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Better Reaction Than Harry Potter Books
“They just love them. I can’t keep them in the library long enough to have another class check
them out.’
Brockman, with over ten years experience as a
librarian at the school, said that these books which she had for two months were
the best series of books that she had ever received. said, “I haven’t seen this much reaction even with the Harry Potter
books.”
Rhee Brockman, Librarian Media Specialist, Ophir Elementary
School, Oroville, California.
Had to Separate Books Due to Demand
“We had to put those books
separate from the rest of the books because the students were asking for them so
much. Now that they are used to
them, they just go to the shelf and get them, and they check them out two at a
time, which is their limit on books. They love the books.
“The teachers love them because they have a moral to them. It’s really nice to have books with morals. They’re great! I think
they’re wonderful!”
Jan Millet, Library Media Specialist, Harwood Elementary
School, Rigby, Idaho
Books Are Flying Out of the Library
“The books are just flying
out of the library. I can’t keep
them in. When they see them, they
just want to check them out. They really like them.”
Cindy Vandenberg,
Librarian Media Specialist, Marks Elementary School, Dos Palos, California
Once Teachers Read Them, Then They Want to Read All the Others
“Once the teachers
have read them, then they want to read all the others. They’re really great! They went over really well.”
Leslie Smith, Librarian Media Specialist, Hodson
Elementary School, Owasso, Oklahoma
Librarian, Over 25 Years Experience, Hasn't Seen Anything Out There Like These
Books
“It’s proving to be a real boon
to our character development to what we would like to see happening in our
school with our students, to assist our children in making wise and good
choices.
“We are very, very pleased. Thank you so much for having prepared this kind of a story that is so
needed in our world today, to be able to teach the children in a non-threatening
kind of way those values they need to have.
“I haven’t seen anything out there that I think does the job
in the same way than what you have done. I’ve been looking. We’ve been trying to find some things that
would be good character development for our children.
“The colors are bright and beautiful, the characters are fun
for the children to identify. So I
think there are a lot of real positive things in your books.”
Mary Smith, Librarian Media Specialist, Hope
Elementary School, Carlsbad, California
Enjoys the Books and the Free Coloring Sheets From Our Website
“The kids are really checking
them out. They really like to read
them. It’s on their level. They like the stories, and I have a hard time keeping them on the shelf.
“ I like the colorful pictures. The kids really liked the coloring sheets that went along with your
books, too, because I went on your website and took some of the coloring sheets
and gave them to the kids.”
Donna Royle, Librarian Media Specialist, Antonia
Elementary School, Imperial, Missouri
Books so Interesting Librarian has the Kids in the Palm of Her Hand
“The staff at our school is
pleased to have the books because they talk in story form about character. When I read a story to the children, they sit so quiet. I look at their faces and they are very interested in the pictures that
are shown and in the story itself.
Every single story that I read to them of the series, they just stop and listen. They sit attentively to listen to the story, and I can’t say
that about every single book. I can
tell there is interest there when their behavior and their actions are just so
polite and so good. They are just
waiting for me to turn the page.
“I have commented to my staff that works with me, ‘Boy, these
books! They have these kids in the
palm of my hand.’ That’s not
stretching the truth at all.”
Julie Spangler,
Librarian Media Specialist, Cordova Primary School, Phoenix, Arizona
Students
Love the Pictures and Vibrant Colors
“I was very impressed when I
received your catalog because we stress character education in the Chicago
school.
“ I try to read at least one book or two books a
week to the smaller kids in grade K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd,
and we discuss it. They love the
pictures and the vibrant colors that are in the book.”
Shirley Silerman, Librarian Media
Specialist, Carpenter Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois
Children Enjoy the Books/Gone Well With Their Character Education Series
“The series has been very well received.
The children have really enjoyed them, and the teachers think they’re great. Also, they have gone very well with our character education series that
we are doing.”
Cheryl Hodges, Librarian Media Specialist, Alpena Elementary
School, Alpena, Arkansas
Not the Cheesy Type of Story/They are Well-Developed
“I myself thought the stories
were great. They were not a cheesy
type of story, but they were well developed, carried the theme through, and
taught the lesson well. Also, Miss
Missouri is going to be reading one today in the assembly to go along with our
positive action.”
Kathy Jenkins, Library Media Specialist, Carl Junction Primary
School, Carl Junction, Missouri
Not Cutesy Lessons/They Really Hit Hard
“I have a third-grade teacher
that’s really into reading them. She’s reading them one a week, or one every few days. She said, ‘They are just the best books. It really teaches them a lesson. And they’re not cutesy lessons, they really hit it hard.’…
“Several teachers are reading them, and
they like them a lot.”
Brenda Chambless, Librarian Media
Specialist, Panama Elementary School, Bakersfield, California
Students are Very Excited About the Books
“The students are very excited
about the books, and the books are fitting so well into our new study of
character education. And they’re
easy to read, so that they can all enjoy them.”
Linda Kelso, Librarian Technician, Lincoln Elementary School,
El Centro, California
A Big Success
“We put them up on display with
some other new books, and the kids found them right away, because they love the
pictures and the colorful covers. So they know where they are on the shelf now, and they are being checked out a
lot. They seem to really, really like them. They have been a big success. I was very pleased.”
