this up again. I did enjoy reading some of the poems, but I got bored about ten poems in. I think this would be a great way for children to get ideas on how to create their own poems, so I will give this a 3/5. 

Dirt

 Title: Dirt

Author: Ellen Lawrence

Fundamental Experiments

Dirt is an informational book for students to learn all about dirt. On each page, there is a question and information about the topic below. For example, on one page the question is, "How do rocks become soil?". It then describes the question in a paragraph, then a way how students can do an activity with rocks! I love how this book has multiple fun activities for a classroom. If I was doing a unit on our environment, I would love for my students to read Dirt and create the activities throughout the book. 

The Milk Makers

 Title: The Milk Makers

Author: Gail Gibbons

The Milk Makers is an informational book for young readers to learn all about cows. First, the book describes all the different types of cows and what they do. Then, it goes through the cycle of a cow's life and what they do each day. I love how this book provides fun facts for children to read about how cows produce milk and why they are so important to us. The illustrations are fun and engaging and I rate this a 5/5.