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19th out of 65 books
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43 voters
Bridget's Beret
by
Tom Lichtenheld (Goodreads Author)
Bridget loves to draw, and she likes to wear a beret for inspiration. So when her beloved hat blows away, Bridget searches for it high and low. She files a Missing Beret Report. She even considers other hats, but none of them feel quite right. It’s no use; without her beret, Bridget can’t seem to draw. How will she overcome her artist’s block?
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Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 27th 2010
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Audience: The audience for this book is primary elementary school. I feel that 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders would really enjoy this book. I think that this book would be best suited towards 1st graders because of the colorful pictures in the story. I also like the point that the story is trying to make, you don’t need a “beret” to be an artist, your creativity comes from within yourself. I think that the 2nd and 3rd graders could really pick up on that.
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May 08, 2012
Kathryn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
budding artists / those wishing to encourage art appreciation in kids
Shelves:
art,
childrens-picture-books
Bridget loves painting. She especially loves to paint outside. When she is painting outside, she feels that she is right where she belongs. Like many great painters, Bridget wears a beret while she paints. One day, a gust of wind takes her hat--and her inspiration! She couldn't possibly paint without her beret on! Could she?
What a neat book! I so enjoyed Bridget's story. I could so empathize with her feelings about the creative process (except, for me, it's writing instead of art) and thought t...more
What a neat book! I so enjoyed Bridget's story. I could so empathize with her feelings about the creative process (except, for me, it's writing instead of art) and thought t...more
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Bridget loved to draw and be outside. She had a lot of art supplies but her favorite was her black beret. When she wore her beret she felt like a famous artist. One day her beret blew right off her head as she was painting outside. She searched everywhere looking for her beret. Bridget thought she would not be able to draw without her special beret. She tried on other hats to see if they would do the trick. Her little sister asked her to make a sign for her lemonade stand, but Bridget wasn’t so...more
Audience: This book is perfect for all grade school kids. I could see it being read from Kindergarten up to 4th grade. It's a good story that kids could relate to.
Appeal: There are lots of ways to incorporate this story into the classroom. The first thing that came to mind was how perfect the book would be for an Art class or an art lesson. In the story, Bridget loves to draw and paint but she thinks she is only good at it because of her beret. She soon discovers that she is just as talented wi...more
Appeal: There are lots of ways to incorporate this story into the classroom. The first thing that came to mind was how perfect the book would be for an Art class or an art lesson. In the story, Bridget loves to draw and paint but she thinks she is only good at it because of her beret. She soon discovers that she is just as talented wi...more
Bridget is a little girl who doesn't like drawing...she LOVES drawing! Give her some crayons, paint, or even some chalk and she'll create an artistic masterpiece just as long as she is wearing her favorite black beret. One windy day while Bridget is sitting at the park drawing, a strong gust of wind comes and blows her beret off her head and suddenly Bridget feels that her artistic talent has vanished. She tries on different hats, but none seem to help the artistic block that she is having. When...more
Excellent story. Beautiful illustrations. Bridget is a budding artist. Her favorite activity is drawing and painting and her favorite possession is her beret. Her beret gives her the inspiration for her paintings, so when it blows away one day, she suffers from artist's block. Miserable, she sulks, pouts and cries until she is asked to make a sign for her little sister's lemonade stand. The illustrations are colorful and descriptive and there is a sidebar explaining what artist's block is. A lit...more
Audience: Primary
Genre: Children's Picture Book- Realistic Fiction
Pre-Reading Strategy: First Lines
First Lines is a strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from a book and make predictions about the content of what they're about to read. This pre-reading technique helps students focus their attention on what they can tell from the first lines of a story. As students read the text in its entirety they discuss, revisit and/or revise their original predictions. I chose this pre-read...more
Genre: Children's Picture Book- Realistic Fiction
Pre-Reading Strategy: First Lines
First Lines is a strategy in which students read the beginning sentences from a book and make predictions about the content of what they're about to read. This pre-reading technique helps students focus their attention on what they can tell from the first lines of a story. As students read the text in its entirety they discuss, revisit and/or revise their original predictions. I chose this pre-read...more
May 21, 2012
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
budding artists, and also budding writers and other creators/inventors, etc. etc. etc.
