Clever Jack was here!

Clever Jack Takes the Cake

A hard, deep, demanding knock on the library door startled 3rd and 4th grade students today in the library and revealed a tasty sampling of cake behind the closed door.  Who could have left such a sweet, succulent treat?  A well-worn piece of paper accompanying the cake revealed that it had been Clever Jack who had delivered morsels of decadent goodness. Yummy!  Yum!  Yum!

Clever Jack takes the cake by Candace Fleming is a wonderful read-aloud for 3rd and 4th grade students.  The illustrations are incredibly charming and readers are left with such empathy and respect for Jack at the lengths he goes to deliver a birthday cake to the princess.  LOVED IT!

The cake that Jack left

The delivery of the cake was a fun way to extend the meaning of the book, but took a little thought into when the infamous knocks would take place at the door.  They couldn't be too early and they couldn't be too late.  It was so much fun to watch their reaction to the knock at the door AND the cake.

What's this?  A note from Jack

Children Make Terrible Pets

Can I keep him, Mom?  Can I? Can I?

In his new book, Peter Brown does an amazing job of capturing what it would be like if children became pets to animals instead of the opposite.  The pictures and captions in this book are so fun and prompted our kindergartners to laugh out loud as I read to them.  To add a personal touch to the lesson, I sent a note home to kindergarten parents and asked if they would include a picture of their own pet in the backpack for Monday morning.  Students LOVED showing off their pets after we read the story.  A horse and turtle were included in the pics as the beloved family pet.  Not going to happen in the Hesterhouse.

The Most Beloved Children's Book Character at MCS is......

By 3 little votes!!  Congratulations George!! :)

ELECTION DAY! It's here!!!

The Hesterbrarian giving out "I voted" stickers to voters

Ballots and Voting Box Here

It's Voting Day!  Curious George shirt and Cat in the Hat Shoes keep me politically correct!

Now time to go through the ballots.  Wonder who won?