Dayasha Pina

Educ 271
Prof. Jennifer Myers
10-16-22
TASK ONE:
Children’s Book List

Grade Level of Reader: PRE-KINDERGARTEN (ages 3-5)

FAVORITE READ ALOUD:

1. Pout Pout Fish and the Mad Mad Day (f) by Deborah Diesen
2. 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World (nf) by Melanie Walsh
3. Kitten's First Full Moon (f) by Kevin Henkes
4. Whistle For Willie (f) by Ezra Jack Keats
5. No. David! (f) by David Shannon
6. Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes (f) by Eric Litwin
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (f) by Eric Carle
8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See (f) By Bill Martin Jr.
9. Tiny T-rex and the Impossible Hug (f) by Johnathan Stutzman
10. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie (f) by Laura Numeroff

Favorite Author: Deborah Diesen / Kimerly and James Dean

1. Pete The Cat Saves Christmas (f) by James Dean
2. Pete The Cat and The Missing Cupcakes(f) James and Kimberly Dean
3. Pete The Cat and The Perfect Pizza Party (f) by James Dean
4. Pete The Cat and His Magic Sunglasses (f) James and Kimberly Dean
5. Pete The Cat Firefighter Pete (f) by James Dean
6. Pout Pout Fish and The Worry Worry Whale (f) by Deborah Diesen
7. Pout Pout Fish and The Can’t Sleep Blues (f) by Deborah Diesen
8. Catch a Kiss (f) by Deborah Diesen
9. Pout Pout Fish and The Big Big Dark (f) by Deborah Diesen
10. Not The Very Merry Pout Pout Fish (f) by Deborah Diesen

THEME: FALL/HALLOWEEN
1. There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed A Spider (f) by Jennifer Ward
2. Pumply, Dumply Pumpkin (f) by Mary Serfozo
3. Ladybug Girl and the Dress Up Dilemma (f) by Jacky Davis
4. The Littlest Mummy (f) by Brandi Dougherty
5. National Geographic Kids (nf) by Laura Marsh
6. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat (f) by Lucille Colandro
7. The Littlest Witch (f) by Brandi Dougherty
8. Room On A Broom (f) Julia Donaldson
9. How To Catch a Monster (f) by Adam Wallace/How to Catch a Witch (f) by Alice
Walstead
 10. The Good, The Bad, And The Spooky (f) Jory John

CONTENT AREA: MATH

1. One Leaf, Two Leaf Count With Me (f) John Joseph Micklos (counting)
2. Shapes Are Everywhere (nf)by Charles Ghigna (shapes)
3. Silly Swamp Shapes (f) by Slade Stone (shapes)
4. How Do Dinosaurs Count To Ten (f) by Jane Yolen (counting)
5. Ten Red Apples (f) by Pat Hutchins (counting)
6. Just Enough Carrots (f) by Stuart J Murphy (estimation/comparing numbers)
7. A Pair of Socks (f)by Stuart J Murphy (pairing)
8. How Tall? (f) By Mark Andrew Weakland (comparisons/measurement)
9. Sorting at the Market (nf) by Tracey Steffora( sorting)
10. Sam Sorts by (f) Marthe Jocelyn (sorting)

CONTENT AREA: Multicultural

1. Eyes That Kiss in the Corners (f) by Joanna Ho (japanese culture)
2. More than Peach (f) Bellen Woodward (african american)
3. Name Jar (f) by Yangsook Choi (chinese)
4. Sulwe (f) by Lupita Nyong’o (african)
5. All Are Welcome (f) by Alexandra Penfold (all cultures)
6. Hello Friend, Hola Amigo (f) Andres Salguero (hispanic)
7. What We Wear, Dressing Up Around The World (nf) by by Cynthia Pon, Elise Hofer
Derstine, and Maya Ajmera (all cultures)
8. My Food, Your Food, Our Food (nf) by Emma Carlson Berne (all cultures)
9. The Proudest Blue (f) by Ibtihaj Muhammad (Muslim)
10. I Color Myself Different (f) by Colin Kapernick (bi-racial/ multiple races)

SUMMARIES:
BOOKSTORE:
Employees are seeing an increase in the popularity among multicultural children’s books,
especially books that showcase African Americans and African American culture. Some titles
would include. “Daddy Speaks Love” and “ The Year We Learned to Fly”Picture books and
themed related books. For older children series sets are in high demand and comics are slowly
making a comeback. Picture books are the most popular among the preschool age of 3-5. Some
Authors that are popular for the age group of 3-5 are James and Kimberley Dean (Pete the Cat
series), Laura Numeroff (“If you give a …” series). In both bookstores there was some
representation of multicultural literature. However, I don't feel it quite compared to all of the
other literature available for purchase. Most items were not showcased and were difficult to find.
However, because of hispanic heritage month I did notice a couple of books for older readers
and adults that were showcased. This is something that they would consider to work on. Both
stores believe that there could be improvement, but it would have to come for the higher up.
The employees and I both agree that fiction books are the more popular choice for
preschoolers. Employees weren't not knowledgeable of programs for preschoolers.
LIBRAIRIES:
My visits to the libraries were amazing. Librarians although some may not have been a
children's librarian were extremely knowledgeable. Some new books mentioned included “ My
Day in the Park”, “ Joy Ride”, “Sometimes, All I Need Is Me”,” I Color Myself Different”, “The
Hair Book”, “ A Gift for Nana”. Some of these books may not be in their possession yet but are
in the process of getting ordered for circulation. Some books and authors mention that are most
popular among the preschool age group was the “Froggy” series, Eric Carle, Dr. Seuss, and
Laura Numeroff books. Books with themes seem to also be popular and the east shore library
actually has an area dedicated to books that seems to be of popular interest. Some themes I
saw were “ “Books on Wheels ”, “Pets”, “Dinosaurs”, “Farm”. As hard as the Dauphin County
Library System is working to represent their local community population, They realize they have
work to do. The main issue that was discussed was publishing, They don't feel they have the
selection of diverse publishing across the board. However, it is much better than it was in the
past. They feel that there are a lot more books to explore and their selection is more exciting
than ever before. They found out that they have a high nepalese and want to be able to bring in
some ideas and literature to showcase. Some difficulties they have is that for dual language
learners (including adults) they have a hard time translating. They believe that there is room for
an on site translator. They also have implemented an audit system that would help with their
success in circulating different genres, authors, etc of literature for the library system. They are
in the process of ordering a bunch of books for the entire library. They believe that the displays
are important and help with the circulation of books. People tend to look at what's in front of
them. Both I and the librarians agree that fiction books are most popular among preschool aged
readers. The libraries have a range of programs for all ages. However, some programs for
preschoolers at the library would include, story time, 1000 book challenge, they even have a
kindergarten readiness program. The librarian also mentions they support and work with CAIU
for children that need help with speech development. They also perform consultations with
families and help them pick out appropriate books for their little ones. Also, while browsing the
children's library area, there is a section with bags already filled with books ready for check out.
These bags had age ranges on them making it easy for children or even parents who may be
busy to grab and go. I also like that there is the element of surprise in each bag.

