Alaska ABC Book

Alaska ABC Book, by Charlene Kreeger and Shannon Cartwright is a nice concept book that incorporates an Alaskan theme so the children can relate more to it. I will use it again if I'm teaching the ABC's to children in Alaska.

The eye of the needle by Terry Sloat

The Eye of the Needle retold and illustrated by Teri Sloat based on a Yupik tale as told by Betty Huffmon. I really like this story. I think the children were a little too young to fully enjoy it, but they still liked it. I think it would be a great introduction to Alaska Studies. It has a great story and beautiful pictures.

Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett

We read Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett. It is a very cute story and the children loved the pictures. It became very interactive when we talked about the pictures. I will use this book again.

The Big Fish: An Alaskan Fairy Tale by Marcia Wakeland

The children and I read, The Big Fish: An Alaskan Fairy Tale written by Marcia Wakeland with illustrations by Alexander Sagan. This is a pretty fun fairy tale and the pictures are beautiful. The only thing that I thought was strange was the salmon doesn't look like salmon at all, not a very accurate portrayal of Alaskan fish, but it is a fairy tale. Either way the children seemed to like it.

Mama Do You Love Me?

The children and I read, Mama, Do You Love Me? By Barbara M. Joosse and illustrated by Barbara Lavallee. It is a very good story with great illustrations. The children enjoyed it. It could be used as an introduction to Alaska Native Studies.

Alaska's Three Bears by Shannon Cartwright and Shelly Gill

Alaska's Three Bears by Shannon Cartwright and Shelly Gill is another great book to read with children especially in Alaska. The pictures are very engaging and the topic is related to the children. They seemed to enjoy the story very much.

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch illustrated by Sheila McGaw

The children and I read Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw. The very popular book by Munsch was very familiar to the children and also book I remember hearing from my own family as a child. Though it's not my favorite Robert Munsch book, it does bring back happy memories and the children seemed to enjoy it.