Comments on: Millions of Cats

by: janet pedersen

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:16:15 +0000

Thank you so much for the list and the link to your “essential literature.” I really appreciate it.

by: Linda Zielinski

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:33:29 +0000

Here’s the URL - http://1stedition.net/blog/2007/01/millions_of_cats_1928.html

by: Linda Zielinski

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:32:32 +0000

We really love this book, and consider it to be the first of it’s form (children’s picturebook). We recently posted some history on the book at the referenced url.

by: Diane R. Chen

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:12:57 +0000

The link to our district Essential Literature program is http://www.mnps.org/AssetFactory.aspx?did=8131 As an example, here are the first grade titles with 6 required and six optional:
Required Reading
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day –
Judith Viorst
Chrysanthemum – Kevin Henkes
George and Martha – James Marshall
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Numeroff
Leo the Late Bloomer – Robert Kraus
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears – Verna Aardema
Optional Reading (total of 6)
Curious George – H. A. Rey
The Doorbell Rang – Pat Hutchins
The Great Kapok Tree – Lynne Cherry
Harry the Dirty Dog – Gene Zion
Horton Hatches the Egg – Dr. Seuss
Millions of Cats – Wanda Gag
Miss Nelson is Missing – Harry Allard
Petunia – Roger Duvoisin
Tale of Peter Rabbit – Beatrix Potter
Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak

by: janet pedersen

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:50:32 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful post. I have been thinking and worrying lately about the lack of exposure to the classics in my own library so your post came at just the right time to encourage me to do something about it.
Would you, by chance, be willing to share your list of “essential literature?”