ONLINE:
The websites that I thought had the most quality of literature were the “Get Epic” and “Storyline
Online” websites. Storyline Online was easy to navigate in choosing books for read alouds read
by famous celebrities. They had a range of categories and levels of listeners. Fiction books
were the focus of this site. I did not see any nonfiction books. This website is free of charge and
you do not need to sign up in order to use it. My favorite author on the site was Lois Brandt for a
book named Maddi’s Fridge read by Jennifer Garner. The Get Epic had an enormous catalog of
books to choose from both fiction and nonfiction. However, this site requires you to sign up as a
family member, a student or a teacher. I signed up as a teacher for a test run. The site is fairly
simple to navigate but you need to know what type of reading level you want for “your students”.
On this site you are able to create “assignments” for your students and these consist of books to
read or be read to you and you also have the option to add a comprehension quiz at the end.
Some books I enjoyed were “ I See” by Joe Cepeda and “See Me Play” by Paul Meisel. Some
benefits would be that Storyline Online would be used for a pleasure or storytime atmosphere
with a follow up discussion. However, there is not a planned curriculum aligned with the books.
Whereas the Get Epic is geared towards actually learning to read.

TASK TWO:part 1

FEATURED BOOK ; Pumply, Dumply Pumpkin (f) by Mary Serfozo

Summary: Peter the tiger needs to find the perfect pumpkin. A plumply, dumply
pumpkin. He comes across a range of bumpy or grumpy pumpkins, but he needs one that
is fat and fine. He thinks of things he would like to do with his pumpkin. Once that perfect
pumpkin has been found, Peter and his father create the perfect jack-o-lantern.

WAYS TO USE THIS BOOK ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:

1. Phonics: Letter P & D focusing on letter sounds:
2. Other: Field trip to Pumpkin patch to find the Perfect Pumpkin/ Pumpkin carving or
painting a pumpkin
3. Science: How Pumpkins Grow/ Pumpkin life cycle
4. Math: Pumpkin sorting game ( tall/short, skinny/fat, gourds/squash/pumpkins,
5. Comprehension: Students retell the story with props
6. Vocabulary: Sumptuous, pumpkin, spies, twining vine,lopsided,grin
7. Fluency: “Pumpkin” Prop with Pumpkin labeled pumpkin for re-read.
8. Writing: Practice tracing/ writing letter P in va
 9. Writing: Sentence frame: I like my pumpkin “_____________” and a space
for them to draw or color their pumpkin.
10. Dramatic Play: Pumpkin Costumes and songs
11. Science: Baking pumpkin seeds and making pumpkin pie.
12. Social Studies: What foods come from pumpkins
13. Science/Social studies: 5 senses. How do they look, feel, sound, taste, smell?

TASK THREE: Reflection

I learned from this project that selecting quality literature is not as simple as just
picking out any book because it “relates”. I learned that it is important to preview and
read all literature before selecting for reading in a classroom. Some books, although
created for children, do not have the quality of care, culture, and values that you want to
demonstrate in the classroom. I also learned that with the right resources you can access
an abundance of literature for all ages. I learned from reading aloud to children that
comprehension can differ across the board. I also learned that some students pick a book
by its cover and some by the title. Again, different levels of comprehension.
Some successes I had with this project was that the librarians are extremely
resourceful and helpful. I only interviewed two however, I spoke and received help from
many of them and they were a delight to work with. One even checked on me to see if I
needed anything else and to see how my project was going. They were all extremely
knowledgeable and aware of what improvements that could be made for the community
they serve. Some difficulties I had was that with finding books for my favorite authors,
there wasn't a selection for non-fiction books. I also had some hesitancy from bookstore
employees on being interviewed and signing my Field Experience Hours. Some employees
are more knowledgeable than others as I tried to get info on children's literature and was
told “ well you can look through over there, that's where all the kid stuff is” .
In any event, this project was important to me as a future teacher because being
able to apply your books and literacy skills across the curriculum is important and not as
easy as it sounds. This is good practice on what we need to do as teachers to implement a
quality literacy program in the classroom.
This has been one of my favorites classes taken in this program at HACC as well as
my favorite project thus far. I very much enjoy my library visits (both for this class, work,
and personally). Although I would not want to change any part of this project; I would
suggest that it not be a requirement to interview a bookstore employee. My experience
with a bookstore employee, although professional on my end, could be discouraging to
others to ask for help.