Recommended to Lisa by:
Kathryn
Oh, I just love this book! It has so much to it. It’s not really unique; I’ve read other children’s picture books where the premise is also a child who feels as though they can no longer create art because they’ve lost some object. I can’t remember the titles offhand. I do remember also liking those books.
This one is special.
It has wonderful illustrations, especially the pictures of the dog and the pictures of artists’ famous pictures, and the whimsical takes on them, and then just the general e...more
This one is special.
It has wonderful illustrations, especially the pictures of the dog and the pictures of artists’ famous pictures, and the whimsical takes on them, and then just the general e...more
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Bridget’s Beret is a realistic fiction children’s book written and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. It has beautiful artwork throughout, and some of the character’s artwork is inspired by true artists and their works.
Bridget is the main character of this story and it takes place in her home/ neighborhood which is unidentified in the book. She is a young artist who loves to draw everything and everywhere, but her favorite place to draw it outside. Out in the open among the trees and the birds,...more
Bridget is the main character of this story and it takes place in her home/ neighborhood which is unidentified in the book. She is a young artist who loves to draw everything and everywhere, but her favorite place to draw it outside. Out in the open among the trees and the birds,...more
Audience: Because some of the vocabulary may be more advanced, the audience this book is intended for is 2nd and 3rd graders.
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 2nd and 3rd graders because of the excitement the story line presents. The book has fun and colorful illustrations. It is easy to follow and has an imaginative sense.
Application: I would use this book for a list-group-label activity. I would chose art/creativity as the main concept. After listing words the class brainstormed in re...more
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 2nd and 3rd graders because of the excitement the story line presents. The book has fun and colorful illustrations. It is easy to follow and has an imaginative sense.
Application: I would use this book for a list-group-label activity. I would chose art/creativity as the main concept. After listing words the class brainstormed in re...more
Audience: The audience for this book is primary elementary school. Because of the page lengths and content I think it would best fit 3rd graders.
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 2nd and 3rd graders because of the amount of independence that Bridget shows. They will enjoy seeing how Bridget continues to paint even after she loses her beret. It is a fun, easy read for children.
Application: I might use this book to help with class introductions at the beginning of the school year. I feel i...more
Appeal: I think this book would appeal to 2nd and 3rd graders because of the amount of independence that Bridget shows. They will enjoy seeing how Bridget continues to paint even after she loses her beret. It is a fun, easy read for children.
Application: I might use this book to help with class introductions at the beginning of the school year. I feel i...more
Audience: Primary
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Pre-reading strategy: Anticipation/reaction guide
For Bridget's Beret, I would make a list of questions about the book for the students to get thinking. Why does Bridget wear her beret? What does Bridget do? If Bridget wore other hats, what would she paint? What will happen if she doesn't have her beret? I would have the students discuss these questions and share with a partner to do some pre-reading guessing for how the book will turn out. However I don'...more
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Pre-reading strategy: Anticipation/reaction guide
For Bridget's Beret, I would make a list of questions about the book for the students to get thinking. Why does Bridget wear her beret? What does Bridget do? If Bridget wore other hats, what would she paint? What will happen if she doesn't have her beret? I would have the students discuss these questions and share with a partner to do some pre-reading guessing for how the book will turn out. However I don'...more
Bridget’s Beret by Tom Lichtenheld was an artful and inspiring book for those who love art. Bridget is a girl who loves to paint and draw. One day as she was drawing outside when a breeze swept the beret off of Bridget’s head and sent it sailing away. Bridget was so distressed she thought she could never draw again. Then one day she is asked to create a sign for a lemonade stand and in return found that she did not need her beret to be an artist she was one all along.
Tom Lichtenheld did a great...more
Tom Lichtenheld did a great...more
Audience: I think this book would be best for k-3rd grade students. It most likely would appeal to a girl in class, she may like hats just like Bridget. It would also appeal to students who love art and love creating things. I could see an art teacher having this book in her room or her cart.
Appeal: The cover of this book is very bright and welcoming, so I think that helps the appeal. Another aspect that helps the appeal is the fact that the main character is an artist. Most children find art fu...more
Appeal: The cover of this book is very bright and welcoming, so I think that helps the appeal. Another aspect that helps the appeal is the fact that the main character is an artist. Most children find art fu...more
Audience – This book would be good for 3rd graders because of the length and vocabulary words in it.
