The Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale Jack Kent ~ Parent's Magazine Press, 1971 I know Jack Kent week is long gone, but this was the last b...

The above jokes might illicit more groans than a haunted attic, but it's exactly the kind of silly stuff I ate up as a kid. They're from The Funny Book (1977, Golden Press), by children's book illustrator Jack Kent. I never owned a copy of this book myself, but it was among the limited selection from the bookshelf at the daycare I attended in first grade, and I remember racing daily to get a hold of it before it fell into the hands of some other kid. It's full of jokes (some punnier than others... Ha!--did you see what I did there?) as well as random bits of comic wackiness that don't necessarily have a punchline, like this spider-web strung harp, and balloon-headed boy.

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The Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale Jack Kent ~ Parent's Magazine Press, 1971 I know Jack Kent week is long gone, but this was the last b...

Billy wakes up one morning to find a little dragon in his bedroom. He runs downstairs to tell his mother and she tells him that there is no such thing as a dragon. Billy of course believes his mom, even though he is staring at this little dragon. Because Bill sees this little dragon he keeps insisting that there is a dragon and his mother keeps insisting that there isn't. The more the mother insists the bigger the dragon grow, until finally it sticks out both ends of the house. Will Billy's mother ever recognize that there is a dragon in the middle of their house? This is a fun story to read out loud with many opportunities to teach and review those reading skills and strategies you have covered throughout the year. The following is a list of skills and strategies that work great with this book and I have also included an Author's Purpose activity to go with it {if you downloaded my Author's Purpose posters already this will give you the opportunity to pull them out and use them}. Reading level: 2.75 Theme: imagination Genre: fantasy Suggested Vocabulary: resist, patted Reading skills and strategies: asking questions - {possible questions at before}Why is the book called There's No Such Thing As Dragons when there is a dragon on the cover? Why is there a dragon in the house? How did the dragon get into the house? {possible questions during} Why can't the mother see the dragon? Why is the dragon getting so big? Where did the dragon come from? {possible questions at end}Are they going to keep the dragon? What will they name the dragon? author's point of view - 3rd person point of view author's purpose - entertain {evidence} there really is no such thing as dragons. Dragons cannot grow that fast. A dragon cannot lift a house and walk around with it on its back. beginning, middle, end - {most important event from beginning} Billy finds a dragon in his room and his mother tells him there is no such thing as dragons. {most important event from middle} The dragon grows so big its head sticks out the front door and its tail sticks out the back door. {most important event from end} Mother finally admits that there is a dragon. cause and effect - Why did Billy not pet the dragon? because his mother said there was no such thing as a dragon. Why did the dragon chase the bakery truck? because when it woke up from its nap it was hungry. Why did father have to go look for the house? because when the dragon ran after the bakery truck it took the house with him. Why did the dragon get small again? because the mother finally recognized that the dragon was there. characterization - describe Billy, describe the dragon {looks like, feelings, thoughts, character} compare & contrast - your dog or cat and the dragon drawing conclusions & inferencing - Why do you think the dragon grew so big? {text clues} It ate a lot of pancakes. Every time mother said there is no such thing as a dragon the dragon got a little bit bigger {you might need to point this out as you are reading, it is not obvious}. {what I know} If someone doesn't see me I start to talk more or get louder in what I am doing. {my conclusion} The dragon got bigger because the mother did recognize him and he was trying to have her see him. plot - the turning point in the story is when the mother recognized that the dragon was there. predict - Where do you think the dragon came from? Why do you think the dragon is growing so big? Do you think the mom sees the dragon? Do you think they will keep the dragon? problem & solution - {problem} The problem is that Billy sees a dragon in his house but his mother keeps telling him that there is no such thing as a dragon. {solution} The problem is solved when the mother acknowledges that there is a dragon. sequencing - Billy woke up and found a real dragon in his room. Billy told his mom about the dragon but she said there was no such thing. Billy came downstairs to eat pancakes and he only ate one because the dragon ate the rest. Billy went to brush his teeth and the dragon went into the hallway and took a nap. The dragon started to grow big. The mother had to clean all around the dragon. The dragon finally got so big its head was out the front door and the tail was out the back. The dragon woke up hungry so it chased a bakery truck. Father came home to find his house missing. The neighbor told him that it went running down the street. Father found the house and walked up the dragons neck to get in the house. Billy's mother finally recognized that there was such a thing as a dragon. The dragon started getting smaller. story elements - list title, author, character's, setting, beginning, middle, end, or problem & solution. summarize - {someone} Billy {wanted} wanted the dragon {but} but his mother said there was not such a thing as a dragon {so} so he ignored the dragon and {then} then it started to grow really big. {finally} Finally his mother recognized there was a dragon and the dragon started to shrink. Happy reading!

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A List of Books I Loved From My Early Childhood. Comment which ones you've read and which are YOUR favorites as a child! 1. Two Is Company by Judy Delton Bear becomes jealous when Duck, his best friend, makes friends with Chipmunk, who is new in the neighborhood. 2. Johnny Lion's Book Whether he is…

This week, Susanna Pitzer shares why she loves her favorite children’s book, There’s No Such Thing As a Dragon by Jack Kent I was blown away by this book when I found it years ago. The …

Dooly and the Snortsnoot Jack Kent ~ G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1972 One of the most collectible of Jack Kent's books, this seems to be the...

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I was out and about last week and found a slightly imperfect but still awesome copy of one of my all-time favorite vintage children's books,...

Jack Kent's Book of Nursery Tales Jack Kent ~ Random House, 1970 I've been coveting this book at one of my local used book haunts for ...

The Bremen-town Musicians retold by Ruth Belov Gross ~ illustrated by Jack Kent Scholastic, 1974 Winding down Jack Kent week , I ho...

The above jokes might illicit more groans than a haunted attic, but it's exactly the kind of silly stuff I ate up as a kid. They're from The Funny Book (1977, Golden Press), by children's book illustrator Jack Kent. I never owned a copy of this book myself, but it was among the limited selection from the bookshelf at the daycare I attended in first grade, and I remember racing daily to get a hold of it before it fell into the hands of some other kid. It's full of jokes (some punnier than others... Ha!--did you see what I did there?) as well as random bits of comic wackiness that don't necessarily have a punchline, like this spider-web strung harp, and balloon-headed boy.

The Bremen-town Musicians, retold by Ruth Belov Gross, Pictures by Jack Kent, 1974 The book is in vintage condition and has self wear on the spine and edges on the cover. The owners name on the 1st page. Rest of pages are clean and in perfect condition. 7 7/8" X 7 7/8". Publisher ‎Scholastic Book Services (January 1, 1974) Language ‎English Hardcover ‎32 pages

Howard Erlenheim and 1933 Lowell High School (San Francisco) yearbook movers and shakers, "Red & White"...page contains students who held positions within the school. Listed above, left to right, top to bottom: Albert Maggio, Yell Leader; Antonio Aguilar, secretary; Howard Erlenheim, President; Henry Packscher, Yearbook editor; Jack Kent, Yearbook editor