It's Justin Time, Amber Brown # 17

1.      Author: Paula Danzinger
2.      Title: It’s, Justin Time, Amber Brown
3.      Illustrator: Tony Ross
4.      Genre: Juvenile Fiction
5.      Subgenre: Chapter Book
6.      Theme: Clocks and Watches, Time, Birthdays, and Best Friends
7.      Primary and secondary Characters: Amber Brown and Justin Daniels, Aunt Pam, and Amber’s family.
8.      Date of Publication: 2001
9.      Publication Company: G. P. Putnam’s Sons
10.  A summary about the book and how you will use it in your classroom.

       Amber a one day away from being seven years old, she has recently learned how to tell time and has gotten pretty good at it.  She has made it very clear to her family that she wants a watch for her upcoming birthday.  Amber’s best friend Justin always has her waiting on him, on this day before her birthday her Aunt Pam dyes her mother hair orange, her dad serves pizza for lunch, and she plays with Justin but not until he is ready.  As she goes to bed that night she anxiously thinks about her birthday and hopes that her family know just how much she wants a watch.  I would use this book in my classroom to introduce telling time to first, second, or maybe even third graders.  I think telling time on something other than a digital clock is something challenging for kids with so much technology.  This book will help get kids interested in telling time and maybe inspire them to master telling time just as Amber did.