Gooney Bird is so Absurd # 9

1.      Author: Louis Lowry
2.      Title: Gooney Bird is so Absurd
3.      Illustrator: Middy Thomas
4.      Genre: Juvenile Fiction
5.      Subgenre: Chapter Book
6.      Theme: Poetry, leadership, and supporting classmates
7.      Primary and secondary Characters: Gooney Bird and Ms. Pidgeon
8.      Awards: Author is two-time Newberry Award winner
9.      Date of Publication: 2009
10.  Publication Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It is January and Gooney Bird has to keep her brain warm with a special hat.  Mrs. Pidgeon was teaching her second grade class about poetry and the class began to really enjoy it.  They also learn that it is not easy to write.  The class and especially Gooney Bird is faced with a challenge after Mrs. Pidgeon’s mother passed away.  The class read a poem lead by Gooney Bird but not without all their encouragement.  Other than placing this in my classroom for free-reading, I would read this book to my class during our poetry lesson so that the kids could relate to the characters.