The Levittown Literacy Initiative’s monthly activity for January was "First Look Fridays".  "First Look Fridays" provided students with a sneak-peak of a book to entice them to want to finish it. It was a simple and fun way to get students excited about reading, while introducing books that students may not have otherwise picked up to read!  Special thanks to our virtual reader, Mrs. Kelly, Director of Elementary Education, for further encouraging a love of reading within our students!

Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

Llewellyn does not like to feel afraid or sad, angry, lonely, or embarrassed. And so he comes up with a brilliant plan: he tucks each of his feelings into jars and hides them away where they won't bother him anymore. But when he gets in trouble in class, Llewellyn finds he needs to put away excitement too. And when joy is quickly followed by disappointment, he decides to get rid of joy as well. After a while, Llewellyn walks around not feeling much of anything at all. And what happens when his emotions refuse to be bottled up any longer?


In this richly illustrated and universally relatable picture book, Llewellyn soon discovers that life is more colorful when he sets his emotions free. And only then, by facing and embracing each of his feelings, is he finally able to let them go. (Amazon)

Dandy

By: Ame Dyckman

When Daddy spots a solitary weed on his lawn, he's appalled (along with all his neighborhood friends). But his daughter Sweetie has fallen in love with the beautiful flower, even going so far as to name it Charlotte. Racing against time and the mockery of his friends, Daddy has to find a way to get rid of the errant dandelion without breaking his little girl's heart. (Amazon)

Mother Bruce

By: Ryan T. Higgins

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite. And even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem to rid himself of his new companions. What's a bear to do? (Amazon)

Charlie and the Octopus

By: Rebecca Roan

An octopus follows Charlie home from the aquarium. And that's where everything goes wrong. When Charlie fails to convince his parents that a mischievous octopus is the culprit of the chaos, he takes matters into his own hands, devising a plan to get rid of the octopus once and for all. (Amazon)