Judy Moody Gets Famous! is written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
- Suggested Grade Level: 1st-3rd Grade. This is a transitional book. There are pictures every few pages and the text is quite large and relatable for lower elemenary students.
- Summary: Judy Moody is a realistic fiction book for kids that starts with a "Who's Who" page of characters. It includes pictures of all the main characters for the reader to refer to or visualize. Judy is an energetic, fun loving 3rd grader who is always getting herself into trouble. This time she is trying to find a way to "get famous" because she finds that all her friends have had their picture in the paper, except her!
- Classroom Skills & Strategies:
- Students will make Text to Text, Text to Self, and Text to World Connections while reading the book.
- Individually, create an idea for how Judy Moody could have "gotten famous" with illustrations.
- ESOL Strategies/Applications:
- The illustrations in the book help scaffold the student's understanding.
- Sketch to Stretch strategy where small groups draw pictures or diagrams of what the story means to them.
- Read Aloud: Page 31-39. These pages chronicle Judy in her Science class as she accidently flings a meal worm across the room. It lands in arch nemesis' hair! Judy goes through a range of emotions and has to decide on a moral decision. This segment of the book is funny and so typical of Judy Moody. It will catch the students interest and leave them wanting more.
- Personal Opinion: I liked this book for young readers. I don't know how boys would feel about reading a story so openly based upon a girl but with the read aloud I think that would encourage them that it is not a "girly" story. Another positive aspect is that students could easily identify with this wide range of characters.
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