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Friday, February 22, 2013

PPBF: Open This Little Book

Title: Open This Little Book
Written by: Jesse Klausmeier & Illustrated By: Suzy Lee
Publisher, year: Chronicle Books, 2013
Suitable For: ages 2 to 18

Themes/Topics: reading, books, story in a story, retelling, friendship

Opening: Open this little red book and read about ladybug who opens a little green book and read about frog who opens a little orange book...

Brief Synopsis: What will you find when you open this little book? A fun story? Sweet characters? Enticing pictures? Yes! But much more. Open this book and you will find...another book...and another...and another. Debut author Jesse Klausmeier and master book creator Suzy Lee have combined their creative visions to craft a seemingly simple book about colors for the very youngest readers, an imaginative exploration of the art of book making for more sophisticated aficionados, and a charming story of friendship and the power of books for all.

Links To Resources and ideas for use in the classroom:
You could make your own books inside books


Read


Practice reading and retelling this book as the language is very predictable and easy to remember.
Why I Like This Book:  I love how the illustrations look old fashioned. They are so appealing. The concept is seemingly simple, but has so many layers of meaning and there are lots of surprises within. Each reading helps kids uncover something new.


9 comments:

  1. Sweet video! It helped me to understand the concept of a book within a book. Fascinating!

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  2. Kimberley, I love these layers. It must be fun for kids to make books within books, too!

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  3. What a charming and creative book. I enjoyed the video and seeing the layers in the book. Great concept. Kudos to the author and illustrator. Great idea to have kids make their own book.

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  5. I LOVE the video! Charlie Cook is one of my favorites with all its cleverness. Open This Book looks completely captivating and I must have it!
    Jenny

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  7. What a clever book! I think I need to find this one. Thanks!

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  8. I had my hand on this book when I got side-tracked by something else last week, Kim. I'm so glad you've added it to our list because it really looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. Looks like a brilliant book. If it is half as good as Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, I'm sold.
    And Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon arrived this week.

    sandi
    rubberboots and elf shoes

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