Hi Book Buddies,
I have a predicament. I learned that word from Moosey-Moose. It is a fancy way of saying I have a problem.
My problem is that I can’t get a copy of The Talking Eggs.
I ‘m supposed to read it because my book buddies in Mrs. A’s class recommended it to me when I visited them last week.
What am I going to do? If you know where I can get a copy, will you let me know?
Thank you,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
Today was a super special day for me. I got to visit my book buddies in Mrs. A’s classroom! They were very nice to me and I learned a lot from them.
One reading strategy they taught me was how to learn tricky words. They told me to use the pictures to help me. I like that idea! Another strategy they taught me was to be sure to sound out the tricky words. Sometimes I get lazy and I skip the tricky words. That is not a good idea.
I was really hoping my book buddies would give me a recommendation for a new book or an author to read for the month of May. Guess what?
They gave me the most perfect recommendation!
The book is called The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
In 1989 this book won the Caldecott Honor Award. That means the pictures are really really good!
I’m very excited to start reading my new book. I hope my book buddies write to me and share their thinking while reading this book with their teacher, Mrs. A.
Check back tomorrow when I share my thinking with you, too.
Your Book Buddy,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
I woke up early to look at my calendar for this week. I have something fun planned on Thursday.
My reading and writing teacher, Kathleen, is taking me to Mrs. A’s classroom! I’m super excited to meet my book buddies.
Mrs. A’s students like to read a LOT! Maybe they will have a recommendation for me. It would be super fun to read a bunch of books from one author. I can’t wait until Thursday.
Time for me to make a cup of hot cocoa with goo-gobs of whippy cream. I think I will re-read one of my favorite books. Kathleen told me that it is okay to read books more than one time. She said I might have missed some details the first time and it’s fun to spend time with my favorite book character friends again.
Your Book Buddy,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
Today was one of those wintery days – again! It is a good thing I like to sit in front of the fireplace, drink hot cocoa with goo-gobs of whippy cream and read a good book!
I tried to make a smiley face with the chocolate syrup, but it melted super fast. Oh well, it will still taste yummy in my tummy.
One of my Book Buddies in Mrs. A.’s class asked me if Junie B. asked a friend for help. Yes, she did. She asked Lucille, William, and Grace to help her believe monsters were not under her bed. But they didn’t help her feel better at all. They even made her feel worse.
Junie B. has a good idea to sleep with all her friends like Raggedy Ruth and Raggedy Andy. I like to sleep with my friends, too. Moosey-Moose sometimes sleeps in my room. I also have a Teddy Bear who sleeps with me. His name is SweePea. He looks just like me but a LOT smaller.
Junie B. had a good idea about putting scary pictures under her bed to scare the monster away. I don’t have any scary pictures of me. Maybe I can put this book under my bed. Oh, and I can have the book opened to the page with Junie B.’s scary picture! I think that is one of my bestest ideas ever. What do you think? I’ll try it tonight. Write to me tomorrow and I will tell you if it worked.
Now I need a new book to read. I’m going to look at the book shelves in Kathleen’s office. She has hundreds, maybe thousands of books! If you have a recommendation, let me know, too.
Your Book Buddy,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
My book buddies in Mrs. A.’s class want me to read another Junie B. Jones book. I don’t have the second book but I have this one. I found it at the very back of my book shelf.
It is called, JUNIE B. JONES HAS A MONSTER UNDER HER BED. I want to read this one because I think I have a monster under my bed, too! Maybe Junie B. can give me ideas about how to get rid of the monster under my bed.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. The second book is called JUNIE B. JONES AND A LITTLE MONKEY BUSINESS. I looked at the list of books inside the cover of the one I am going to read next.
I hope you write back soon. I like it when my book buddies ask me questions, too!
Your Book Buddy,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
Mrs. A.’s class asked me two test questions about the June B. Jones book I just read.
Answer to question number one: Hmmm, does June B. yell a lot? Yes! She has temper tantrums. At first I thought she was bratty. Well, I still think she is bratty. Do you agree?
Answer to question number two: Yes, June B. does go to the bathroom in the first book. I was afraid she might not make it to the bathroom and she might have an accident. That happened to me once. I was reading a good book and drinking my hot cocoa with goo gobs of whippy cream and then all of a sudden I had to go to the bathroom.! Lucky for me I was at home so I didn’t have an accident.
I’m going to start reading the second Junie B. Jones book. If you have read that one, maybe you can ask me some more test questions. I like to check how much I understand and remember what I read. Sometimes, it’s more fun if someone asks me questions, too.
Bye for now,
Sleepy Bear
Hi Book Buddies,
Junie B. Jones is in a big predicament! She should not have gone to the nurse’s office to play. Do you know what she means when she says tangles? I think she means rectangles but I’m not sure.
I found out the name of Junie B.’s bestest friend. Her name is Lucille! My bestest friend is Moosey-Moose. Who is your bestest friend?
This was a funny book. I want to read more Junie B. Jones books except I have a problem. My reading and writing teacher, Kathleen, is all out. Do you have any Junie B. Jones books in your classroom library? Do you have any in your desk?
Maybe I will need to choose something different to read. I wonder what my friend Thorndyke all the way in Michigan is reading. Maybe I should ask him, too.
Your Reading Buddy,
Sleepy Bear
