August
The author of the month is Eric Carle. We
will be learning a little bit about this author. We will also be reading
several books by him this month. Eric Carle was born in Syracuse, New York in
1929. He moved to Germany with his parents when he was six and graduated from
a prestigious art school in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1952 he returned to
America.The beginning of Eric Carle's true career was when Bill Martin Jr
asked him to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? Soon he was
writing his own stories too.
List of
some of his books:
Brown Bear,
Brown Bear, What Do You See?
1, 2, 3, To
The Zoo
The Very
Hungry Caterpillar
Pancakes,
Pancakes
The Tiny
Seed
Do You Want
To Be my Friend?
Rooster's
Off To See The World
The Grouchy
Ladybug
The Very
Busy Spider
The
HoneyBee And The Robber
The Very
Quiet Cricket
The Foolish
Tortoise
The Greedy
Python
September
The author of the month is Barbara Parks.
Barbara Park lives in Arizona with her husband. She has received over 40
awards for her books, including 25 Children's Choice awards. I read a chapter
a day from her books.When we finish one of her chapter books, we vote on
another to read.
I
am listing some of her books below:
Junie
B. First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha!
Junie
B. First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)
Junie
B. First Grader: BOO...and I MEAN IT!
Junie
B. First Grader: Shipwrecked
Junie
B. First Grader: One-Man Band
Junie
B. First Grader: Cheater Pants
Junie
B. First Grader: Toothless Wonder
Junie
B. First Grader: Boss of Lunch
Junie
B. Jones: First Grader (at last)
Junie
B. Jones is a Graduation Girl
October
The author of the month is Ian Falconer.
Ian Falconer is a painter and illustrator whose illustrations have graced many
covers of The New Yorker magazine. OLIVIA is his first children¹s book. Mr.
Falconer lives in New York City.
List of
some of his books:
Olivia
Olivia
Counts
Olivia
Forms a Band
Olivia
Saves the Circus
Olivia's
Opposites
Olivia
and the Missing Toy
November
The author of the month is Judith Viorst.
She has written twelve children's books, among them the classic Alexander and
the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. She lives in Washington, D.C.,
with her husband, Milton Viorst. They have three sons.
List
of some of her books:
Alexander
and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Alexander,
Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
Alexander,
Who Is Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
When
I Am Six
I'll
Fix Anthony
December
The author of the month is Chris Van
Allsburg. Chris was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 18th, 1949.Chris
has written and illustrated 15 books and has illustrated three others that
were written by Mark Helprin.Chris is also the winner of two Caldecott Medals,
for Jumanji and The Polar Express.
List of
some of his books:
Jumanji
The
Polar Express
Zathura
January
The author of the month is Robert Munsch. I
was born on June 11, 1945 in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. I grew up in a family of 9 kids.When I was 12 my older brother
kicked me in the mouth the day after I got my braces off. He broke off some of
my front teeth and knocked me out. My dad says I have been acting strange ever
since. My mom says I always acted strange. I have 42 books published. I visit
schools and daycares for free and usually I do not tell them that I am coming.
List
of some of his books:
A
Promise is a Promise
Alligator
Baby
Aaron's
Hair
Angela's
Airplane
Andrew's
New Tooth
Get
Out of Bed
MMM,
Cookies
Mud
Puddle
Something
Good
I'm
So Embarrassed
Love
You Forever
Munsch
More
Thomas'
Snowsuit
February
The author of the month is Ezra Jack
Keats. Ezra Jack Keats was born on March 11, 1916. At the age of eight, Ezra
won the approval of his father when he was paid twenty-five cents for painting
a sign for a local store, providing his father with the hope that his son
might be able to earn a living as a sign painter; nevertheless, Ezra was in
love with the fine arts. He excelled in art in elementary school, and, on
graduating from Junior High School; he was awarded a medal for drawing.The
characters in Keats’ books come from the community around him. Many of his
stories illustrate family life, the simple pleasures and more complex
problems, that a child often encounters in his daily routine. To create his
books, Keats drew upon his own childhood experiences, from having to flee from
bullies to taking a ribbing from his pals for liking girls. But these are also
the experiences of almost all children growing up in neighborhoods and
communities in many parts of the world. By the time of Keats’ death following
a heart attack in 1983, Keats had illustrated over eighty-five books for
children, and written and illustrated twenty-four children’s classics.
List
of some of his books:
A
Letter to Amy
Apt.
3
Dreams
Goggles
The
Snowy Day
Pet
Show
Whistle
For Willie
Jennie's
Hats
Skates!
