Red Sled is a book full of detailed pictures and not a lot of words. One night a curious bear finds a red sled sitting across a log cabin. He decides to borrow the sled. He shows his first friend, the rabbit, and they decide to go flying down the hill on the red sled. His moose friend then decides to join, and they all squeeze on the red sled and zoom down the hill. Other animals decide to join the fun like; two racoons, a pokey porcupine, and a baby mouse, they race down the hill, all animals squished on one red sled. The bear then puts the red sled back where he found it. The next morning the little boy who is the owner of the sled sees all of these animal foot prints by his house. He's confused, just who took out his sled the night before? The next night, the animals are at it again, having the time of their life. I loved this book. It was adorable and a very easy read because it was solely based on pictures. I think you could do a lot of activities with a book like this. I chose this book because I plan on teaching young children and I think the pictures and storyline would really draw them in. I would definitely be able to implement this book in my future classroom. This book uses funny words describing the animals actions. I would read this book out loud to my class, then I would let the children read the funny words like, scrinch and alley-oop. I think they would get a kick out of this book, I know I did. Judge, Lita. Red sled. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011. Print. Red Sled by Lita Judge is the story of an incredible night in the winter woods. One night a bear finds a red sled and decides to go on an adventure! Making many new friends along the way, the bear sleds throughout the night. While a simple concept, the magic in the story is in how it is told: through onomatopoeia only. Although the reading level of this story is lower, it could be used in upper grades as well as an introduction to onomatopoeias. The pictures are detailed and add depth to the story. This book appeals to younger audiences because of the silliness of the animals and the exciting adventure that takes place. Younger readers could connect to the mystery of what happens as we sleep. Older readers could note the value of onomatopoeia in the story. The way I would use this story in my fifth grade classroom would be to a mini lesson on onomatopoeia. I would explain that the book is a children’s novel best read aloud. Afterward, we would have a discussion of onomatopoeia, and brainstorm more words. If I wanted to further explore this, I would have the students write stories of their own using onomatopoeia over several days.
What do You think about Red Sled (2011)?
Couldn't resist reading another picture book with the same title about red sleds.
—bren
A colorful icy escapade to imagine and savor.-Monty K.-
—prettylittleliar
Great to read with a group 4+ - beautiful drawings
—ggsb