Tenby Ihde, Librarian Media Specialist, Rolling Ridge
Elementary School, Sterling, Viginia
Guidance Counselor Using Them for Character Education
“The students and the teachers
both love them, and they are using them a lot, and the guidance counselor is
also using them in the character education program.” The students are “taking them out and taking the accelerated
reader tests on them.”
Nancy De Jongh, Librarian Media Specialist, Central
Lyon Elementary-Middle School, Rock Rapids, Idaho
Books Stay Checked Out All the Time/Used in All Grades K-6
“The children love them. The books stay checked out all the time. We don’t shelve them with
the regular books, we have put them in a special place where they are easily
accessed. We keep them available,
and we really love them.
“This year our system started a countywide Character
Education program, with a different good character trait emphasized each month. The books that we purchased fit in perfectly with these traits and were
used in all grades K-6. The
students could not only enjoy the story, they could relate to what the story was
saying and apply it to personal use. After Mrs. Peters [guidance counselor] starting reading the books to the
classes, they were in high demand. In fact, several of the books have stayed on hold for the better part of the
school year.”
Carolyn Pulley, Librarian Media Specialist,
Lawrenceburg Public Elementary School, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Pictures are Very Vivid and Colorful
“The teachers and the students
are very excited about the character ed. books that we have received in our
library. We teach the traits to our
students here at the school, it is built into our curriculum. So when we got the order blank with the books we saw that those were
great books that we could use. They
really go well with our curriculum here at our school…The pictures are very
vivid and colorful…Students love them.”
Shirley Tomlin, Librarian, Oakland Primary School, Sumter,
South Carolina
Great Demand/Thinking of Buying a Third Set
“When I put them out the first
time, they took them out really quick. The other students came in, and they saw the other students with them,
and they kept asking, ‘Do you have any more? Do you have any more?’
“As soon as they come in, they are checked out. They really like them a lot.”
(Even though the library bought two sets of the books, the students like them
so much that they are thinking about buying another set.)
Veronica Rubalcava, Librarian, Valle Vista
Elementary School, Delano, California
Love the Format and Illustrations
“I had a wonderful response. I love the format, and I love your illustrations. They are great! The children love them. You’re keying into that morality that we are trying to foster in the
building. I really enjoy them.”
Paulette Autori, Librarian Media Specialist, Garfield
Elementary School, Revere, Maine
They Stay Checked Out All the Time
“The students love them. We can’t
keep them in. They stayed checked
out all the time. They are
beautiful books. The kids will come
in and they’ll ask, ‘Do you have any of those books?’.”
Kitt Linsenby,
Librarian Media Specialist, Cheraw Intermediate School (Grade 3-6), Cheraw,
South Carolina
It's Hard to Find Character Education Books Like This
“We are all very pleased with
them. One of the things we like is
that they don’t have actual people in them, and the kids don’t feel like it’s
really pointing fingers at them; but they can see themselves in the animals.
So it’s not as threatening to them.
The teachers really do like them.
“When we read them to the kids, the kids can really relate to
them. It’s a good series. We’re doing six pillars of character: citizenship, responsibility,
caring, fairness, trustworthiness, and respect, and these have them in there. It’s very easy to plug in when we’re talking about these seven
characters. It’s hard to find
character education picture books like this.
“I just had a teacher come and ask for something on
responsibility. I could just go
right to your series, and knew that I would find something that she would be
able to use. She was very pleased. The teachers really appreciate the way the materials are presented in the
books. It’s been very usable.”
Holly Diane Searson, Librarian Media Specialist,
Lakeview-Solon Elementary School, Solon, Idaho
Books are Interesting and Engaging
“The teachers that used the books
said they were very well received by the kids. They themselves liked the books. The books are interesting and engaging, and taught a really good lesson in a way
the kids could really enjoy while they are learning.
“Character education in the form of books is really helpful,
especially in the form of interesting stories. Both the teachers and the kids have really enjoyed them.”
June Wigglesworth, Librarian, Waipahu elementary
School, Waipahu, Hawaii
Teachers Want the Whole Set in Their Classrooms
“The reaction at our school has
been very positive. I suggested it
to several teachers, and when they checked out one, they wanted to get the whole
set of 18 books in their classroom.
And the students want to check them out to.
They don’t stay on the shelf very long.
“A student usually doesn’t come up and ask for an author,
especially a young child.” But one of her students said, “I want one of those Sommer
books.”
Miriam Hartman, Librarian Media Specialist, Lakeview Elementary
School, Portsmouth, Virginia
Can't Keep Them on the Shelf/They're Very Popular
“The kids just thought they were
fabulous, and the teachers too.
They loved the drawings, the stories, everything. I like them too. I can’t
keep them on the shelf, either. One
brings them in, and another one in the same class wants to check it out. They’re very popular.”
Cindy Harris, Librarian Media Specialist, Lone Elementary School,
Jackson, California
They Have Been a HUGE Success
“I am so thrilled to meet Carl
Sommer at the Book Expo! I
purchased his entire set of books, sight unseen—to support the character
education curriculum. They have
been a HUGE success. I can’t keep
them on the shelves, and they are great teacher read-alouds.”
Marge Lawrence, Librarian Media Specialist, Roanoke
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