This is a great new addition to my Clothing Study for my preschool children. This book of rhymes gives the clothing a voice. I particularly like Tanyla's old-shirt and Emily's undies. I think it is a great book to read anytime, but the ending got my attention because Bill's Blue Jacket buttons up to go outside to play. What a great way to transition to go outside or get ready to go home at the end of the day. This is a great book for preschool - 2nd grade. The illustrations were ok, but I did not find them that appealing, but the language of the book brings the story alive. 9780152050504 Genre: Poetry
Grade Levels: K-4
Themes: Children’s clothing
Major Award: Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award (2010)
Summary- In this book there is a collection of poems, all about children's clothing and how to wear them. All of the poem are told from the perspective of the piece of clothing itself, giving each one a unique personality. For example, the poem Joshua’s Jammies was told by the pajamas. These pajamas. Through the whole poem, they gloat that they won't fit any of the other animals. The book ends with a reminder that they are Joshua's jammies and they are going to bed.
Personal Response- I thought the perspective of these poems is so unique. I would have never thought to write from the perspective of clothing and it is such a great idea. This made it really fun to read because I could, in a way, know how it feels to be a shirt, pants, or a pair of jammies. In Joshua’s jammies, I enjoyed the idea that not only can you be happy to have your clothing, but your clothing can also like you. The illustration is also fun because you can see all of the animals that they said the jammies won't fit and then you can see Joshua asleep in them.
Other Info- The repetition of this poem really helped the rhythm of the piece. Many of the lines started with “not jammies for…” then listed an animal. This list format helps the reader to know how the words flow and where to pause. The line “we are the jammies that Joshua wears” is also repeated in the poem. Rhyming language is also used but kept to a minimum. They rhyme words such as bears, upstairs, and wears as well as head and bed. These rhymes add to the flow of the poem but don't overpower it since it is only a couple rhymes
Reader response/Classroom Connection -
I really would really like this poem on pajama day at school. When I was younger, I remember always having pajama day at school, so I hope my classes get to have it too. This would be a fun way to express how they feel about clothes through their pajamas. We could give each student an opportunity to talk about where they got their pajamas and if what they like about them. They could write a poem about pajamas and can take a picture in them to out on their poem about their pajamas
In this poem, there are a lot of fun clothes put onto animals. This poem could be used to introduce some new animals too, along with clothes. We would read the poem and then talk about and look at pictures of each animal. The student would then have the chance to draw one of those animals wearing pajamas. The creative incorporated would help the students explore their creativity. 9780152050504 Button Up is a poetry picture book. This book has a table of contents that lists a variety of poems, all written by the same author but the illustrator is different. These poems are written about all different animals and are fun poems about an animals' accessory. The accessories include shoes, helmets, pajamas, underwear, shoelaces, t-shirts, jerseys, etc.
These are great poems to practice fluency and phrasing with a partner in a reading station. They're great to read aloud and hear the beat. They can also be used as a poem of the week, to teach theme, to show how language works, rhyming, writing such as voice or word choice, and more. I would use this for 2nd-3rd graders. 9780152050504 This is a great book of poetry for children! I just wanted to start with that. This book is comprised of poems about different animal character's articles of clothing. The best part about it is that the poems are written from the clothing's perspective. It adds a great level of personification to something that we would rarely, if ever, hear have a voice in movies or books. For example, Wanda, who is a bunny, has a swimsuit. And the swimsuit likes to, you guessed it, get wet! But more importantly, Wanda's swimsuit likes cannonballs. My favorite poem was one titled, Hand-me-down Sweatshirt. The sweatshirt describes all of its past owners and that it is still looking good. I think a hand-me-down sweatshirt needs a voice and I'm glad it finally has one!
