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I have added a few formal book reviews. I would LOVE for you to share a book YOU are reading with the class on our blog and tell us what you think of the book. You don't have to write a formal review like mine. Try giving your classmates a quick summary or tell them why they might enjoy the book. Don't give away the endings though.  :) Make it fun and creative. Just don't add any photos of yourselves please. Happy Reading!!!
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Welcome to my Book Review Blog! Please find the toolbar on the left to access all of my most recent book reviews and feel free to leave comments.  Have you read the book? Liked, disliked, in-between? Inspired to read it or recommend to a friend, colleague, or student? Enjoy reading!
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2005 Caldecott Winner: Kitten's First Full Moon

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Kitten’s First Full Moon Kevin Henkes                Things aren’t always what they appear to be, especially with the imagination of a child. In this story, kitten sees her first full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk. She desperately wants this bowl of milk and tries many times, unsuccessfully, to reach the bowl of milk (moon). Finally, tired, wet, and hungry she returns home to find a bowl of milk, “just waiting for her.” The story creates suspense and is easy for toddlers to relate to, as the setting and characters are simple. There is always something that is just out of reach for children, just like kitten. Within the story the kitten does not give up trying to reach that “bowl of milk.” The illustrations beginning with the gray hues on the cover with kitten licking her paw in front of the moon are entrancing to both young and old, evoking emotions of wonder in the night. The endpapers are of particula...
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