Yard Sale

APA Bibliography: Bunting, E., & Castilla, L. (2015). Yard Sale. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

Book Information: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22747809-yard-sale

Online Rad-Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8PoXkYZy8g

Genre: Children's Picture Book, Realistic Fiction

Author Information: https://www.kidsreads.com/authors/eve-bunting.

Illustrator Information: http://www.laurencastillo.com.

Summary: Yard Sale is about Callie and her family who are selling almost all of their stuff because they are moving from a house to an apartment. Callie is upset that they have to sell their stuff, but her parents explain that they do not have room for all that stuff. Callie eventually realizes that its okay that they are going through this because its having each other that matters most.

Target Audience: The target audience for this book is children ages 3-7. This book is a pretty easy read and the concept is clear for younger children.

Evaluation: I think this is a good book to teach children about poverty. By showing children that moving into an apartment because of money problems is common. Going through financial issues is something that many families go through everyday. The images on each page were very detailed and showed a lot of emotion.

Reader Response Activity: Since this book is for younger children, an activity you can do is to have the children talk about any moving stories they may have. After you do this you can print off a coloring page of a yard sale and have the children color it. This works on improving their fine motor skills and coloring between the lines.