It's a Book

It's a Book is written by Lane Smith and is a New York Times bestseller.

 

 

This book made me laugh out loud!  It is a great conversation between a monkey and a jackass about just what a book is.  The jackass is very much plugged in and wants to understand a book the way he understands tweeting, texting, and computer skills.  The monkey is very patient and lets him know that it does nothing that technology can do as because "It's a book."  Such a simple message, yet very profound.  I would like to share this book at the beginning of class this year with my 6th graders and see if they can get the underlying message that the jackass learned about the value of a book in a digital world.

 

Smith, L. (2010). It's a book . New York: Roaring Brook.