I was walking past the Everybody shelves this morning and this book was on display. It looked interesting and I hadn't read it. So I took the time to read it and it was a great book break!
Delia describes how dull her day is and yet all around her are pictures of amazing things happening that she doesn't see. The illustrations are great! I can hear myself reading this book with a really bored monotone voice and having kids going nuts over the pictures. Elephants, gorillas, pirates, submarines are some of the things that show up in her day that she never notices.
This is a great book to read when you are featuring the letter D. I used to read a book for every letter of the alphabet to Kinders just to have a focus and read different books to them. This book would be perfect for the letter D.
One of the ELA standards addresses how pictures and illustrations support the text or add to the text. This book is a perfect compliment for this lesson. Students can add to the story and write an additional sentence or two of text for each illustration not mentioned in the book. They can also orally retell the story using the scenes that Delia doesn't see.
If you are looking to expand vocabulary, there are many things in this book to discuss. From submarines and hot air balloons to peacocks and ostriches you find students may not have words for all of these illustrations and they could send you on mini research experiences with non fiction texts.
This book is also a great reminder to look for the amazing things that are happening around us all the time. We may be looking at life through a lens of dullness or boredom. Purposefully looking for interesting or unusual things in our life may help children and ourselves find new stories to tell!
- Age Range: 5 - 8 years
- Grade Level: Preschool - 3
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press; Gift edition (September 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1585368040
- ISBN-13: 978-1585368044
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