Today I am linking up with the talented Amanda Madden from Teaching Maddeness for her Must-Read Monday linky. Yes, I'm linking up on a Tuesday. Don't judge... ;-)
For the last three weeks, my students have been diving in to tall tales. They have LOVED learning all about these wild and crazy characters. Today, I want to share a few of my favorites with you.
My favorite tall tale that you HAVE to read to your class is the amazing Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. First, I love the illustrations in Stephen Kellogg's books. Such an amazing author and my kids love his version of the tall tales. Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett is the wife of Davy Crockett. When she was a baby, she could "out-talk, out-grin, out-scream, out-swim, and out-fun any baby in Kentucky". As she grew up, she lived in the wilderness, cuddled with grizzlies, and finally saved her future husband. My students and I just love to read about her. She has some amazing adventures.
Thunder Rose is an ADORABLE tall tale. The author of this book, Jerdine Nolen, wanted to create a tall tale set in the Old West and create an African American character who would become the heroine of the story. Let me tell you that my students LOVED reading about Miss Rose. Rose was born just a talking and told her parents that she was mighty partial to the name Rose and since it was thundering outside her name came to be Thunder Rose. She drinks milk straight from the cow, builds buildings tall enough to scrape the sky, and created barb wire. She can even calm storms just by singing up song. Like I said, we LOVE reading all about Thunder Rose.
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson and Nancy Carpenter is the cutest little tall tale. It is about how a brave pioneer father brings apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and children across the plains. This story explains the process of traveling west. The daddy in the story is mighty partial to his fruits and when a big rush of wind comes he makes everyone help to cover his little darlings. This means their petticoats, trousers, and even daddy's drawers. My students LAUGH and LAUGH at this page. One of our favorite parts is when the little girl fights Jack Frost. We love this story! Super cute and has such a a great meaning.
I love teaching tall tales! Any other tall tales my students and I should check out?
I hope you are having a GREAT week so far. Tomorrow is HUMP DAY! (Did you read that like the camel in the commercials?) ;-)
Lots of love,
Jeannie
Thank you! I love sharing APPLES TO OREGON with students and asking them to look at the techniques Nancy Carpenter uses to make her art so light-hearted and humorous. They love noticing that Delicious is dressed exactly like an apple!
ReplyDeleteI love that her name is Delicious. :-) My students loved everything about this story. Nancy Carpenter did an excellent job with the illustrations.
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