I loved this book!! Not only are the illustrations so simple yet cute and fun, but the text is so useful and child-friendly. Nancy Carlson really writes from a child's point of view. She relates to children and writes about issues they could be struggling with. This character, Henry, is in many of Carlson's books. In this book Henry is struggling to read. He keeps saying he doesn't like reading, but his teacher soon discovers it is not that he dislikes reading, it's that he is struggling with reading. Henry is in first grade, this is a common issue with first graders that may be a difficult one to admit. Henry talks about how other kids in his class read so easily. His teacher starts to get him extra help, he works on reading at home and at school. I love that Carlson adds in that home-school connection. I would read this book as a read aloud but the home-school connection in the story makes it a fun book to read at home too.
One question I would like to address for this text is:
How would I share this author’s work with an
elementary school class?
A better question would be, how wouldn't I share this author's work?! Nancy Carlson has so many books and they are all books young students can relate to. I would use her work all year round. She has books about different holidays. She also has books about diverse students, there is one about a new student that is in a wheel chair. She really tries to cover a lot of difficult things to discuss with children. These days there are tons of texts about every topic, but Nancy Carlson's books really connect with her young readers and her illustrations are just adorable!
I feel like this is the perfect book for all children who maybe struggle at reading and do not want anyone to know about it? Maybe a book each child could take turns reading to the class.
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