Audio CD
1. A Bad Case Of Stripes
Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
Synopsis: Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don''t like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she''s so worried that she''s about to break out in… a bad case of stripes!
2. Alice the Fairy
Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
Synopsis: Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy--a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! There are still a few things Alice needs to learn to become a Permanent Fairy, like how to float her dog on the ceiling and make her clothes put themselves away, but she's working on it--sort of. Here's an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination, sure to delight every fairy in training!
3. Giraffes Can’t Dance
Author: Giles Andreae
Illustrator: Guy Parker-Rees
Publisher: Orchard
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Synopsis: Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. His knees buckle whenever he tries to twirl. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha-cha, and the lions tango. "Giraffes can't dance," they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance. But there is one little creature who believes in Gerald. "Everything makes music," the cricket explains, "if you really want it to." So Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune.
4. Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice
Author: Steve Metzger
Illustrator: Laura Bryant
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: March 18, 2009
Synopsis: Slip and slide with silly penguins in this rollicking new version of the popular counting rhyme! Five little penguins slipping on the ice. One fell down--oh no! Now there are only four penguins left! What will Mother penguin do?
5. I Miss You, Stinky Face
Author: Lisa McCourt
Illustrator: Cyd Moore
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: October 27, 2009
Synopsis: "Mama, do you miss me so much that you're coming right home to me, NO MATTER WHAT?" In this second STINKY FACE title, Mama is away and tells her son that nothing can keep them apart. Through the boy's lively imagination, Mama braves hungry sharks, terrible pirates, spaceships lost in time and much more to assure her son that nothing can keep her from coming home to him.
For the audio books, I would use these in conjunction with centers. I would have the students listen to the cd together, while one student holds the books for the others to see. After they have listened to the book, I would have the students answer a few questions based on the book.
Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
Synopsis: Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don''t like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she''s so worried that she''s about to break out in… a bad case of stripes!
2. Alice the Fairy
Author: David Shannon
Illustrator: David Shannon
Publisher: Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
Synopsis: Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy--a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! There are still a few things Alice needs to learn to become a Permanent Fairy, like how to float her dog on the ceiling and make her clothes put themselves away, but she's working on it--sort of. Here's an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination, sure to delight every fairy in training!
3. Giraffes Can’t Dance
Author: Giles Andreae
Illustrator: Guy Parker-Rees
Publisher: Orchard
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
Synopsis: Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. His knees buckle whenever he tries to twirl. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha-cha, and the lions tango. "Giraffes can't dance," they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance. But there is one little creature who believes in Gerald. "Everything makes music," the cricket explains, "if you really want it to." So Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune.
4. Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice
Author: Steve Metzger
Illustrator: Laura Bryant
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: March 18, 2009
Synopsis: Slip and slide with silly penguins in this rollicking new version of the popular counting rhyme! Five little penguins slipping on the ice. One fell down--oh no! Now there are only four penguins left! What will Mother penguin do?
5. I Miss You, Stinky Face
Author: Lisa McCourt
Illustrator: Cyd Moore
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Publication Date: October 27, 2009
Synopsis: "Mama, do you miss me so much that you're coming right home to me, NO MATTER WHAT?" In this second STINKY FACE title, Mama is away and tells her son that nothing can keep them apart. Through the boy's lively imagination, Mama braves hungry sharks, terrible pirates, spaceships lost in time and much more to assure her son that nothing can keep her from coming home to him.
For the audio books, I would use these in conjunction with centers. I would have the students listen to the cd together, while one student holds the books for the others to see. After they have listened to the book, I would have the students answer a few questions based on the book.