March BOOK Madness

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How did it get to me the end of March? I still am wondering where January and February went. We have been very busy in the Media Center these past few months. We have begun to start research projects in all grade levels. Hopefully soon I'll be able to post some products on the blog. The students have also been participating in March BOOK Madness. Below are the pairings we started with.

Another Brother versus I Wanna New Room

My Pet Book versus This Book Just Ate My Dog

I Don't Wanna Be a Frog versus McToad Mows Tiny Island

Darth Vader and Son versus Vader's Little Princess

Wolfie the Bunny versus I'll Chomp You

Bear Alert versus Mother Bruce

Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast versus Happy Birthday Cupcake

Little Tree versus Stick and Stone

Friendshape versus Happy

Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps versus Please Mr. Panda

Rodeo Red versus Marilyn's Monster

Where Are My Books versus Dewey Bob

The Whale in My Swimming Pool versus Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great

Snoozefest versus Goodnight Already

Snappsy the Alligator (Didn't Ask to Be in This Book) versus The Watermelon Seed

Ballet Cat: Totally Secret Secret versus If You Ever Wanted to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!

After a few weeks of voting, we are now down to our Final Four! I can't wait to see who will win.

This Book Just Ate My Dog versus Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast

Please Mr. Panda versus If You Ever Wanted to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!

I'll post some pictures soon.

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)

The Winner of March Book Madness Is...

When Mrs. Bulvin and I started planning March Book Madness back in January/February, I never thought that it would be such a success! Everyone from Kindergarten though 5th Grade enjoyed reading all the picture books and there was a lot of great discussions happening about the books! Everyone had their favorites and near the end there were some hard choices that had to be made! Even Mrs. Scaggs, our substitute for Mrs. Bulvin before Spring Break, even made a tee-shirt advertising her favorite.

It came down to Carnivores by Aaron Reynolds versus Chester by Melanie Watt. There were strong feelings about each books and why they should win. But after all the votes were counted, Chester by Melanie Watt was the winner!

The students have been checking out all the runners-up throughout this past week. Everyone is enjoying sharing these great picture books with their families. No matter how old you are, picture books are still important.

Book Fair will be starting on Thursday April 23rd. Be on the lookout for a post about the Book Fair soon!

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)

March "Book" Madness

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Whenever I think of March, I always think of March madness. This year Mrs. Bulvin and I wanted to do something different so we did a March "book" madness. We chose many different picture books to start us off. It was a mixture of Caldecott award winners and some really great more recently published picture books. Below are the groupings that we started with.

The Adventures of Beekle versus Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach

Nana in the City versus Me...Jane

Hooray for Hat versus This is Not My Hat

Sleep Like a Tiger versus Kitten's First Full Moon

Perfect Square versus Not a Stick

Red Sings from Treetops versus Green

First the Egg versus Bats at the Library

Chester versus Chloe and the Lion

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole versus A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever

Flora and the Flamingo versus Shark vs Train

Extra Yarn versus Some Smug Slug

Have I Got a Book For You versus The Book With No Pictures

One Cool Friend versus Penguin on Vacation 

Dog Loves Books versus A Ball for Daisy

Gone Wild versus Carnivores

Frankie Stein versus My Teacher is a Monster

Students were given the opportunity during class time and checkout time to read the pairs of books and vote. It's very interesting to see their reactions to the different books. And see the difference in the primary students likes versus the intermediate students likes. Some of our races were close and we narrowed the field down last week to the "Sweet Sixteen" matches.

The Adventures of Beekle versus Me...Jane

This is Not My Hat versus Kitten's First Full Moon

Not a Stick versus Green

Bats at the Library versus Chester

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole versus Shark vs. Train

Some Smug Slug versus The Book With No Pictures

Penguin on Vacation versus A Ball for Daisy

Carnivores versus Frankie Stein

Check back later this week to see our "Elite Eight". 

Happy Reading!!

Miss Hazuda (@HESMediaCenter)