Reviews for Aunt Flossie's hats (and crab cakes later)

The average rating for Aunt Flossie's hats (and crab cakes later) based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-04 00:00:00 Marc Tosca 1) Book summary: The book is about two little girls go visit their aunt every Sunday afternoon. They love their aunt house because it is crowded with memories and stuff. Aunt Flossie loves hats and each one of her hats represents one her memories. Every Sunday, the girls eat cookies and finish their day eating crab cakes with their aunt. 2) Grade level, interest level, lexile: PreK-3rd, ages 4-7, 400L 3) Appropriate classroom use (subject area) : Reading block 4) Individual students who might benefit from reading: Children who love spending time with their family. 5) Small group use (literary circles): I can have the students write down each memory aunt Flossies has with each hat. 6) Whole class use (read aloud): I wouldn't use this as a whole class book 7) Related books in genre/subject or content area: Amazing Grace, A moment in time 8) Multimedia connections (audio book, movie) available: Kindle, School & Library Binding, Paperback, Audio, Cassette

Review # 2 was written on 2016-07-21 00:00:00 Robert Obrien This is an awesome picture book with beautifully painted illustrations that takes the children in the story on a walk down memory lane by way of their aunt's collection of hats. Susan and her sister, Sarah, visit their great great aunt on Sundays. After tea and cookies, the girls look forward to looking at her hats. Each hat that comes out of its box has a special memory attached and Aunt Flossie tells the story. I think this would be a good mentor text to use with my students. I love how an item, such as an old hat, can become the centerpiece of a personal narrative. I'm glad I have this book in my classroom library!