Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Library News

December in our school library is making us spellbound! The genre for ROBERTO is Fairy Tales and Folktales. There are so many enchanting books to choose from including, Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story From China, Domitila: A Cinderella Tale From The Mexican Tradition and How The Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale From The Akamba of Kenya. We are also enjoying some “twisted tales” like Shannon Hale’s Rapunzel’s Revenge or Seriously, Cinderella Is So Annoying!: The Story Of Cinderella As Told By The Wicked Stepmother by Trisha Shaskan. 

It is easy to search for our favorite stories or characters by visiting S.O.A.R. at https://library.cps.edu.  We can also read kid-friendly versions of The Brothers Grimm’s works at www.grimmfairytales.com/en/main  and a variety of our favorite fairy tales and fables from around the world at www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/.

In a special mini lesson, students will share how much they like what they read by creating book covers for their tale. If you know any children ages 8 to 13, encourage them to write a fairy tale, folk tale, myth or any other original piece to submit to Stone Soup magazine. Go your school's or local public library to check out How To Write A Fairy Tale by Gare Thompson to get started!

Happy Reading!

Ms. Martin
Library Media Specialist

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