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Title of the book: Where The Wild Things Are Author of the book: Maurice Sendak Genre: Children's literature/ fiction Awards: Caldecott Age group: 4-8 years old Summary: This book is about a little boy named Max who gets into some trouble and is sent to bed for misbehaving. Max in his dreams start going things his way and he finds himself being ruler of an island. But soon as everything is going his way he realizes its time to go back and he realizes he misses his home. Teacher Evaluation: I loved this book and not only the story behind it but as well as the book was made. The closer we got into Maxs imagination/ dream, The picture was bigger than the writing on the pages, but as soon as things turned reality, the word page would get bigger and the picture would take up less space than before. 

Title of the book: Let it Shine Author: Ashley Bryan Genre: Fiction Awards: Coretta Scott King 2008 Age group: 4-8 years old Summary: This book is about songs and all the colorful pictures in it allow the readers to grasp and enjoy reading the song better.  Teacher Evaluation: I think this is a great book for students who are learning to read and also brings attention to them by showing them that songs can be turned into books. I loved the pictures in this book I loved how much color it brought to the pages. 

Title of the book: Odette's Secrets Author: Maryann Macdonald Genre: Historical Fiction Awards: Texas Bluebonnet Award 2014 Age group: 10-14 years old Summary: Odette is a Jewish girl living in Paris who is moved to the countryside during a very dangerous time and she is made to act like a normal girl out on the countryside even though she is full of secrets of her past life in Paris that she does not talk about.  Teacher Evaluation: Although I have not gotten through the whole book, I loved reading through the book and I think this is a very good book for people to read but for students of a little more of a mature age. This book is very good and has a meaningful story behind it. 

Title of the book: El Chupacabras Author: Adam Rubin Genre: Fiction/Picturebook Awards: Texas Bluebonnet Award 2020 Age group: 4-8 years Summary: This book is about a girl named Carla who lives on a farm with her father, her father notices one night that a goat has disappeared off their farm. The next day they see the goat flat, it has been sucked dry! Supposedly, El Chupacabras is a very scary person, supposedly, but is he really? Teacher Evaluation: This book is a very good book for read aloud to read to my students. I loved how the book is about a scary scary Chupacabras but in reality isn't. I loved reading this book and I loved the meaning and lesson behind it. 

Title of the book: The Uglified Ducky Author: Willy Claflin Genre: Fiction Awards: Bluebonnet Award 2011 Age group: 4-8 years old Summary: This book is about a moose who wonders away from home and is mistaken as a baby duck. As he tries to do what ducklings do, the moose is very humiliated and embarrassed because he cannot do anything that the other ducks do. The moose ends up finding out his own characteristics that he can accomplish and finds his own form of skills and beauty. Teacher Evaluation: This book is such a cute read that I would definitely buy myself to keep in my classroom. I would read this book to my students as a read a loud. It has such a cute message behind it and I think students should learn from this book.

Title of the book: We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga Author: Tracy Sorell  Genre: Multicultural Awards: N/A Age group: 3-7 years old Summary: The Cherokee Tribe is grateful all year round especially when talking about what each season brings to the tribe. The world Ostaliheliga is a term used by the tribe to express their thankfulness/gratitude.  Teacher Evaluation:  This book was a very cute book and it shows students on one of the tribes that we introduce during school. I would definitely read this to my students and I love how it is a wonder book meaning that you could press a button and it'll read it to the class as well.