The
Trip
March
The author of the month is Dr. Seuss.
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss, was
born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. His mother,
Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting"
rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with both his
ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known. The
influence of Ted's memories of Springfield can be seen throughout his work.
Drawings of Horton the Elephant meandering along streams in the Jungle of
Nool, for example, mirror the watercourses in Springfield's Forest Park from
the period.While Ted was continuing to contribute to Life, Vanity Fair, Judge
and other magazines, Viking Press offered him a contract to illustrate a
collection of children's sayings called Boners. Although the book was not a
commercial success, the illustrations received great reviews, providing Ted
with his first "big break" into children's literature. Getting the first book
that he both wrote and illustrated, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry
Street, published, however, required a great degree of persistence - it was
rejected 27 times before being published by Vanguard Press. The Cat in the
Hat, perhaps the defining book of Ted's career, developed as part of a unique
joint venture between Houghton Mifflin (Vanguard Press) and Random House.
Houghton Mifflin asked Ted to write and illustrate a children's primer using
only 225 "new-reader" vocabulary words. Because he was under contract to
Random House, Random House obtained the trade publication rights, and Houghton
Mifflin kept the school rights. With the release of The Cat in the Hat, Ted
became the definitive children's book author and illustrator. At the time of
his death on September 24, 1991, Ted had written and illustrated 44 children's
books, including such all-time favorites as Green Eggs and Ham, Oh, the Places
You'll Go, Fox in Socks, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. His books had
been translated into more than 15 languages. Over 200 million copies had found
their way into homes and hearts around the world.
List
of some of his books:
And
To Think Tha t
I Saw It On Mulberry Street
The
Butter Battle Book
The
Cat in the Hat
The
Cat in the Hat Beginner Book
The
Cat in the Hat Comes Back
The
Cat in the Hat Song Book
Come
Over To My House
Did
I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Dr.
Seuss's ABC
Dr.
Seuss's Sleep Book
The
Eye Book
The
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The
Foot Book
Fox
in Socks
Great
Day For Up!
Green
Eggs and Ham
Hop
on Pop
Horton
Hatches The Egg
Horton
Hears A Who
How
The Grinch Stole Christmas
Hunches
in Bunches
April
The author of the month is Laura Numeroff.
I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, surrounded by books, art and music. I was the
youngest of three girls. My favorite possessions were my microscope, a box of
64 crayons and my library card. I also loved to draw, read and make up
stories. I started writing my own stories and drew pictures to go with them. I
would make a bookcover for them and write down the name of a publisher. love
to travel. There are only a few states I haven't been to: Montana, Idaho,
Alaska and Hawaii! Some of my favorite places have included, New Orleans, San
Francisco, Cape Cod, Paris, Seattle, London, the Grand Canyon, and
Williamsburg, Virginia. I still love visiting New York.
List
of some of her books:
If
You Take a Mouse To School
If
You Take a Mouse To The Movies
If
You Give A Pig a Pancake
If
You Give a Moose a Muffin
Wheen
Sheep Sleep
What
Grandma's Do Best
What
Aunts Do Best
What
Mommies Do Best
Beatrice
Doesn't Want To
Why
A Disguise
May
The author of the month is Mercer Mayer. I
began illustrating books in 1966. Since that time I have published over 300
books. Most of my books are about things that happened to me when I was a
little kid. Now I'm a big kid and I write about things that happen now,
especially with my own children. They always remind me of what it was like. I
was born in Arkansas in 1943. Boy, that was a long time ago! It's real fun to
be an old kid. Then my parents moved to Hawaii when I was thirteen years old.
After High School, I went to Honolulu Academy of Arts. Then I moved to New
York City. My wife, Gina, and I write the Little Critter stories together.
List
of some of his books:
Just
Grandpa And Me
Just
Like Dad
Just
Lost Just
Me
And My Babysitter
Just
Me And My Cousin
Just
Me And My Dad
Just
Me And My Little Brothe
r
Just Me And My Mom
Just
Me And My Puppy
Just
Me In The Tub
Just
My Friend And Me
Just
Not Invited
Just
Say Please
Just
Shopping With Mom
Just
So Thankful Little Critter
At
Scout Camp Little Critter
Sleeps
Over A Very Special Critter
All
By Myself
Bye,
Bye, Mom and Dad
Good
For Me And You
Happy
Easter, Little Critter
Happy
Halloween, Little Critter
Happy
Valentine's Day, Little Critter
I
Just Forgot
I
Was So Mad
I'm
Sorry