Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child
Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
Second Grade, Lessons Two and Three
These books are hidden gems!
The main character Herb does NOT know how to take care of his books and one night he tumbles into his story when he falls asleep with the book on his head. The fairy tale characters aren’t happy to see him. Will he be able to escape this nightmare and fix his mistakes? I tie this book in with library book care for my second graders. They should know how to treat a library book but this book serves as a good reminder. I will end the story by going back and identifying fairy tale characters in the book.
What I love about these books
- That the characters are easily recognizable from favorite fairy tales.
- Lauren Child created her book with pages upside down and holes in the pages. The kids are in awe!
- I can use a variety of voices to really create the mood. You should too!
- That I can follow up this story the next week with Beware of the Storybook Wolves. The little wolf plays a major role in this book and you’ll have to go back and point him out to the students when he makes a cameo in Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Book. Here’s a hint; check the ball room dancing page. The kids love seeing him again because they probably didn’t notice him the first time.
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