More Book Spine Poems!

A year later.... more book spine poems!

Library Poets

Inspired by a post at 100scopenotes.com, I challenged the 5th grade students to come up with their own book spine poems. I am duly impressed with the results! We even got to use ELMO in a new way by taking pictures at different angles. The best part for me was hearing all of the possibilities being considered, shared and enjoyed around the library. Take a look at our poets!

A day in the life....

I discovered today that ELMOs take some pretty good pictures...I am already plotting how to use this new information in a library project...in the meantime - a sneak peak at my desk.

Lunch Lady Rocks!

Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta by Jarrett Krosoczka

Fights crime with gadgets,
(taco-vision night goggles!)
and kicks bunny butt!

The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett

The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity by Mac Barnett, Illustrations by Adam Rex

Love Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and Encyclopedia Brown? Steve Brixton is all this and more, in Mac Barnett's tribute to these iconic series. Brilliant, funny, ironic, and that's even before the secret agent librarians. With the addition of Adam Rex's illustrations (spot on nostalgia to the well loved detective series of years past), this one's a gem.

Arno, the Ugliest Bicycle

www.flickr.com/photos/22213567@N03/2396331003

Create Your Debut Picture Book Cover!

1. Go to The Name Generator. Click Generate New Name. The name that appears is your author name.


2. Go to Picture Book Title Generator. Click Create Title. This is the title of your picture book.


3. Go to FlickrCC. Type the last word from your title into the search box followed by the word “drawing.” Click Find. The first suitable image is your cover. It will give you the option to go to Picnik.


4. Use Photoshop, Picnik, or similar to put it all together. Gettin’ creative is encouraged.


5. Post it to your site along with this text. (Remember to include any legally required attribution for the FlickrCC image.)


6. (Comment at 100 Scope Notes for the Cover Round-Up.)

Oh, the Places We Can READ!