Title: red sled
Written and illustrated by: Lita Judge
Published by: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
Themes/Topics: sledding, animals, onomatopoeia
Suitable for ages: 3-5
Fiction, 32 pages
Opening:
Scrinch, scrunch, scrinch, scrunch, scrinch, scrunch
Synopsis:
Almost wordless book of the nighttime animal shenanigans when a bear discovers a red sled leaning against a snowy cabin. Well, what would you do? Indeed, he gathers his friends for some moonlight sledding. At the end the little boy who left his sled outside overnight, on seeing the bear prints in the snow, most certainly leaves his sled out again that night and waits to see who might come by.
Why I like This Book:
As snow come our way in the northern hemisphere, this is a warmhearted, magical winter tale, which can be enjoyed by even the very young, The night snow scenes and animal glee (moose, bear, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, rat…) are full of woodland winter charm.
Activities/Resources:
- A perfect mentor text for onomatopoeia!
- I interviewed Lita Judge on Miss marple’s Musings in 2014.
- Video trailer
Each week a group of bloggers reviews picture books we feel would make great educational reads. To help teachers, caregivers and parents, we have included resources and activities with each of our reviews. A complete list of the thousands of books we have reviewed can be found here on Susanna Leonard Hill’s website.
In my 20's, with only my guitar and a rucksack, I wandered the continents, immersing myself in the lives of some wonderful people, projects and stories, which changed the way I view my responsibility to others and this earth. Right now I'm a European transplant in the US who writes books for children and young adults. Stories can help us not only navigate our world but can connect us to others, and allow us to inspire and help each other. I believe that equity and empathy should be at the core of our all actions, words, and stories.
I am also a school librarian and I get a kick out of book-matchmaking! And I use the pronouns she/her.
What a delightful Christmas and winter pick. Great cover. I would buy this for its illustrations alone. I’m going to have to look at this one. Remember your review. Enjoyed the video too! Glad a few of us posted reviews just before Christmas. There are a lot of great holiday books to share this year.
I’m sold just by the art but the story sounds lovely and like a must-read!
Have a lovely holiday break, Joanna!
Love the first line! And for that reason, I’ll read it!
Perfect book to put you in a northern state of mind!
This does look like the Perfect book for some winter fun! Thanks!