Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Groundhog Day

Here is a list of  picture books and early readers for Groundhog Day.  And  after your little ones are in bed you can watch:



Groundhog Day (Special 15th Anniversary Edition)

 The change of heart takes a long time, but finally happens.  Have I really been watching this film for fifteen years? 

Bibliography  Groundhog Day
Sorted by Author / Title 
Cox, Judy. Go to sleep, Groundhog. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2004.
Go To Sleep, Groundhog!
When Groundhog is unable to sleep, he experiences autumn and winter holidays he never knew about, and then he finally falls asleep before Groundhog Day.
 MY RECOMMENDATION:
This was Don Freeman's last work before his death in 1978.  .  Who doesn't  have  Corduroy in their library?
 Freeman, Don, 1908-1978. Gregory's Shadow. New York : Viking, 2000.

Gregory's Shadow
Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.

Gibbons, Gail. Groundhog day! 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c2007.
Groundhog Day!
Illustrations and simple text teach children about Groundhog Day, describe its origin, and provide facts about groundhogs.

Koscielniak, Bruce. Geoffrey Groundhog predicts the weather. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1995.
Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather
When Geoffrey Groundhog pops out of his hole to predict the weather, he is blinded by television cameras and lights and is unable to see if he has a shadow. No one in town knows how to proceed, so Geoffrey needs help fast.

Levine, Abby. Gretchen Groundhog, it's your day! Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 1998.
Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day!
When she has to take over the job of appearing in Piccadilly on Groundhog Day to look for her shadow, Gretchen Groundhog is worried and nervous and threatens not to come out.

McMullan, Kate. Fluffy meets the groundhog. New York : Scholastic, [2003], c2001.
Fluffy Meets The Groundhog (level 3) (Hello Reader)
Groundhog Dog inspires the class to celebrate Groundpig Day with their guinea pig Fluffy, and Fluffy gets to help an unhappy groundhog.

McNamara, Margaret. Groundhog Day. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2006.
Groundhog Day (Ready-to-Read. Level 1)
On Groundhog Day, the students in Mrs. Connor's class try to find out whether the class hamster can predict the weather as well as a groundhog.

Moutran, Julia Spencer. Will spring ever come to Gobbler's Knob? Farmington, Conn. : Literary Publications, c1992.
Will Spring Ever Come to Gobbler's Knob (Moutran, Julia Spencer. Underground World of Punxsutawney Phil.)
It's Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil forecasts spring, but Mr. Sly Fox forecasts winter causing confusion in Gobbler's Knob.

Roberts, Bethany. Double trouble Groundhog Day. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2008.
Double Trouble Groundhog Day
When Grampie Groundhog decides to retire from forecasting the weather, he has twins Greta and Gregory draw straws to see who will take over the important job, but the winner is so nervous the two put aside their squabbling and work together.

Worsham, Adria F. (Adria Fay), 1947-. Max celebrates Groundhog Day. Minneapolis, MN : Picture Window Books, c2009.
Max Celebrates Groundhog Day (Read-It! Readers)
Max, Zoe, and their classmates head off on a Groundhog Day field trip, hoping they might get to see a real groundhog.
 And
Holub, Joan.Groundhog Weather School.  New York, NY: G. P. Putnam and Sons, c 2009.
Groundhog Weather School
When Groundhog realizes he needs helpers all over the country to accurately forecast the weather, he establishes a school to teach young groundhogs how to properly determine when spring will arrive.

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