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Señorita Diana Einmo

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Book List for Literature Unit

Vashti believes she cannot draw, but because her teacher shows her how much she believes in her, Vashti blooms as an artist. 

Yoko’s mother packs her little “Cherry Blossom” a yummy sushi lunch for school and the other children make fun of her lunch. Yoko is sad and her teacher decides to have an international food day to celebrate foods around the world. The children bring in dishes from other countries. Yoko brings in sushi; no one tries it except for Timothy and they become good friends

This is a personal favorite since both my daughter and I struggle with tangles and fantasize over silky straight problem-free hair.  It’s about a young black girl whose mother helps her celebrate the wonderful versatility of her hair.

I chose this because it will be a great book to discuss inference.  Much of what we are told is done through illustrations and word choice, but very little is explicitly said.  I’m looking forward to seeing how much the kids pick up on and whether they will infer what I infer or not.  It’s about a meeting of two boys who decide, after some consideration, to be friends.  They are of different race, they speak in different ways and they have different dispositions.  Despite these barriers, they are able to communicate and become friends.

Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson

I Love My Hair. By Tarpley, Natasha and illustrated by Lewis, E.B.

Yoko  Wells, Rosemary

the dot. By Peter H. Reynolds

Yo! Yes!   by Chris Raschka

By getting to know his #1 enemy, Jeremy Ross makes a friend.  With the support of his dad and a little courage, the boy learns that it is important to get to know someone well sometimes in order to like them.

With the soft guidance of her grandmother, Molly Lou Melon learns to love herself.  A story about believing in yourself and how important it is to have others believe in you.

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Wells and illustrated by David Catrow(Illustrator ary

This is one of my children’s favorites!  Stanley has a different way of doing things.  The rest of the cavemen kick him out of the clan only to realize that Stanley had some things right.  They learn from Stanley and live happily ever after.

Stanley by Syd Hoff