Bonham & Crockett Early Education Libraries

Introduce the Author!

This is ERIC LITWIN, author of Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes and The Nuts Keep Rolling. As well as the books we read last week, The Nuts Sing and Dance in Their Polka Dots Pants and The Nuts Bedtime at the Nuthouse. And, today, we’re reading two more books by Eric Litwin, Goovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs and Groovy Joe’s Dance Party Countdown.

Listen and watch Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs:

Use this link to hear the author, Eric Litwin, read the story in ENGLISH or SPANISH. Have the students sing along!

Then, enjoy these Groovy Joe videos! 

Sign and dance to The Nuts at Bedtime:

Listen to Eric Litwin read the Polka Dot Pants Story

Hold the book and turn the pages while the story is read.

Then, use the same link to do the Polka Dot Pants Dance (dance moves are in the back of the book).

Read Bedtime at the Nut House, then watch the live telling of it, here.

How to Use a Shelf Marker:

Shelf Marker Song (To the tune of The Hokey Pokey)

You put your shelf marker in

You take the book out

You take a look at the book

And see what it’s about

And if you don’t want it

Put it back on the shelf

And take your shelf marker out

You put your shelf marker in

You take the book out

You take a look at the book

And see what it’s about

And if you want to keep it

Take your shelf marker out

And take it to the desk to check out

Ask the students about their favorite shoes and talk about Pete’s favorite shoes. Then read Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes.

And sing I Love My White Shoes:

Then, have the students watch the trailer of Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, then read the story.

Talk to the students about friendship before you read the book:

Ask guiding questions about their special friend: • What does he/she look like? Hair color/style? Eye color? Unusual or beautiful features? • What kind of clothing does he/she wear? • How tall/short is he/she? • What can you draw to show what activities this person likes?

• What did Leonardo want in the beginning of the story? • How did he act in the beginning? • Why did Leonardo act the way he did? • What did Leonardo want at the end of the story? • How did he act in the end? • What happened to make Leonardo change his behavior? • What things were the same about Leonardo throughout the story? • What happened when he made his “big decision”?

Then enjoy the Monster Color Freeze Game!