Come On, Rain!

Created with beautiful, poetic language, Come On, Rain! Really lets you experience the anticipation of waiting for the rain on a smoldering summer day. Tessie and her mama have been without rain in the heat for three weeks. Tessie wants to put her suit on, but her mom won't let her. Tessie smells rain and she runs to her friends house and tells her to put her suit on. They get their suits and run out waiting for the rain. It comes. The grown-ups come out to tell them to get quiet and the rain soothes them, so they play in the street as well. Everything becomes new. The combination of illustrations and poetic language make this an unforgettable story.

Hesse, K. and Muth, J. (2000) Come on, Rain! Scholastic: New York.

100th Day worries

100th Day Worries is about a little girl named Jessica, who is just like Wemberly from Wemberly Worries, she worries all the time. This time, Jessica is worried about what she will bring to school for her 100th day project. If your school celebrates the 100th day, this book is great on the days leading up to that special day.Counting and adding are involved when looking at the other children's projects.

Cuyler, M. (2000). 100th Day Worries. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Honey, I love and other love poems

This is the most beautiful, down-to-earth book of poems for children. Greenfield invites us into the life of a child with a rope rhyme. We experience riding on a train and keeping mom company all through the eyes of a child. There are sixteen poems that will become memorized out of love for them in your classroom. Even the illustrations are well done and provided by well known illustrators Dillon and Dillon. The children in my class love "Things." They repeat it even when we are standing in line. I used it to teach them about the rhythm in poetry.
Greenfield,E. and Dillon, L. (1978) Honey, I love and other love poems. Trophy: New York.