In My Mailbox (70)

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For review:
 
Paris in Love by Eloisa James
Bad Hair Day by Carrie Harris


Won:
 
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Unseen Guest by Maryrose Wood (Thanks Alethea!)


Library Loot:

Cookbook:

The Sweet Life by Sam Talbot

Graphic Novel:
 
Squish: Brave New Pond by Jennifer and Matthew Holm

Picture Books:

Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool, illustrated by Alison Jay


Used bookstore finds:

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

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Another vlog this week in which I talk about a lot of books and entertain you with big words. I also talk about authors (well, one in particular) who entertain kids by pouring stuff over their heads:

Books mentioned:
Dork Diaries Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russell
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel
The Doppelganger Chronicles: The First Escape by G.P. Taylor
The Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
 My Friend is Sad and Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
 Kali's Song by Jeanette Winter
C.R. Mudgeon by Leslie Muir, illustrated by Julian Hector
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber (audiobook)
The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems by Billy Collins
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry compiled by Billy Collins

Blog posts mentioned in my vlog:
An Evening with Billy Collins
Adam Rex "celebrating" his win as March Book Madness Champion

I also mentioned in my vlog that my dog Frank is a curmudgeon (see? big word). This is a perfect example of his curmudgeon-iness. He was mad that he got a bath and that his bed was put in the wash, so he went to mope in his toy basket:

In My Mailbox (68)

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In which I film my IMM video in two locations: my messy office and my classroom... and if you can maintain the stamina of watching all 6 minutes, there's even a "hidden track" that may or may not involve one of my adorable pugs. :)

Books mentioned:
Silence by Michelle Sagara
Black Dawn by Rachel Crane
Forgive Me I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine, illustrated by Matthew Cordell
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
Resistance by Carla Jablonski and Leland Purvis
Laika by Nick Abadazis
Mercury by Hope Larson

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

In My Mailbox (67)

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I did a vlog this week coming to you directly from my classroom. I actually filmed it Thursday morning when I wasn't quite awake yet so I apologize for the bad edit job. I had to curb my rambling.


All books mentioned are by Jennifer Holm:
Turtle in Paradise
Penny from Heaven
Babymouse: Queen of the World
Squish: Super Amoeba

In My Mailbox (66)

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For review:
 
Little Miss Bronte: Jane Eyre: A Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams, illustrated by Alison Oliver
Little Master Carroll: Alice in Wonderland: A Colors Primer by Jennifer Adams, illustrated by Alison Oliver

Won:
 
Entwined by Heather Dixon


Used book store finds for my classroom library:

Hardcovers:
 
Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe
Savvy by Ingrid Law
The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
The School Story by Andrew Clements
Dark Life by Kat Falls
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Among the Brave and Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Meanest Doll in the World by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick

Paperbacks:
 
Once on This Island and Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
Dodger and Me by Jordan Sonnenblick
Among the Imposters by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Haunting of Freddy by Dietlof Reiche
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joesph Delaney
The Doll People by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick

From the library:
 
Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Scott Magoon
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin E. Stead

In My Mailbox (65)

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Purchased:
 
 Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Trapped by Michael Northup


Wonder by RJ Palacio
I read this novel through NetGalley and had to buy it. This book must be my next read aloud to my students.

A student donated these titles to my classroom library:
 
The Death Cure by James Dashner
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore

From the library:

Audiobook:
 
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Picture books:
 
Saving the Baghdad Zoo by Kelly Milner Halls with Major William Sumner
Mr. Prickles: A Quill-Fated Love Story by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Scott Magoon

 
Maggie's Second Chance by Nancy Furstinger, illustrated by Joe Hyatt
I Must Have Bobo! by Eileen Rosenthal, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

 
Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas F. Yezerski
Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World by Allan Drummond


Play, Mozart, Play! by Peter Sis
Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra by Stephen Costanza

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This week's vlog features my dogs trying to steal the spotlight, or my lap anyway.
 
For Review:
What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World by Taylor Mali
Signs of Life by Natalie Taylor


Purchased:
Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
So You Want to be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Kristie Edmunds

Used bookstore finds:
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
See You Later Gladiator by Jon Scieszka
Blackthorn Winter by Kathryn Reiss
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

From the library:
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (audiobook)
The Book with a Hole by Herve Tullet


If you've never seen the poem "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali, you need to watch it now:

In My Mailbox (63)

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Christopher Paul Curtis is coming to my local indie book store on Tuesday, so I had to stop by and purchase a couple of his books:

Bud, Not Buddy and The Mighty Miss Malone
But seeing as how my class gave me a very generous Visa gift card for my Christmas gift this year, I decided to spend it by giving back (some of it) to them in the form of buying books for my classroom.  (Well, most of them are for my classroom).

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan, illustrated by Maira Kalman (this one, I admit, is for me, but if I read it and find it accessible for kids, I might put it in my classroom library.)
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Dreaanen
The Butterfly Clues by  Kate Ellison
Cold Cereal by Adam Rex (I heart Adam Rex. His books always make me laugh.)
Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill (Incidentally, I cannot look at this book without getting the Soundgarden song stuck in my head - it's stuck in my head right now.)
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? and Teach Your Buffalo to Play Drums by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Daniel Jennewein (I bought these books for an upcoming baby shower where we were instructed to bring our favorite children's book.)

Used bookstore finds:

 Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Iggie's House, Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself, and Blubber by Judy Blume
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince? by Melissa Kantor

Netgalley Downloads:
 
Wonder by RJ Palacio
 We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March by Cynthia Levinson

From the library:
 
Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Adam Rex
Tree Ring Circus by Adam Rex

 
Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan, illustrated by Barry Root
The Library by Sarah Stewart, illustrated by David Small

 
I Am the Dog, I Am the Cat by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barry Moser
I Will Surprise My Friend by Mo Willems

In My Mailbox (62)

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Used bookstore finds:
 
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Edward's Eyes by Patricia McLachlan

 
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

From the library:
Audiobooks:
 
Countdown by Deborah Wiles
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

Picture books:
 
Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski, illustrated by Lee Harper
Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson

Cookbook:
 
The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten & Lactose by Barbara Kafka


Books for my grad school research project:
 
The Reading Workshop: Creating a Space for Readers by Frank Serafini
Conferring: The Keystone of Reader's Workshop by Patrick A. Allen

Classics in the Classroom: Designing Accessible Literature Lessons by Carol Jago
Reading Ladders: Leading Students from Where They are to Where We'd Like Them to Be by Teri S. Lesesne