Reindeer Do Wear Striped Underwear

Reindeer Do Wear Striped Underwear by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey is about a group of second graders who go to the zoo for a field trip. At the zoo they see Santa and his sick reindeer. They also find the naughty and nice list. One of the students sees that he is on the naughty list and has to find a way to get on the nice list so he can get presents for Christmas.
    I think this would be a fun book for second graders to read around Christmas time. It is a very cute and fun book about Christmas, Santa, and being nice to get presents. I think this book is one that students can relate to and will enjoy reading together as a class or on their own.
    As a teacher I would read this book to my children around Christmas time. Advanced children in first grade and higher will be able to read this book on their own but younger, beginning readers will need help reading this book. Students will enjoy reading this book because they can relate to it in more than one way. Most students get a trip to the zoo and after reading this book they will think it will be fun to look for reindeer at the zoo. English Language Learners may have a hard time reading this book so it will be important to help the student as they are reading this book. This book is a great chapter book for emergent readers. The content is comprehensible for young children. This is a book I would use to increase student motivation when it comes to reading.