The PreK Teacher

I came across the general anthology titled Dirt on My Shirt written by Jeff Foxworthy and illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. One word to describe this collection of poems is FUN! The poems were so light and funny, perfect for children. The illustrations really brought out the authors lines.. really brought the poems to life. I love that there is a variety of silly poems and serious poems that are still light and kid friendly. Foxworthy did a great job of making the poems relatable to things kids go through or encounter which made them that much more enjoyable. The single poem picture book I read was Me I Am by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Christine Davenier. I enjoyed the theme of this book especially for children. It embraced individuality and specialness in children. The illustration were great. They showed diversity and told a story all on their own. The illustrator did a great job depicting the differences in children from skin color to hair color and style even to th...

For my historical fiction picture book I chose Titanicat . It's a story about a cabin boy working on the Titanic named Jim who was in charge of taking care of the ship's cat. He named the cat 4-0-1 after the ship's number. 4-0-1 had four kittens before the ship took off to America and decided to save the kittens by getting them off the boat (it was believed that cats can sense when something bad is going to happen). Jim could not find the cat anywhere, when he looked overboard he saw the cat was leaving with a kitten in its mouth, Jim also noticed one cat was forgotten on the ship. He decides to get off the ship to give the cat her kitten and the ship leaves Jim, 4-0-1, and her kittens which happened to be a great decision for all of them.  The illustrations in the book were beautiful, they were detailed and realistic. It really brought the story to life. Robert Papp did an excellent job depicting Crisp's words perfectly through his illustrations. One of th...

For my realistic fiction picture book I chose David Gets in Trouble. It is a book about a little boy named David who always has an excuse and maybe even a lie as to why he’s in trouble. The book would be considered realistic fiction because it takes a fictional human character and puts him in predicaments  that could really occur in real life as a kid such as, burping at the table, accidentally throwing a ball at a window, or spilling a cup of juice. Although David’s character was portrayed a bit mischievous, at the end of the book he admits to doing “bad” things and tells his mom he loves her. My contemporary realistic fiction chapter book was Because of Win-Dixie. This was a book about a little girl who finds this dog at a store in a new town she moved to. She ends up creating this close bond with the dog replacing her ill feelings about her old friends, home, and her mother. This book would be considered contemporary realistic fiction because Opal could be a real person and he...