Book Information:The genre of this book is multicultural and folktale. The reading level is PK-second grade.Summary:This book is about three tamales that build houses out of sage brush, corn stocks, and cactus. It is very similar to the three little pigs story. There is a wolf that blows down ...
I've used this book two years in a row when I do an annual Spanish/English storytime for Hispanic Heritage Month. The children know the general format of the story since it is a piggyback off of the classic The Three Little Pigs, but they also love the twist. For the storyteller, who may or may n...
You can't go wrong following a classic story plot like Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red Hot is a unique spin on this fairy tale that has been redone many times. With a Texan flare, this story was a lot of fun to read. Little Red Hot loves to eat chili peppers and is sent to her sick grandmother...
In the Mouth of the Wolf, by Rose Zar, was a great book. It took place from 1942 to 1945, when Rose was ages 20-22. The reason Rose wrote this memoir was to explain to people what her life was really like during the Holocaust. An exciting event that happened in the book was when Rose was 17 years...
He lay on his back on the thick pile of hay and straw where he fell. Floods of that salty liquid filled his mouth. Harry thought it was bad-tasting spit from the rope. He tried to swallow it, but there was more and more. Harry raised his hand to his lips. He stared at his fingers. They were cover...