Author, Julia Cook

I wrote a while back about Julia Cook and her book "My Mouth is a Volcano!".  She has a number of great books that teach children all kinds of things in funny stories.  After reading "My Mouth is a Volcano!" to John's class, his teacher decided that Julia Cook should be the author present for reading night at the school.  Cook came to the school and talked in the classrooms during the day and then did a whole presentation for the parents that evening.  She even brought her dogs, Jake and Angus, to meet the students.  I unfortunately missed the Family Reading Night with Julia Cook at John's school since I had a program at the library.  Funny, my duties at the library kept me from enjoying Family Reading Night.  However, John's teacher was kind enough to snap a photo of John, Julia, Jake and Angus.

I'm not sure which dog John is holding, but I'm pretty sure he does not like being held like that.  Unless, of course, that is how he smiles.

Julia Cook

My next book recommendation is "My Mouth is a Volcano" by Julia Cook.  This book is about a kid who is constantly erupting.  He blames his mouth the volcano.  The book is a good read and teaches your kid how to deal with his erupting mouth.

If you know John even just a little bit, you know he has a lot of words.  I'm not really surprised since his dad and I also have many words.  John has had some trouble in school with interrupting the teacher, so my friend Pam recommended this book.  This book sparked the need to read more of Julia Cook's books and I haven't found one I haven't liked.