“It is literally neurobiologically impossible to think deeply about things that you don’t care about"
Dr Immordino-Yang
Dr Immordino-Yang
This may sound a little strange, but sometimes I actually avoid going to the library. It's not that I don't love going, it's just that I know I won't be able to resist either borrowing several books or magazines (that I don't actually have time to read) or I'll buy even more books (they always have deleted books and magazines for sale and I'm already at hoarder level with my collection). Imagine my delight/horror, when I discovered that there was a sale on "children's books" and that I could fill a bag for five dollars. This created quite a quandary for me so I decided that rather than waste this wonderful opportunity, I would buy some books and give them to our school library and to my son's school library. This was a way to deal with my book buying addiction and do something worthwhile at the same time. What I found really amazing is that so may of the books looked virtually new. My pick of the day book caught my eye immediately. It had a bright cover and eye catching lettering and was called "Stink and The Attack of The Slime Mold'" by Megan McDonald and illustrated Peter H Reynolds. I recognised the illustrator immediately because he is also the author and illustrator of "The Dot", which is one of my favourite picture books that I've used when teaching art. www.peterreynolds.com Further investigation revealed that "Stink" is actually "Judy Moody's" little brother! I actually don't know how I've missed seeing these books as they've obviously been around for a while considering that I found #10 in the series! Megan McDonald's "Judy Moody" books were first released in 2000 when I was a classroom teacher and were extremely popular with the girls in my Year 2/3 class. According to this website:www.fictiondb.com/author/meganmcdonald~series~judy-moody~15006.htm, there are now in fact 17 books to date in the "Judy Moody" series and twelve books in the "Stink Moody" series - along with some special editions. I suspect that the author of "Judy Moody" wanted to give the little brother a voice of his own as well as target the young male demographic with a character they felt they could perhaps relate to. stinkmoody.com After I'd finished my "shopping spree" I took my precious stash and decided to move to the Children's Book Section to see if anything interesting caught my eye. It didn't take long for me to notice a display with a selection of "Vox Books" which was something I hadn't seen before. There were a few non-fiction and fiction titles, so I chose one called "Max Attacks" by Kathi Appelt. I thought my son might enjoy this one and once I got it home I soon discovered I was right!
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