Wemberly Worried

Bibliographic Information (APA): Henkes, K. (2000). Wemberly Worried. New York, NY: Harper Collins.

Brief Annotation: This is a very cute little story about a mouse that worries about everything.

Genre: PictureBook Fiction

Grade Level: Preschool-2nd

Readers who will like this: Many children will enjoy this book. Children that have similar problems with worry or have experienced worry about the first day of school will be able to identify with this book.

Response/Rating (1-4): 4; This is a very cute book that I would highly recommend for the shy or worrisome child. I would use this book in the classroom near the first day of school. It would be great to tie in some questions about their first day of school and feelings they were having. They could talk about what they did and what made it better.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: Were you scared on the first day or school? Was it what you were expecting?

Reading Strategies Connection: Quilts: The teacher will choose a large piece of butcher paper and lay out several types of media and art work for the children. Each child will choose a quilt square tI decorate. Each child is responsible for creating a quilt square. The children are asked to create a square that represents their first day of school. When the children have finished they will have the opportunity to share with the class what their square is and what it means. When all the children have shared as well as the teacher, the teacher will tape all of them together on the large piece of butcher paper to create a quilt. The teacher can explain that everyone has a different experience and quilt square but together we create a whole. This can be used as a bonding experience for the classroom.