CHICK AND BRAIN (rhymes with Dick and Jane) turn the teaching of “please,” “thank you,” and “you’re welcome” into a running joke worthy of a comedy team. For those who are struggling or reluctant, it helps to have noteworthy books to share, books that are crazy, silly, and fun.Ĭece Bell’s CHICK AND BRAIN: SMELL MY FOOT! contains these elements that keep young readers reading. Not all new readers have an easy time of it, or a natural passion for reading. ‘Say please, and then I will smell your foot.’ ‘But I will not smell your foot until you say PLEASE.’ Richie’s Picks: CHICK AND BRAIN: SMELL MY FOOT! by Cece Bell, Candlewick, September 2019, 72p., ISBN: 978-0-7636-7936-1īrain wants his buddy Chick to smell his foot. Oh, and I am sure the teacher loved having a room full of kids demanding she smell their feet for the rest of the day! 🤣🤣🤣 I was so glad to have picked a winner and that I made my daughter proud of her Daddy! I am pleased to report that the kids - and the teacher (who laughed throughout) - loved it! I enjoyed doing silly voices for each character and I was pleased to hear the kids whisper 'I love this book' several times throughout. With an endorsement like that I felt like giving her other book a go might be the perfect choice for her class. I had not read it before, but someone recommend Bell's more well known selection, El Deafo, to my daughter and my daughter has already read that one two times in the past week. My choice was Smell My Foot by Cece Bell. From what I could tell, it is working because they were all very enthusiastic! As luck would have it, I got to be one of those parents! Since I am such an avid reader, it was so exciting to be a part of an event that encourages kids to read. As part of the celebration, my daughter's class had parents come in and read books to the kids.

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