A Flock of Shoes- Blue Spruce Title #2

The second Blue Spruce nominee, all primary students have read Sarah Tsang's A Flock of Shoes.  The story begins with little Abby who is desperate to locate her sandals who have flown away in a flock of other shoes when the cold weather appears.  Luckily, her shoes haven't forgotten her and regularly send her postcards and photos from their warm and sunny location.  As the warm weather approaches, her sandals return home, but where might her boots relocate to?

An adorable favourite of many Runnymede students.  Another one to watch for at voting time!

Noni Says No- Blue Spruce Title #1

We have read our first Blue Spruce nominee!  All students, in grades K-3, have read Heather Hart-Susmann's Noni Says No.  This story features a likable character, Noni, and her so-called friend Susie.  Instead of disappointing Susie, Noni always says "yes".  Susie begins to take advantage of Noni's kindness and asks her to do all sorts of silly things, including cutting off her hair!  Over time, Noni finally develops the confidence to say "NO!"

A sure favourite with many classes at Runnymede who asked to hear it multiple times.  This will be a fierce contender during the final vote in May.

Grades K-3 Blue Spruce

Grades K-3 students have begun to explore the ten Blue Spruce titles.  Together we will read the books and will culminate our reading with a celebratory vote where the children will fill out a secret ballot to select their favourite of the ten selections.  All of the books have been recommended by the Ontario Library Association and I can confidently say they are all fantastic!  The province wide vote will take place in May.  It will be interesting to see how Runnymede compares with the province.  The blog will now feature the titles we have read.  On average, we will read one new nominee a week.