Books We Love So Much We Never Want To See Cry

This week, we spent a lot of time talking about how to care for books. I read the book Library Dragon by Carmen Ann Deedy. I introduced students to the Book Hospital for those books that need a little TLC. We practiced putting books away the right way. We also talked about books that cry. Books that cry might include books that are put away incorrectly, books that are torn, books that have been destroyed, books that are left out on the floor etc. Our goal is to keep our books happy by taking care of them. I then had each student find one book from my classroom library that they would never want to see cry. Students then drew pictures of those books. Included in the above slideshow is a sample of some of those favorite books, which include lots of books by Mo Willems and David Shannon.