Although this multicultural story never identifies the foreign country the family comes from, the clothing and realistic facial features in the illustrations, and the choices made by the mother, imply she is unfamiliar with U.S. customs. A young girl is forced by her mother to take her uninvited whiny younger sister to her classmate's birthday party, and has to pay the price for it, she no longer receives party invitations. The ending of this tale has a lovely message of friendship and forgiveness, making it a great choice for a read aloud. I bought it because I'm a huge fan of illustrator Sophie Blackall, and yes her colorful animated illustrations made the story come alive. Big Red LollipopAuthor: Rukhsana KahnIllustrator: Sophie BlackallBig Red Lollipop is an excellent picture book about two sisters experiencing a little bit of what comes around, goes around. Rubina (the oldest sister) is faced with the choice of doing the kind thing vs. doing the right thing. The book is filled with great illustrations and a great lesson. Opening Moves:1. Show cover of the book. Identify author and illustrator. Ask students to make predictions about what they think the book is about based on the title and cover illustrations. 2.Tell students the book is fiction. Ask them based on the cover if they think it is fantasy or realistic? Why?3.Teacher begins reading aloud telling students to check their predictions as she reads. Continues to revisit predictions while reading. The above opening moves:1. Draws attention to illustrations, and invites predictions based on illustrations.2.Begins student thinking about genres and identifying more specific genres.3.Has students searching for information based on predictions.
What do You think about Big Red Lollipop (2010)?
A book about sisters and how different cultures can look at things in different ways.
—Tori
Call Number Copy Material LocationJ E KHA 1 Juvenile Book Juvenile Easy Collection
—jade
Everyone that has a sibling could relate to this story
—pettag
