Burton Elementary: Two-Fer - Giddy Goat & Big Mean Mike

 This past week at Burton Elementary we read "Big Mean Mike" by Michelle Knudsen in library, and the week before we read "Giddy Goat" by Jamie Rix. Although they seem to be very different stories, one about a timid goat who is afraid of heights and has to learn to be brave, and one about a dog with a tough-guy persona who learns to be okay with having a bit of a soft side, they both teach good lessons about not making assumptions about who can be friends with whom.

If you can measure the popularity of a story by how many kids ask after the read-aloud if they can check the book out themselves, I would say both of these books were a hit with Burton kids. If you enjoy reading books out loud to kids, you can have a lot of fun with the timid goat voice of Giddy and the gruff personality of Big Mean Mike.

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Esta semana en la escuela Burton Elementary leímos el cuento "Big Mean Mike", por Michelle Knudsen, en la biblioteca. La última semana, leímos el cuento "Giddy Goat", por Jamie Rix. A pesar de ellos parecen ser cuentos muy diferentes, los dos ambos tienen buenos mensajes sobre no hacer suposiciones de quienes pueden ser amigos unos con otros.

- Dennis De Boer