What's Happening at the BSS Library?

Second graders have been listening to some Little Red Riding Hood tales from around the world.  First we read the traditional tale, and it was a beautifully illustrated digital die cut version by Sybille Schenker. The pages are so detailed and exquisite. Next we traveled to Ghana and read  Pretty Salma: A Little Red Riding Hood Story from Africa  by Niki Daly.  We also read  Lon Po Po : A Red-Riding Hood Story From China  by Ed Young.  The students were great at picking out details that were similar across the stories and also the differences.  Next time we will create a Venn Diagram to chart the similarities and differences we found. Mrs. Carroll gave me this beautiful handcrafted doll that converts from Little Red to Grandmother and also the Wolf. Mrs. Carroll has used this doll for many years in her classroom, and I am so happy to have it in the Library!

In grades PreK-2, we have been talking about what an author's job is and we talked about one of our favorite authors...Mo Willems! Students love The Pigeon, Elephant and Piggie, and Knuffle Bunny, and we read several of his other books that are not a part of a series. We read a biography about his life and learned about his passion for drawing when he was younger. Students were surprised to learn that Mo used to write and animate for Sesame Street and won several Emmy Awards.