Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood started off our "sock week" . In this story, a sock monkey is invited to a party but needs to be clean in order to attend. The trouble is, he hates taking baths! This is a great story because there is a twist at the end that the students don't expect. It's interesting, because children this age are starting to see patterns in the storylines of books and so they thought they knew how the story was going to end, but were surprised.
The Glass Doorknob is another one of my favourite books. It's about a sock monkey who works with his friends to solve a problem. There are many levels in this book so it appeals to a variety of ages. On the surface it is about a groups of friends solving a mystery. But it is also a great story to introduce science concepts of seasons and prismatic light. In kindergarten, we talked about how we know this is a fiction story (the toys move and talk). My son Dean loved this book and there was an extended period of time where we read this story every night before bed!
Only In Dreams is a great story to introduce the discussion of imagination. In the story, the monkey character lists all the cool things that he can do in his dreams (but not in real life). Things like being really tall, being able to fly and visiting a village with cupcakes for houses.
I Love Monkey is a story that talks about how everyone is special in his/her own way. The monkey tries to be various other things, for example, a chicken or a piece of sushi but is never quite happy. Of course at the end of the story, he realizes that he is happy just being himself.
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