I think this book would be great to implement into a lesson about poems, or one that is just introducing different styles of poems to children for the first time. One strength of this book is that each poem uses a different rhyme scheme. They are also visually different with the way they are set up. This would show the students that poems can be like snowflakes, not everyone is alike. Another lesson I would like to use this book for would be a lesson on creative writing. More specifically, writing from another person or things perspective. As beginning writers, the students need to learn and explore different ways to express themselves. It wouldn't have to be a poem, but could be, but the student could pick an article of their own clothing and try to write about what it thinks about. The activities around this concept are endless. 9780152050504 This collection of poems has a unique theme- the clothes you wear! With a subject matter that hits home to most kids it serves as a great introduction to all clothing articles that they may encounter in their daily lives. With its charming illustrations and catchy, song like poems Button Up, is a great book to use for children as a way to introduce poetry on an easy level. 9780152050504
Did you actually think shoes, jackets, and hats didn't have personalitites? Think again! The outfits in this book are brought to vivid life by Alice Schertle's wry poetry and Petra Mathers's exuberant cast of young animal characters. From Joshua's cozy jammies to Emily's frilly undies, the duds on display in this perfectly stitched poetry collection are as unique as the critters who wear them. Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes
Genre: Poetry
Grade Levels: K-4
Themes: Children’s clothing
Major Award: Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award (2010)
Summary- This book is a collection of poems all about children's clothing. Each poem is told from the perspective of the piece of clothing itself, giving each one a unique personality. For example, the poem Joshua’s Jammies os told by the pajamas. These pajamas are very proud to belong to Joshua. Through the whole poem, they gloat that they won't fit any of the other animals. The book ends with a reminder that they are Joshua's jammies and they are going to bed.
Personal Response- The perspective of these poems is so unique. I would have never thought to write from the perspective of clothing. This made it really fun to read because I could, in a way, know how it feels to be a shirt, pants, or a pair of jammies. In Joshua’s jammies, I enjoyed the idea that not only can you be happy to have your clothing, but your clothing can also like you. The illustration is also fun because you can see all of the animals that they said the jammies won't fit and then you can see Joshua asleep in them.
Other Info- The repetition of this poem really helped the rhythm of the piece. Many of the lines started with “not jammies for…” then listed an animal. This list format helps the reader to know how the words flow and where to pause. The line “we are the jammies that Joshua wears” is also repeated in the poem. Rhyming language is also used but kept to a minimum. They rhyme words such as bears, upstairs, and wears as well as head and bed. These rhymes add to the flow of the poem but don't overpower it since it is only a couple rhymes
Reader response/Classroom Connection -
1) I would love to read this poem on pajama day at school. I remember always having pajama day at school, so I hope my classes get to have it too. Students are probably proud of the pajamas they are wearing, so thins would be a fun way to express that. We could give each student an opportunity to talk about what they like so much about their own or other’s pajamas. We could even take a picture of the kids in their jammies and put this poem as well as their own writing about their pajamas next to it.
2) For very young kids, this poem could be used to introduce some new animals. We would read the poem and then talk about and look at pictures of each animal. Each student would then have the chance to draw one of those animals wearing pajamas. This could help them with learning about these animals and being creative by putting them in pajamas.
9780152050504 With fifteen clever poems, each narrated by a particular piece of clothing, Alice Shertle's Button Up! will give young children a completely different perspective on getting dressed! Ever wonder how your old t-shirt feels, when you've outgrown it, and it has been relegated to the rag-pile? Ever suspect that that itchy sweater was annoying you on purpose? What about your shoes...?
We are learning the ways
of Jennifer's world:
the way that Jennifer's
toes are curled,
the softness of carpet,
the steepness of stair,
the curve of the rung
under Jennifer's chair,
the hole in the heel
of Jennifer's socks...
We are Jennifer's shoes,
we came home in a box.
Accompanied by Petra Mathers' quirky and engaging watercolor illustrations, this collection would be an excellent choice for reading aloud with young children, and is a worthy addition to the world of children's poetry! 9780152050504 At first I thought I would have liked this a lot better as a child, something that occurs infrequently with picture books, but as I was reading it brought me back to the way I felt in childhood, so I ended up really liking it now as well. What fun! There are some great illustrations too, with just a slight change of style to fit the particular rhyme for some of them. This is a terrific book for read aloud too. 9780152050504 Someone told me to read this book, maybe Ali or maybe Beth,
I don’t know why
Because the Rick in these pages,
Is some other guy.
Cute rhymes
That are way better than mine. 9780152050504 This book is hilarious and a huge hit with our family! What do the clothes and shoes think? What about that old t-shirt that your daughter grew out of? This cute book lets you know. 9780152050504
