Alex T. Smith is absolutely brilliant when it comes to writing and illustrating books. The illustrations in his books are somewhat unusual and have a wonderful sense of happening years ago feel to them. The reader will also enjoy the humor the author throughout the book with his play on words and phrases. When I read his books I just have to keep on reading until I finish the book. My students are the same way, they beg me to keep reading because they enjoy the books so much.
The characters
are Claude and Sir Bobblysock and it definitely will not take the reader long
to fall in love with both of them. Claude
is a pudgy, little dog who wears a unique beret. Under this beret there are some pretty
unusual objects. Bobblysock is Claude’s
best friend … and is ... well... a sock!
As this adventure
begins, Claude finds himself looking at a blanket of snow that has covered
virtually everything he sees. This was Claudes first experience at ever seeing snow before, so he wasn’t sure what to do.
He quickly finds out how much fun that can be had in the snow. After he follows people to the ski slope, he
is in awe of how much there is see.
Before he could participate in all the activities, he knew he needed to
dress for the part, and so he started getting things from his beret. The adventure continues with their day on
the slope.
To find out what
happened that day, you’ll have to get your hands on this book. J
This book is an excellent
read aloud to be used during writing workshop. I also think some of my first grade students will enjoy reading
it independently.
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