I am fortunate to have the job of being the Lower School Librarian for the primary grades. I feel a special connection to this year's Kindergarten group. They were the Nursery class during my first year here at Wheeler, and my have they grown!
We kicked off the school year with the book The Not So Quiet Library by Zachariah OHora. The book serves as a testament to how much libraries have changed. It is no longer the quietest space in the Lower School. If you walk in on one of my Pre K classes, we are usually singing, making loud animal noises or listening to music on Pandora's Disney Channel. Zachariah leads the children into a library of mean grumpy monsters who want to eat the books. The job is left to the main characters, a boy and his friend who is a bear, to show the monsters the purpose of the books and how much fun books can be.The illustrations are bright, colorful and unique. It is the perfect book to open up our illustration unit and look at the role of the illustrator, and that's exactly what Kindergarten students have spent the month of September and October doing.
We have enjoyed the book Wolfie the Bunny, also illustrated by Zachariah OHora. Wolfie the Bunny's character is so surprising and unique; I knew the students would have a great time making their own. Many of them have made two and three drafts, and selected their best version. This week we have added color and worked to create frames for our final illustrations.
Next week their Wolfies will be on display in the story room down in the Lower School Library. If you have a chance, stop by and check out all of their hard work!
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