Author: Ed Vere
Publication House: SOURCEBOOKS Jabberwocky
Publication Date in US: September 1, 2015 (BUT CAN IT COME OUT SOONER PLEASE)
Date Started: April 2, 2015
Date Finished: April 2, 2015
Format: E-Pub
Medium: Adobe Digital Downloads
Review:
So, there's this little thing that I do at my library called "storytime", I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but during this "storytime" we read books, dance, sing songs, do crafts and just have a lot of fun laughing at Miss Breonna making a fool of herself. It's a great time. Books like "Max the Brave" make storytime sooooo much easier for me and sooooo much more fun for the kids who attend.
(I have allergy brain right now so please excuse if the next parts make no sense. I will try my best)
I enjoy making the kids laugh during storytime and any book that helps push that enjoyment along is of the utmost adoration of mine. Something else that the author Ed Vere does is makes it easier to recreate his characters for things like flannelboard play or fingerplay. Kids always enjoy when they can participate and move the story along. The biggest participation I would be able to get out of this book is when Max asks if this certain animal is a mouse; the kids would respond with no or they would just scream and yell like they enjoy doing.
It is also great to fun to reassure the kids that they are so smart. I like acting like I don't know certain things like an animal or what that person is doing and I say "can you remind Miss Breonna what this is/how to do this?" and they just love it. It makes them feel as if they are teaching an adult rather than the other way around. At the same time, when a child gets an answer wrong, I don't criticize them or put them down, I say "Close, try again". This book gives lots of opportunity for engagement of audience and important repetition phrasing.
"Max the Brave" would also be amazing for this Summer Reading Program which is all about heroes. Not just Superman and Batman but local /community heroes as well. I am putting on a community hero program that will include firefighters, cops, and animal heroes and this would just work so well. Alas, it is not being released until after SRP but that's okay. I'm still going to add it to my collection. :)
(I have allergy brain right now so please excuse if the next parts make no sense. I will try my best)
I enjoy making the kids laugh during storytime and any book that helps push that enjoyment along is of the utmost adoration of mine. Something else that the author Ed Vere does is makes it easier to recreate his characters for things like flannelboard play or fingerplay. Kids always enjoy when they can participate and move the story along. The biggest participation I would be able to get out of this book is when Max asks if this certain animal is a mouse; the kids would respond with no or they would just scream and yell like they enjoy doing.
It is also great to fun to reassure the kids that they are so smart. I like acting like I don't know certain things like an animal or what that person is doing and I say "can you remind Miss Breonna what this is/how to do this?" and they just love it. It makes them feel as if they are teaching an adult rather than the other way around. At the same time, when a child gets an answer wrong, I don't criticize them or put them down, I say "Close, try again". This book gives lots of opportunity for engagement of audience and important repetition phrasing.
"Max the Brave" would also be amazing for this Summer Reading Program which is all about heroes. Not just Superman and Batman but local /community heroes as well. I am putting on a community hero program that will include firefighters, cops, and animal heroes and this would just work so well. Alas, it is not being released until after SRP but that's okay. I'm still going to add it to my collection. :)
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