Appeal – It would appeal to students because of the excitement, colors, and the passion of a little girl. It is something they will be able to relate to. They will enjoy her paintings before and after she loses her inspiration.
Application – This would be a great discussion for how people need to keep trying even when something gets in their way. You could also talk about art appreciation and have...more
Appeal – It would appeal to students because of the excitement, colors, and the passion of a little girl. It is something they will be able to relate to. They will enjoy her paintings before and after she loses her inspiration.
Application – This would be a great discussion for how people need to keep trying even when something gets in their way. You could also talk about art appreciation and have...more
I am going to say, from a adult point of view, that I really love this book. I am sure children would also love it, but I do treasure a finely made and illustrated book, and this is one. The story is quite simple yet clever. I am not sure why, but the ending brings me to tears, even after several readings. I think it is because Bridget finds her way and her true love (art). It is a very subtle ending. The dog is running to her ... oh I won't spoil it. I think Tom Lichtenheld deliberately set out...more
This is about a girl who loses her bere, and when she loses it, she gets sad when she figures out that she can no longer paint without her beret. Not true. At the end of the book, she discovers that she can pain without her beret. As a teacher, I would read this book to my class to help children overcome their fears and gain confidence about their abilities. In addition, I can relate it to reading and writing by encouraging the students to read as many books as they want, and write to the best o...more
I loved this story about Bridget, a young artist who is conviniced that her beret, like those worn by the "Great Artists" is her most important art tool. On a particullarly windy day, Bridget's beret is carried away by the wind and she immediately develops "artist's block". She later learns that perhaps, she is capable of creating art without her beloved beret. The illustrations are superb and Bridget's paintings, mimicing some well known works of are are a delight. Also included is a section on...more
I love these illustrations. I love the humor tucked into them and I love the characters. The story is great, because it shows a girl gain confidence in her ability without needing a particular item. I enjoyed Bridget's art and I hope it encourages other budding artists to try and improve their skill. Coming from one who has practically no artistic talent, I highly encourage others to build it if they do!
Might work in a preschool storytime. Probably best in a lap-read or read-alone.
Favorite part...more
Might work in a preschool storytime. Probably best in a lap-read or read-alone.
Favorite part...more
Audience: This book will appeal to a wide variety of younger readers. It is a good story that little children will understand, but it also has lots of words on each page, enough that a 3rd grader could still enjoy reading it to themselves. This book would appeal to boys and girls, although the main character is a girl.
Appeal: This book is very colorful! Each page has full page pictures and they tell the story really well. The story moves along pretty quickly. It also has fun little cartoons on t...more
Appeal: This book is very colorful! Each page has full page pictures and they tell the story really well. The story moves along pretty quickly. It also has fun little cartoons on t...more
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Audience: Bridget’s Beret is good for K-3rd grade because it does use some concepts that are harder to grasp for younger children. The audience needs to be able to understand the feelings that Bridget is experiencing when she loses her hat.
Appeal: This book is a very good book for connecting feelings to real-life experiences. The book can explain to the student that just because something bad happens to the child does not necessarily mean that it has to affect them for so long. It te...more
Audience: Bridget’s Beret is good for K-3rd grade because it does use some concepts that are harder to grasp for younger children. The audience needs to be able to understand the feelings that Bridget is experiencing when she loses her hat.
Appeal: This book is a very good book for connecting feelings to real-life experiences. The book can explain to the student that just because something bad happens to the child does not necessarily mean that it has to affect them for so long. It te...more
Aug 07, 2010
Anne Beier
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
4-6-storytime,
storytime,
sisters,
read-a-loud,
picturebook,
painting,
multi-cultural,
k-1st-grade-storytime,
female,
confidence,
coping
Bridget is a wonderful painter who wears a beret. One day it flies off her head like a kite in the wind, and she develops aritst-block. After trying a number of solutions, her younger sister asks her to make signs for a lemonade stand. She begrudingly begins to make them. Will this break her artist-block?
