Ashleyamusements

Newbery: 1."Charlotte's Web" by E.B White  2. "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor    3. "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate Dicamillo  Caldecott:  1. "Henry's Freedom Box" by Ellen Levine 2. "Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type" by Doreen Cronin 3. "Little Red Riding Hood" by Trina Schart Hyman  Coretta Scott King: 1.  "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia 2. "Day of Tears" by Julius Lester 3. "I Never Had It Made" by Jackie Robinson, Alfred Duckett

  My experiences researching the author/illustrator of "Clifford the Big Red Dog" by Norman Bridwell. It was very interesting learning about him because growing up I read his books and watched the TV cartoon show on PBS Kids based on the book but I never knew who he was. When we were given the Author talk assignment and thinking about what children's author I could write about I thought about Clifford which led me to be curious and search for the author who brought happiness to my childhood and my love for dogs.  However, as a future teacher, I would use this in my classroom by sharing the impact this author has created for me as a student and in my childhood. Also, shared the many times his book got rejected by different publishing companies but he never quit until it finally got published. By this, I want my future students to know no matter what people tell you, just keep trying/reaching for your goals.   

 1. Penguins by Anne Schreiber  2.  Who was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart  3. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank  I chose these book titles for Non-fiction because I read these books while in elementary school and in middle school they had a great impact on viewing things/ the world differently like learning about real people and animals. My thoughts about Non-fiction is that the books talk about facts and information about real people and animals. 

  During this author's book signing event, I felt nervous and excited about having a successful children's author right in front of me. Also, she discussed with us about her book and what made her become an author/writer. However, something I observed at the event is that there were more children audience with their parents and the children were asking "Big" questions to the author that I could not think about at the moment which was really amazing listening to their questions. Overall, I would use this experience in my future classroom by motivating my future students to set goals and achieve them even when obstacles get in the way because those goals can become a reality.