Hidden

Yesterday while at the college Library that I tutor at I picked up the first graphic novel that I have truly enjoyed! I am not a massive fan of comics and while I love that the students are loving them I love few things more than a real actual novel! 

I picked up a book called Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier .This is the story of a grandma telling her Granddaughter about her experience growing up during the holocaust. This book had so much real emotion and brought me to tears several times. The story was truly brought to life through the pictures and it was kind of magical! 

The story is a fast read and a great companion for students who are reading books such as The Book Thief, The Diary of Anna Frank and Number the Stars. I think my favorite part is that the story is not all sad. It is the story of triumph and growing up in a scary time. It is a story of hope and being stronger than one every thought they could be!

This is a book that I feel I will keep in my heart for years to come. It is a story that shows what great strength can from love and hope!

Happy Monday,

Ms. Cara 

New Books

Since it is teacher week at Books A Million and teachers get 25% off their purchase I treated myself to three sweet, fun, and wonderful books. I love to spoil myself with a good book!

I bought The Skunk by Mac Barnett, The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat, and Inside This Book by Barney Saltzberg. I am so glad I bought them and each are so unique in their own way. I heard about many of these from John Schu’s twitter @mrschureads and his blog Watch Connect Read.

I hope you enjoyed seeing some fun new books? Have you read them? How do you use them in   your classroom?

Happy Wednesday!

Ms. Cara

Blair Turner's Very Busy Box

      Saturday I receiver the first Very Busy box from Blair Turner paper! Oh my goodness was it the very thing that I have ever gotten in the mail!!  I love a good paper product, but wow it had so many great things. 

It came with…

a thermal coffee mug

chocolates

a pencil case

two mechanical pencils

two poppin pens

a shopping bag

two blair turner pads of paper

notebook tabs 

a papaya lipgloss 

large day of the week clothes pins

The packaging was flawless and I was so so excited to open it. I think my favorite thing was the Blair Turner pad that said “ You can do anything, but not everything. “ I loved this. Sometimes as an educator and a woman I need to hear that. I can make big changes and make an impact but I have to learn to take everything one thing at a time.

To learn more about the Very Busy Box or to learn more about Blair Turner paper visit her website. She has amazing products and I can not wait to purchase more and get more Busy Boxes.

Happy Monday!

Ms. Cara