Picture Book #4 Caldecott #1

Title:  The Hello, Goodbye Window

Author: Norton Juster

Illustrator:  Chris Raschka

Genre: Fiction

Theme:  

Primary Characters: Girl

Secondary Characters: Nanna and Poppy

Date of publication: 2005

Publishing Company:  Hyperion Books for Children

Summary:  The "hello, goodbye window" is in the kitchen. Many things happen at this window. She sometimes  makes faces in the window when visiting. She does all the things every other kid does when someone is inside a house and they pass through the window. She does anything from pressing her face to it and saying hello and goodbye. She recalls all the times she has with her grandparents. They all involve the window in one way or another.

I would use this book in a classroom for story time. I would read behind a big cut out of a window. This would enhance the students' imagination. This book will allow students to relate to the book which will engage them in story time.