Schema: Ghosts, New Orleans, beignets The story is set in New Orleans and is about a family who opens a restaurant that is haunted. Fred, the ghost is a little timid and all of his attempts to scare people off only make the place more interesting to them. The main character, Marie, a child of [...]
Schema: foxes, sheep, not following directions, forgetting where you leave books Text-to-Text Connections: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig has similar illustrations of the animals. The Teeny Tiny Woman also has a talking bone in the story. Personification: The bone takes on human characteristics and feelings. Compare and Contrast with Chris Van Allsburg’s [...]
Schema: getting a haircut, monsters, Halloween images Text-to-Self Connections: getting haircut, fall illustrations Sequencing: order the events in this circle story of: leaving home getting to shop changing the pictures on the wall cutting the different monster’s hair cleaning up going back home Point of View: The fly pages show the humans and their POV [...]
Schema: full moon, walking outside at night Text-to-Self Connection: mind runs free, letting our imaginations run wild Text-to-Text Connection: Both books are about kids who are outside at night with a full moon. Compare and Contrast: Similarities: In both books the kids are out after dark, and in both, they are a little afraid of [...]
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