I enjoyed reading Fox and His Friends by Edward Marshall (Actually James Edward Marshall, but he sometimes went as James Marshall). Just like James Marshall's other books, this book is a lot of fun! It is broken up into three short stories. During the stories Fox wants to play with his friends, but something always happens to get in the way. The stories are silly and easy to read. I read this during student teaching in a second grade classroom. This was a great book to practice contractions, because the book is full of them, and to have students put things in chronological order.
About the Author: James Edward Marshall, who also wrote as Edward Marshall was born in 1942 in San Antonio, Texas. He was both an author and illustrator, and published a great number of books. He won the Caldecott Honor in 1989 for Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and in 2007 won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children". He died in 1992.
Genre: Humor, fiction
Theme/Skill: Contractions, sequencing.
Age Level: Ages 4-8.
Pre-reading Activity: (2nd grade). Students will work with contraction flash cards. If they see the contraction on the flashcard, they should write down the two words that the contraction is representing. If it is the two words, students should write down the contraction.
Post-reading Activity: Students will work on chronological order. They will cut out directions for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that are not in order. They will put the directions in order and glue them to the peanut butter and jelly sandwich recipe card. Each child will work on this individually.
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