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Bibliography: Keats, Ezra J. The Snowy Day. Bergenfield, NJ, Viking Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780670867332 Plot Summary: Peter wakes up one morning to find snow everywhere outside his house. He was so excited to play in the snow, make tracks, build a snowman, and make snow angels. He knew he was too small to play with the big kids, so he continued to have fun by himself. The problem in the story was when Pete couldn't find the ball of snow he put in his jacket pocket because it melted. He also had a dream that all the snow melted away like his snowball. He woke up the next morning to find all the snow was still there. Problem solved. He grabbed a friend and went to have fun in the snow again. Critical Analysis: It was refreshing to see an African American child as the main character in the story without it being offensive or overriding the plot of the story. The pictures were in warm and soft colors allowing you to relax and enjoy they story of Peter discovering snow in the cit...

Bibliography: Mattick, Lindsay. Finding Winnie: The true story of the world's most famous bear. Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co, 2015. ISBN: 9780316324908 Plot Summary: Harry, a smart and caring veterinarian bought a bear on his way to joining the army. He named the bear Winnipeg, Winnie for short. Winnie became the mascot of their Canadian Brigade. Harry took her with them to England. He decided it was best to leave Winnie at the London Zoo when he found out he was going to the war zone. Christopher Robbin was a boy that fell in love with Winnie. He played with her inside the enclosure. Christopher's father wrote stories about Christopher and his adventures with his stuffed bear named Winnie-the-Pooh which was named after his playmate Winnie. It turns out the mother reading this story about Winnie to her son is actually the author of the story and is related to Harry the Veterinarian. She named her son Cole after Harry Colebourn. Critical Analysis: I immediately fe...

Bibliography: Santat, Dan. The Cookie Fiasco: Elephant & Piggie Like Reading. Boston, MA: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN: 9781484726365 Plot Summary: Four animal friends want cookies. The problem is there are only 3 cookies for the 4 friends. The friends have to figure out how to share 3 cookies before they lose their friendship. The purple hippo keeps breaking the cookies through his nervousness in the fiasco. The pieces are first broken into 6 pieces and again into 12 pieces. The problem is solved because the 12 pieces can be divided up equally among the 4 friends. That is until the cow brings out 3 glasses of milk. Critical Analysis Who doesn't love cookies? We all do! This book is full of color, emotions, tension and cookies. The pictures remind me of cartoons. They are big colorful and bubbly. These characters are perfect for young children to remain engaged in the story. The characters are concerned with fairness which is something all children need to learn ...

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