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Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

Your Rating (1-5) and why:

Readers who will like this book:

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp (you'll link a strategy to at least 10 of your 40 books) :

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Kiss Me, I'm Perfect!

Book Title: Kiss Me, I’m Perfect!

Author(s): Robert Munsch

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Michael Martchenko

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

Copyright Date: 2006

Genre: Fantasy picturebook

Brief Annotation: When Lacey realizes she has no clean clothes to wear to school, she agrees to wear a shirt declaring, “Kiss me, I’m perfect”, as long as her mother will wash clothes and bring a different shirt at recess. At first reluctant to wear what she calls “A Strange Grandma Shirt", Lacey soon discovers that the shirt leads to some welcome kisses from a variety of animals, including a dog, a cat, an eagle, a moose, and a bear.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 3.5—Kiss Me, I’m Perfect! is a funny and silly story that will entertain young readers (and listeners) and perhaps will make them rethink gifts they once deemed unwearable or unbearable!

Readers who will like this book: Children who like fantasy books, especially those with animals; adults looking to teach a lesson on giving items and gifts originally rejected a second chance.

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Have you ever received a gift from your grandma or someone else that you just didn’t like? What do you think will happen to Lacey when she wears her ‘Kiss me, I’m perfect’ shirt to school?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): Pre-K-grade 3

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 2.6

3. List awards: None

4. Book trailer: None
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  1. Suzy Kaback & FamilyJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Robert Munsch is one of my favorite children's authors because he has such a good sense of humor, and a keen idea about what's important in kids' worlds. If you haven't read other books by him, you really should. Stephanie's Ponytail (underlined) is a terrific book about being yourself, and The Paperbag Princess (underlined) is a classic.

    If you didn't see his website, you might like to check it out:
    http://robertmunsch.com/

    He's a storyteller by trade--many of his books originate in oral storytelling he does in schools with children. He's fun to listen to, and since most of his books are available in audio versions (but not this one!), you could easily set up a listening center in your class and have him do some of your read alouds with kids!

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