Title: Five Creatures
Author: Emily Jenkins
Illustrator: Tomek BogackiGenre: Picture Book
Subgenre: Realistic FictionThemes: Love, family, common traits, pets, interests
Awards: A Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book; American Library Association (ALA) notable children's book; Bulletin of the CCB blue ribbon; Child Magazine's Best Children's Book Award; Parent's Guide Children's Media Award; the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award for outstanding writing.
Publishing Company: Douglas and Mclntyre Publishing Group
Brief summary and how you would use this books with your students: In this book of cheerful comparisons, simple text and sincere pictures work together to portray various scenes in a happy household where each member is different but also has something in common with one or more of the others. The fun comes from sorting out the similarities and the differences between the pets and family members. You can use this book in the classroom for entertainment and showing how families can work together in a household.
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