The book hog greg pizzoli5/7/2023 ![]() ![]() This book was a great addition to the texts used in the early days of reader’s workshop to establish routines and develop a community of readers. ![]() Books like The Watermelon Seed and Goodnight Owl have been very popular with elementary students and The Book Hog did not disappoint. Students were excited to read the new book by Pizzoli. “I think the Book Hog didn’t really know why he couldn’t read.” “The Book Hog likes books for the story, the smell and the feel.” “He was selfish at the beginning but was good at the end.” “The Book Hog kept taking books he could not read but he learned to read AND share. “The Book Hog was greedy at first, but he changed.” We all agreed that there is a little bit of the Book Hog in all of us. What a great text to share with students when launching reader’s workshop. Finally, the personal connections that many students made to the Book Hog, though different than their initial thoughts, were powerful and important. ![]() As they began to discover the answers to their wonderings AND to draw conclusions based on the story, there were many AHA moments for students. Students posed great wonderings during the initial reading of the story. Students quickly recognized the colors on the cover and the illustrations as being very similar to The Watermelon Seed, also by Pizzoli, and they were excited to dive in and learn about the Book Hog. I am a book hog, are you a book hog? This was the question posed to students as we began Greg Pizzoli’s new book, The Book Hog. ![]()
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