School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Lilly loves everything about school, especially her wonderful teacher. Unable to curb her enthusiasm for some distracting possessions, Mr. Slinger removes them for the day, causing an enraged Lilly to leave him a nasty note. Happily, this terrific teacher knows that Lilly just had a bad day and tells her "tomorrow will be better" Hamilton's voicing easily sets apart characters and the clever addition of background voices reading the cartoon bubbles makes this audio accessible to students learning how a book works.. Read-along picture books align perfectly with standards for very young learners. The page-turn signals alert students to move ahead, while still allowing plenty of time to read the illustrations. One copy of the CD or digital download can be paired with multiple copies of the print edition, permitting teacher assessment during group listening and discussion. These two kindergarten standards fit particularly well: Foundational Skills: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. Virginia SOLs Reading K.5 The student will understand how print is organized and read. a) Hold print materials in the correct position. b) Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. c) Distinguish between print and pictures. d) Follow words from left to right and from top to bottom on a printed page. e) Match voice with print (concept of word). (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.