AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The EAGLE on Day 243 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The EAGLE – There is a powerful, beautiful book, Brother Eagle, Sister Sky – A message from Chief Seattle with paintings by Susan Jeffers that take your breath away… The book is the resounding speech and words of Chief Seattle, one of the most brave and respected Chiefs of the Northwest Indians, as he was [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The YELLOW CANARY on Day 242 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The YELLOW CANARY – There’s a beautiful children’s book, Pet Show, by Ezra Jack Keats… The story is about all the kids in their neighborhood getting ready for a Pet Show where prizes will be awarded for the “Best” pets. The kids excitedly talk about their pets. Matt says that he’ll be bringing his ants, [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The MAGPIE on Day 241 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The MAGPIE – There’s a magically sunny children’s book, How the Sun Was Brought Back to the Sky, written by Mirra Ginsburg and illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey… The story is about a day when huge, gray clouds cover the sun… and the sun disappears for three days. On the third day, a [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The BLACKBIRD on Day 240 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The BLACKBIRD – There’s a beautiful adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia in the book Beautiful Blackbird by Ashey Bryan… a book that has been awarded both the Coretta Scott King Award for its brilliant cut-paper artwork and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award: The tale tells of a time when all [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The BLUEBIRD on Day 239 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The BLUEBIRD – There’s a happy little poem, SPRING for Annie by 20th century American poet Reed Bye… SPRING… for Annie by Reed Bye bluebird & honeymoon over the house, sun across the equator coming higher, the earth a quarter way round the year things that live rise & go after each other in the [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The RED-TAILED HAWK on Day 238 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The RED-TAILED HAWK – There is a mesmerizingly lovely book, Matthew’s Meadow, written by Corinne Demas Bliss and illustrated by Ted Lewin… The story is a coming-of-age story of a boy named Matthew who learns life’s most important lessons from a Red-Tailed Hawk perched in a black walnut tree… who seems to know all about [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The SONGBIRD on Day 237 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

There’s a whimsical little children’s book, Tweak Tweak, written by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier… The story is about very curious Baby Elephant and her wonderfully patient Mama Elephant as they go for a walk one morning. Mama Elephant tells Baby Elephant to hold on to her tail and tweak twice if she [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The PENGUIN on Day 236 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The PENGUIN – There’s a whimsical little book with a whimsical little verse, Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner… This colorfully illustrated and delightfully written verse give us a wonderful introduction into the world of Penguins.  The text opens young readers to very interesting Penguin facts in a rhyming way that tantalizes the imagination… such [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The SWALLOW on Day 235 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

The CLIFF SWALLOW – There’s a captivating children’s book, Song of the Swallows, written by Leo Politi in 1949 and awarded the Caldecott Medal… The story is about the wonderful friendship of a little boy named Juan and an old man named Julian who tended the gardens and rang the bells at the Mission of [...]

AUGUST TWEET-TWEETS: The CRANE on Day 234 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids

There’s a delightfully funny and clever fable, The Pelican and the Crane, by Arnold Lobel… as part of Lobel’s Caldecott Medal award-winning book FABLES… This fable tells us of a friendly, yet proper Crane who invites a Pelican to tea. The Pelican immediately accepts the Crane’s invitation, saying that no-one invites him anywhere. The Crane [...]

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