HIT,ELEM: Book for the first day of school

[Mary Ellen Hamalainen <hamalainen@EARTHLINK.NET>]

I was asked by several people to post a hit.  Thank you to all who
responded!

My original request was:

I am planning on reading a picture book to the whole school K-6 on the first
day of school (Sept.8). I'll do this in the all-purpose-room, projecting the
illustrations onto a screen.  I thought it would be a great way to start off
the school year and get the kids excited about the library this year.

I was going to read Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco, but now that
I am reading it again, I am thinking that it might be too "heavy" for the
first day.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a short read-aloud picture
book to read to K-6 students to start off the year on the right foot?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Here are the suggestions:

Library Lil
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
Library Dragon
The librarian from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler
Oh, How I wished I could read! by John Gile
David goes to school
Dear Children of the Earth
Our Ocean Home
The teacher from the black lagoon
Spider School
Wilma Unlimited
I took my frog to the library
Odd Velvet
Chrysanthemum
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair by Patricia Polacco
Horray for Diffendoofer Day
Miss Nelson is Missing
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Lunch bunnies by Lasky


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Mary Ellen Hamalainen
Elementary Library Media Specialist
Bloomfield NJ <hamalainen@earthlink.net>

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