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For Just One Day
For just one day, I'd like to be a busy, buzzing bumble...BEE!
What child hasn't pretended to be a monkey, a bear, or a bumblebee? After imagining the fun of being a variety of animals from around the world, a sweet ending—and an attached mirror—remind little ones that the very best thing they can be is exactly who they are.
What child hasn't pretended to be a monkey, a bear, or a bumblebee? After imagining the fun of being a variety of animals from around the world, a sweet ending—and an attached mirror—remind little ones that the very best thing they can be is exactly who they are.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
August 19th 2009
by Chronicle Books
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What: I had purchased this book for a class originally to construct a lesson-plan from it as well as to use in my read-aloud group. After reading it I really enjoyed the underlying message of, "I'm proud to be me, and me is the person that I really want to be." I think it sends a positive message to children that they are all unique and should feel comfortable in their own skins.
So What: I feel like children K - 3 would enjoy this book. I read it for my class at the after-school program I work a...more
So What: I feel like children K - 3 would enjoy this book. I read it for my class at the after-school program I work a...more
A little girl wants to be all of these other things for just one day. She pretends to be different animals, other people, and doing different jobs. She wonders what it would be like to be somebody else, but only for one day, because she still wants to be herself at the end of the day.
I would recommend this book for third graders because it teaches you that it is okay to dream, but that you should always want to be yourself.
This book could be implemented when learning about predicting and rhyming...more
I would recommend this book for third graders because it teaches you that it is okay to dream, but that you should always want to be yourself.
This book could be implemented when learning about predicting and rhyming...more
May 25, 2012
Relyn
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teachers, parents, kids
Recommended to Relyn by:
spotted at the library
Shelves:
lawsonland
Oh, I really loved this book. First, the illustrations are delightful and engaging and make me think of my own 70s childhood books. Marc Boutavant did a remarkable job with this book. I am not sure just how I am going to use this book next year in Lawsonland, but I know I will.
Lesson Connections
~ Writing - This is a great example of using a repeating pattern to tell a story.
Lesson Connections
~ Writing - This is a great example of using a repeating pattern to tell a story.
I LOVED this book-the illustrations are SO fun to look at. I paused for a long time on each page to soak the illustrations in-they are done in a really cool pop-art style. Also, the message of this book is really great-it encourages students to have imagination, to dream, and to enjoy life. This would be an awesome read-aloud book, even in middle school!
EXCELLENT retro art by Marc Boutavant! Nice story about a boy who dreams of all the kinds of animals he could be. The pagination and text allow for kids to guess what animal the boy would like to be next based on rhyming lines. Great for dreamers and older storytimers.
It can be so fun to pretend to be something else. Love the illustrations and the easy rhyme. This would work well for toddler and preschool storytime.
Great picture book for early elementary ages. Fun read-aloud for kids to guess the animal that rhymes with the words and comes on the next page...
Fun, finish the rhyme book. Great illustrations (I'm especially a fan of the whale page) plus it ends with a mirror - always a hit!
Lots of great details in the illustrations; a good rhyme that scans & each 3rd line builds on the concept well ("For just one day I'd like to shake / my tail and be a rattlesnake / oh what a slithering sound is make / if I could be a rattlesnake"). I also like the context for each animal...the rain-filled gutters for the crocodile, the spiky, tangled hair for the porcupine. Mirror in the back ("that is me!")
This would be a good choice for an animal storytime. A boy imagines what it's be like to be different animals for "just one day".
This was a fun book with a nice ending and great illustrations. Very creative and inspires students explore their creative side.
This is a great read aloud. The kids will be able to guess the rhymes as you read along. The illustrations are excellent.
I presented this last year to try to get it on the CCBA nominations list, unsuccessfully. Perhaps I'll try again this year.
Rhyming text before the page turns prompt readers to fill in animal names. Fun retro style illustrations.
an adorable account of all the things children imagine themselves as. one of my favorites to read to my son.
Nice page turn rhymes. A good pick for storytime.
I thought the retro art was pretty groovy.
I thought the retro art was pretty groovy.
I've seen others with the same story that I like better.
Cute. Learning to dream and want to be yourself at the same time.
Bold, retro graphics with strong predictable rhymes.
I've heard this is a big hit at storytimes.
fabulous, would be a great storytime book...
Sep 09, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
picture-book
Loved the illustrations, very stylized.
rhyming, riddles
Oct 27, 2012
Amy
marked it as picture-books-read
Love the illustrations. See my complete review here: http://sunlitpages.blogspot.com/2012/...
Dec 22, 2011
Kansas
added it
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Great for audience participation.
May 16, 2013
Gabriela
marked it as to-read
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