Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
by Paul Fleischman
illustrated by Eric Beddows
Ages: 8 +
Interests: insects, poetry, performance, nature
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
17 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: insects, nature, poetry, theatre
King of Shadows
06 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: British history, England, history, mystery, Shakespeare, theatre, time travel
King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper
Age: 9 +
Interests: theatre, Shakespeare, history, English history, time travel, mystery
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
10 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: British history, history, medieval history, theatre, theatrical plays
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Laura Amy Schlitz
illustrated by Robert Byrd
Age: 10+
Interests: history, medieval history, British history, theatre, theatrical plays
Roller Skates
30 Jul 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: American history, Christmas, cities, city life, history, New York, strong girls, theatre
Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
Age: 8+
Interests: strong girls, history, New York City, city life More
Amazing Grace
12 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: single parent, strong girls, theatre
Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman
illustrations by Caroline Binch
Age: 4+
Interests: acting, theatre, imagination, strong girls, single parent
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
08 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 5+ Tags: biography, circus, cities, New York, theatre
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2004
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
Roaring Brook Press, 2003
34 pp.
Age: 5+
Interests: history, biography, street performers, New York, circus
Next: another book about tightrope walking – Mirette on the High Wire; another true story of daring – The Glorious Flight
Song and Dance Man
05 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: attic, dance, family, family history, grandparents, song and dance, theatre
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1989
Karen Ackerman, text
Stephen Gammell, illustrations
Alfred A. Knopf, 1988
30 pp.
Age: 4+
Interests: family history, grandparents, song and dance, theatre
Other books on family history: They Were Strong and Good, Grandfather’s Journey
Next: pull out the old family photos!
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
12 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 4+, Old Movies Tags: American history, circus, cowboys, history, song and dance, strong girls, theatre
Colour, Musical
Released: 1950
Rated: Approved (G)
Length: 107 min
Age: 4+ (5 or 6 for fuller comprehension) (commonsense media sez 6+)
Scary Factor: nothing scary
Violence: a lot of guns, naturally, but all used for target shooting; only one re-enactment of an Indian attack, make sure kids understand it’s all a big circus act and nobody is really being shot; Frank gets mad at one point and punches somebody, but it’s a rather isolated event
Other: racial insensitivity, depicting Native Americans as uncivilized for comic purposes; lots of “ugh’ and “how”-type dialogue
Interests: famous women, history, cowboys, Wild West, circus/theatrical, musicals
Next: for girl cowboys see Annie Oakley (1935), Calamity Jane (1953); for Wild West musicals see Calamity Jane (1953), The Harvey Girls (1946), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954); or visit your library to find historical accounts of the real Annie Oakley and her times
Kashtanka
05 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: circus, dogs, Russia, theatre
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER -1959
by Anton Chekhov
illustrated by William Stobbs
London: Oxford University Press, 1959
49 pp. – 7 chapters
Age: 8 +
Interests: dogs, circus, theatre, cruelty to animals
Note: a little dark for children – read through it yourself first…
Other: Foxie by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire is another version of the same story which is a little more kid-friendly
Also by this illustrator: A Bundle of Ballads
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
21 Dec 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: bad behavior, Christmas, church, religion, theatre
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
by Barbara Robinson
HarperCollins, 1972
80 pp., 7 chapters
Ages: 8 +
Interests: Christmas, Christmas pageant, putting on a play, religion, church
Also by this author: sequels featuring the Herdmans – The Best School Year Ever, The Best Hallowe’en Ever
Rarest Kind of Best 