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Title: Dear Annie by Judith Caseley ISBN: 0-688-13575-7 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 25 August, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring Literacy
Comment: I am a first grade teacher and have found this book not only wonderful to inspire children to write, but for parents and other teachers. This book shows that literacy can start at birth.
The main character in this story learns to value not only reading and writing, but develops a much closer relationship with her pen pal, which is her grandfather.
Anne's mother read the letters from Grandpa from the time she was born. As Anne got older the mother scaffolded Anne by growing on what she could do. She would mail the letter with Anne, then having anne dictate to her, then helping when needed to allowing Anne to go from an emergent level to a self-extending level and scaffolding when necessary. By the end Anne was reading, writing and even mailing the letters herself.
Another great moment is when she took her letters to share with her class and it inspired her whole class to do a writing project so the literacy band wagon could continue even farther. I highly reccomend this book for children, parents, grandparents, and especially teachers (this is a great lesson to do a study on states and write to others around the country or world).
Rating: 4
Summary: Works Wonderfully On Many Levels
Comment: I am surprised more people have not discovered this delightful story; it is a favorite at our house. "Dear Annie" is an excellent introduction to the idea of corresponding with a special pen pal. The exchange of letters can take place before a child can actually write; in the story Annie dictates letters to her grandfather through her mother. We read "Dear Annie" along with "No Mail for Mitchell," "Pooh's Mailbox, and "Toot and Puddle" when my son became interested in the US Mail. All these books well together in theme and tone. After, my son became interested in corresponding with relatives and actually enjoyed dictating "thank you letters."
"Dear Annie" works well on antoher level--illustrating how the bond between a child and grandparent can be deeply enriched by correspondence. Annie's grandfather uses letter to tell Annie stories of his life and to express his love for her. These are two things that grandparents who are geographically distant are not always able to do over the phone. The stories in the book that the grandfather tells are simple, but excellent launching points to start a discussion at home about family and history and changing times.
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Title: Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter by Loreen Leedy ISBN: 082341079X Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Dear Mr. Blueberry (Aladdin Picture Books) by Simon James ISBN: 0689807686 Publisher: Aladdin Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Jolly Postman by Allan Ahlberg ISBN: 0316126446 Publisher: Little, Brown Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Post Office Book : Mail and How It Moves by Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0064460290 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 23 May, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Yours Truly, Goldilocks by Alma Flor Ada ISBN: 0689844522 Publisher: Aladdin Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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