Albert's Tree by Jenni Desmond The Brown Bear love really started with the master of all brown bears, Brown Bear himself, the star of Brown Bear. This was, afterall, Chum's first two word phrase. So when he picked up Albert's Tree at the library today, I had a feeling it would be a winner. Chum loved Albert so much, he even got a kiss in full Chum style (which is actually just a gentle headbutt). The book hinges on the mystery of the sad tree and the animal attempts to cheer the tree up. The big reveal comes when we find out that the tree is not actually crying. Instead, an owl is hiding in fear of a big furry monster, aka Albert. Chum was delighted to find that his THIRD favorite animal was making a debut, as he joyously yelled, "OWL!" Yet, we spent the most time returning to the page where Albert hangs from a tree branch. Each time he flipped to this page, Chum turned the book upside down so that Albert's face was right side up. As I think about his evolving book-handling skills and growing schema, I love his awareness that the image of the bear needs to be righted and that he can control this by rotating the book. So much fun to see his wheels turning. Multimodal Elements: The text includes phrasing and sound effects within the images that elaborate the action in the printed text.
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Mother Bruce, by Ryan T. Higgins After months of reading board books to the Chum, he made his preference known for 'big boy books,' the hard cover picture books that were stored in the bottom shelf of his closet and on temporarily unreachable shelves in his room. As soon as he could get his hands on the big boy books, they became well traveled companions. In the kitchen. In the living room. In the car. Downstairs. Bathrooms. Breakfast table. Everywhere Chum could go, the books went in tow. A few weeks after this revelation, his first love emerged-- Mother Bruce. While some of his recommended pages may have changed over time, the essence of his review is as follows:
Multimodal Elements: The images include speech bubbles and illustrations that extend the meaning of the printed text. On some pages, the meaning is almost solely communicated by the pictures. Finally, the tone of the text is mostly developed through the speech bubbles, adding humor (especially for the older reader) to complement the actions in the story.
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