Sunday, July 10, 2011

Mo Willems Week

I am focusing on author and illustrator Mo Willems books this week. I hope to be punctual and give you an idea a day focusing on specific titles.The students at my school just LOVE his books and I have a hard time keeping them on the shelf.

If you decide to start a unit of study about an author it is always a good idea to introduce the author to your students/child. I love to create and share an author poster with my students. I make it on a half sheet of poster board and include a picture along with some basic facts about the author. Students like seeing what the author looks like and learning a little something about them. I always try to include a fun fact and information about their family.

Now on to Mo Willems, author and illustrator. His awards include
- Six Emmy’s
- Three time Caldecott Honor Medal winner
- Two Geisel Medals winner
- A Geisel Honor winner
- New York Times bestseller

Barnes & Noble Interview of Mo Willems

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