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#ClassroomBookADay Recommendations: Tales with a Twist

Jillian — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:30:00 +0000

October 2021
Fairy/Folk Tales and nursery rhymes are classic for a reason. They have withstood the test of time – though they may have had some alterations or been Disney-fied over the years – and show up often in curriculum and classrooms. One of my favorite sub-genres is the twisted or fractured tales. Seeing the creative and unique ways authors approach telling these familiar tales in new, updated, humorous, contemporary, and exciting ways is always interesting. And we should not only use the “classic” tales we may be most familiar with in the United States. Cultures around the world have tales that are familiar to many – or can become so through sharing the right picture book with our students. I hope you enjoy this month’s booklist and find some new Tales with a Twist to share during your #ClassroomBookADay read alouds this year!

Check out this video of my conversation with Bethan Woollvin, author/illustrator of some of my favorite fairy tale twists! I was thrilled to be able to chat with her about her books, her inspiration, and what’s next. Thank you, Bethan, for the delightful conversation!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dqF36uLMp9Q&feature=youtu.be&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=Heisereads&utm_campaign=Classroom-Book%20a%20Day-FY22&utm_content=October-video

Follett Classroom has partnered with me to spread the #ClassroomBookADay message. As part of that, my themed picture book recommendation lists are housed in Titlewave, one of my favorite free databases for looking up all things related to book information! Don’t have your free account? Grab it today.

Picture Book Tales with a Twist | October 2021

It’s Not Jack and the Beanstalk ( Funk & Taylor)
It’s Not Hansel and Gretel (Funk & Taylor)
It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood ( Funk & Taylor)
Not Quite Snow White (Franklin & Glenn)
Prince & Knight (Haack & Lewis)
Little Roja Riding Hood (Elya & Guevara)
Little Red Writing (Holub & Sweet)
The Three Ninja Pigs (Schwartz & Santat)
Little Red (Woollvin)
Rapunzel (Woollvin)
Hansel & Gretel (Woollvin)
The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, & Grandma (Fox & Fox)
Little Red Fort (Maier & Sanchez)
La Princesa and the Pea (Elya & Martinez-Neal)
I Thought This Was a Bear Book (Lazar & Davies)
A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale (Klostermann & Mantle)
The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess (Gauld)
Where’s Halmoni? (Kim)
Mary Had a Little Glam (Sauer & Brantley-Newton)
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again (Santat)

You can shop this list & many more for your personal or classroom collection at my Bookshop page!

October #cbadspotlight – Spotlight on Let Me Finish! with Author Minh Lê

Jillian Heise — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Today I’m shining the spotlight on Minh Lê,

author of #cbadspotlight pick
Let Me Finish!

and also Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for Picture Book Drawn Together
and the upcoming picture book The Perfect Seat & graphic novel Green Lantern: Legacy

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story.
But ruin it they do.
And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own! Maybe he should have listened to the animals after all. . . .
This silly, timeless picturebook with a clever meta twist introduces debut author Minh Lê’s witty text and Isabel Roxas’s eye-catching illustrations.

Thank you, Minh, for joining me for a #cbadspotlight video today!

And thank you to your sons for joining in on the fun!

Check back tomorrow for a spotlight on the illustrator of Let Me Finish!, Isabel Roxas!

Be sure to check out all of the #cbadspotlight choices for this school year!

Visit classroombookaday.com for more information on #classroombookaday,
a goal to read aloud a picture book every day of the school year, at any grade,
inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday.

Picture Book Favorites of 2016 – Booktalk Video

Jillian Heise — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:16:00 +0000

For Picture Book Month back in November, I booktalked some of my favorite new picture books and shared via video. In case you missed it over on Lit Perks. Although my job situation has changed, and I’m now an independent contractor doing literacy consulting through BALB Literacy Consulting, I didn’t want you to miss out on some of these great recommendations.

There is such power in reading aloud, sharing experiences with text, and celebrating the joy of picture books in all grade levels. I hope you gain some inspiration and find some new-to-you titles to add to your collection and share with students no matter what grade you teach.

*Disclaimer: This video could lead to numerous book purchases. Plan accordingly.