2x2 Reading List

Ficocelli, Elizabeth. (2007). Kid tea. (G. Dibley, Illus.). New York: Marshall Cavendish Children.

Summary:
Kid Tea, the story of two children that participate in different events everyday that involve the different colors of the rainbow. At the end of each day, the kids are dunked into the tub and the water turns different colors and results in ‘kid tea.’ Children will enjoy the rhyming text and colorful illustrations as they learn the days of the week and the colors of the rainbow.

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book
Suggested Grade Level(s): K – 3rd
Awards:
2008 2x2 Reading List

Teckentrup, Britta. (2007). Big smelly bear. Great Britain: Boxer Books Limited.

Summary:
Using water-colored illustrations, Britta Teckentrup tells the story of how Big Smelly Bear and Big Fluffy Bear become friends. Big Smelly Bear never took a bath and did not have any friends, unless you count the flies that followed him around, and he was fine with that (most of the time). Until the day he could not reach an itch on his back. After trying everything he could to scratch his unreachable itch, Big Fluffy Bear appears and offers to scratch his back. However, she will not scratch his back until Big Smelly Bear takes a bath. He finally agrees to take a bath, but swears he will never bathe again. In the end, Big Smelly Bear likes his new friend and sneaks down to the pond every once and awhile to bathe just for her.

Genre: Animal Fantasy
Format: Picture Book
Suggested Grade Level(s): K – 3rd
Awards:
2008 2x2 Reading List