Today's "Book of the Day" was The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson. I love the rhythm of Donaldson's books and they are always a joy to read. I especially like the illustrations in this one (by Axel Scheffler) because the kids get a chance to identify all sorts of different animals and habitats. For our little activity we watched a video of a beached whale rescue and used watercolor paints to color whales..
