Showing posts with label Mary Engelbreit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mary Engelbreit. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Queen of Easter




Queen of Easter, by Mary Engelbreit,  tells the story of Ann Estelle as she receives a new Easter hat.  The hat is not to Ann Estelle’s liking; it is not fancy enough for the neighborhood parade.  When she leaves the hat behind on the porch, it becomes a nest for a robin.  Ann Estelle then uses her creativity with an old Easter hat in a charming ending to the story.  We so enjoyed seeing how Ann Estelle solved her dilemma in such a positive way!


*How did Ann Estelle change her mind about her hat?
*Were you surprised at what happened to her new hat?
*What do you think people thought about her sign?
*How would you decorate an Easter hat?


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Queen of Christmas






The Queen of Christmas, by Mary Engelbreit, teaches an important lesson about Christmas through the antics of Ann Estelle.  Anyone who loves the Mary Engelbreit’s illustrations will enjoy the colorful details in this book.  Children can relate to Ann Estelle as her Christmas wish list grows and grows and grows!  By laughing at Ann Estelle we also learn much about ourselves.  This is a fun book to add to your collection of Christmas books.


*Does Ann Estelle remind you of anyone?  Who?
*What do you think of Ann Estelle’s list?
*Did you think the ending would be like this?