Friday, November 3, 2017

Love You, Daddy


















Author/Illustrator: Amy West
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: None
Grade Level: 2nd-3rd


This is a short chapter book about a young girl, named Katie, whose dad goes off to war. The days leading up to his departure he held his wife and daughter just a little closer. He was off, days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into years. Katie and her mother wrote letters every day to him. During his leave, Katie's moms best friend came to stay with them during her pregnancy, and their whole apartment building supported each other as their loved ones were gone at war. On what should have been an exciting day, Katie and her mother received the worst news.

This is a great short chapter book for young readers. It is geared toward 2nd and 3rd graders. I would even say 1st but the content and vocabulary might be a little above their reading level. I would not use this book in my classroom to teach a lesson, but I might use it for guided reading groups when I introduce them to chapter books.

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