Tag: kate dicamillo

We’ve Finished Edward Tulane!

April 13, 2011 Children's Books, Teaching, Thoughts , , , , ,

I’m so excited, all the 2nd grade classes are now done with The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. We’re finishing up book reviews of it this week. I wrote 3 sentences on the board and asked the kids to fill in their opinions, good or bad, of the book. They had some great thoughts about it, I was so impressed! I used to take it personally when students didn’t like a book we read in class together, but then I remembered that I don’t like every book I’ve read, either. Especially those I read in school, so why should I expect them to be any different? The point for me is that they really think it through, I don’t want them to just tell me it was good or bad. And they totally get it.

WARNING: SPOILERS to follow for the book, if you haven’t read it already and want to stop now!

Here are Emily’s thoughts:

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane with 2nd Grade

March 15, 2011 Art, Children's Books, Teaching , , , , , , ,

From top left: The King of Garbage; Edward under the sea; Edward as a girl; Drawing the campfire with Bull; Drawing the train; Edward with Lawrence and Nellie; Edward on the train; Edward in outfits.

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Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

November 14, 2010 Children's Books , , ,

I had been ready to declare The Boys my favorite children’s book of 2010 until Bink and Gollie came along. Now I’m not so sure.

I’m completely smitten with this one.

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Letters to Kate DiCamillo

June 8, 2009 Children's Books, Teaching , , , ,

kids with lettersI’ve mentioned (many times to anyone who’s been near me in person lately) that Kate DiCamillo signed a copy of The Tale of Despereaux at BEA09 for my students and me. I decided it would be great to have the kids write letters to Ms. DiCamillo telling her their favorite part of the book.

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Kate DiCamillo

August 9, 2008 Children's Books , ,

Yesterday I said I was a bad children’s librarian because children’s books weren’t interesting me. That’s not entirely true, actually.

I’ve been really into Kate DiCamillo’s books this summer. I started with The Tale of Despereaux, then recently I read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and Because of Winn-Dixie. All of these stories are so different and still so well done. I was most surprised by how much I liked Because of Winn-Dixie. As I’ve mentioned before, as someone who’s never had a dog I’m never drawn to stories of dogs bringing people together. But I really enjoyed it, and I thought it was a wonderful story for middle readers. Her stuff is great, I’m glad I finally read these.

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