The Hello, Goodbye Window

Juster, N. (2005). The Hello, Goodbye Window.

Realistic Fiction

The Caldecott Medal

This book is about a little girl's Nanna and Poppy. She stays with them while her parents work. The kitchen window is the Hello, Goodbye Window. The kitchen is where Nanna and Poppy spend most of their time. There are a lot of pictures on the wall from the olden days. They also like to look at stars at night. The little girl loves sitting by the Hello, Goodbye Window because she thinks its a magical window.

I would use this in my teaching because the illustrations are very clear and goes along with the text. I would ask students waht they can tell by the illustrations. I would also use this book to help children relate to their life and compare and contrast it from this little girl. This will help when learning about venn diagrams.