Nicki Weiss

I loved this book. Although the text was simple and poetic, I learned about 11 different cultures in less than one minute. At the end of the book, there is a teacher and her eighteen students, each taking turns sharing about the different cultural gifts they received. I thought the other's use of "gifts" was both symbolic yet concrete. Each culture has something to "give" and therefore it is a gift. I think this book would perfect for the beginning of the year to make sure everyone feels show more welcome in the classroom and that all cultures are appreciated. This book can be read from kindergarten to even high school. I also thought the glossary in the back of the different definitions of the cultural gifts AND the pronunciations to be extremely helpful and accommodating. show less

I would rate this book 5 stars. I think that reading this book to students can be very informative about how to react to weather in different settings. Throughout the year, the boy in the story shows how he dresses as the seasons change, and the students can relate to what he is wearing. The book can also be viewed as informative about weather as well. This can be helpful for students that need to learn how to compare weather to seasons, and how weather can vary in different parts of the show more world depending on the season. show less

When the lights go down and nighttime falls, where does the white cat go? Where does the monkey go? What about the camel, the stray dog, the seagull, and the brown bear? And what about the children?

This nighttime read-along picture book, perfect for a bedtime story, will delight young readers with it colored pencil-drawn illustrations and the repetitive, non-prose text that encourages them to read along as the story unfolds. It’s the perfect sleepy-time tale.

Recommended.

Mama and Angel celebrate each of the seasons together--sipping cocoa on a rainy fall day and snuggling in the big green chair in winter--in a chantable ode to life in a constantly changing city.