Illustrations are very cuteink, colored pencil, watercolor and sidewalk chalk on 80-pound Strathmore Aquarius watercolor paper. Tom Lichtenheld includes a little backmatter about famous artists...more
Illustrations are very cuteink, colored pencil, watercolor and sidewalk chalk on 80-pound Strathmore Aquarius watercolor paper. Tom Lichtenheld includes a little backmatter about famous artists...more
Audience: Kindergarten-3rd grade or art teachers.
Appeal: When looking for the right book to help students who feel that they aren't good at anything. Bridget does a great job of working through her misfortunes, even when she doesn't realize that she is. Students would enjoy the humorous little side comments, as I did, and the funny pictures. I also really enjoyed that there were ideas to help jump start art. Many great ideas listed in the back few pages.
Award list: 2012-2013 Golden Sower Nominee...more
Appeal: When looking for the right book to help students who feel that they aren't good at anything. Bridget does a great job of working through her misfortunes, even when she doesn't realize that she is. Students would enjoy the humorous little side comments, as I did, and the funny pictures. I also really enjoyed that there were ideas to help jump start art. Many great ideas listed in the back few pages.
Award list: 2012-2013 Golden Sower Nominee...more
Bridget is an artist. An artist who wears a beret just like so many other great artists...Monet, Cezanne, Picasso, Rembrandt, and Sisley. She always wore her beret as she painted and drew...until one day her beret blew right off her head as she painted outside. She chased it but couldn't catch it. She is devastated...she tries other hats, but none are right. She knows she will never be able to paint again. But when her sister needs her help, she slowly sees that it isn't her beret that makes her...more
Bridget is an artist. She loves to draw and wants to be a famous artist someday. She has a favorite beret that she wears only when she is drawing or painting and one day a big gust of wind blows her hat away! Bridget tries on other hats but she is not inspired (she calls it artists block). One day, her friend asks her to make a sign for their lemonade stand and while Bridget creates the sign she turns it into beautiful posters that decorate the neighborhood. She is inspired once again!
Audience: K through 2nd. Art teachers, artist within your classroom. English teachers.
Appeal: This story will heighten any art teachers interest by the vivid colors and text that comes with the story. This can be used to show that inspiration comes in any and many forms. English teachers could use this a writing extensions on how they kids' find their inspiration and how even if that was taken away how they could still do what they love whether it's writing, art, reading, etc.
Appeal: This story will heighten any art teachers interest by the vivid colors and text that comes with the story. This can be used to show that inspiration comes in any and many forms. English teachers could use this a writing extensions on how they kids' find their inspiration and how even if that was taken away how they could still do what they love whether it's writing, art, reading, etc.
I loved this book. Bridget is an adorable character who loves to draw and draw. It sounds like me or even a lot of girls when they're young. So it's very relatable. But she always wants to look right when she draws but then she loses her beret and has to learn to draw without it. Tom Lichtenfeld is a really great author and illustrator. I hope he continues to write more books. I also love in the back of the book where it shows you where to "draw" some inspiration for drawing from.
Bridget has lost her artistic inspiration-her beret. She feels like she cannot draw without it and spends her time trying to recover from artist's block. Her sister is finally able to break her out of her monotony by convincing her to make a sign for her lemonade stand. When Bridget gets going, she has a hard time stopping and is soon back to drawing, just like she belongs. Sweet story, great pictures and additional captions and conversation type comments on the pictures.
Audience: Kindergarten-3rd grade students, art teachers, classroom teachers, art lovers, librarians
Appeal: Bridget's hesitancy about her artistic talent is something many young students can relate to. Her ability to realize that her talent lies within her would be a powerful message for many young artists. This book would be a great introduction or addition to an art project or unit done in a regular or art classroom.
Award List: Golden Sower Nominee 2012-2013
Appeal: Bridget's hesitancy about her artistic talent is something many young students can relate to. Her ability to realize that her talent lies within her would be a powerful message for many young artists. This book would be a great introduction or addition to an art project or unit done in a regular or art classroom.
Award List: Golden Sower Nominee 2012-2013
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Children's book author/illustrator writes for kids who love to laugh and grown-ups who love to laugh along with them. When not making up stories and drawing silly pictures, he likes to get other people's kids all riled-up then send them home to their parents.
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