Picture Book Month and Caldecott 2013 Club

I LOVE picture books, and it's so fun to share them with my classes!  We're using the Picture Book Month calendar to choose a book that follows the theme, then we're summarizing and evaluating them.  Here are the books we've read so far:

 

 

 

 

 

Here is Marilyn Singer's website:  http://marilynsinger.net/ and Ed Young's website:  http://edyoungart.com/books.html

 

 

 

I found a video of Erin Stead explaining how she creates her illustrations.  Very cool!



 

Here is her website: 

 

http://erinstead.com/

 

One class also read The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins:

 

 

 

Tomorrow the theme is IMAGINATION!  I have just the book to read! :-)

 

We also started Capture the Flag by Kate Messner in 3 classes.  Don't worry, KME, we'll start tomorrow!  Here is a cool website to learn about the flag that inspired the "Star Spangled Banner."

http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/interactive-flag.aspx

 

Comment to let me know what picture book you like best so far and why!