From The Hey, Little Ant Essay Challenge Archives comes this dancing ant drawing from a First Grader in Denver, IN with this caption: “I think the boy should not squish the Ant. The boy shuld let the Ant go free.”
L.A. Lakers star Ron Artest will face the Boston Celtics in game one of the NBA Finals on June 3. One might think that the Portland, Maine based team that created Hey, Little Ant might be pulling for the Celtics, but Artest’s solid taste in children’s literature might just make author Phil Hoose a Lakers… Read more »
For a fabulous dramatization of Hey, Little Ant by a group of second graders at T.C. Cherry Elementary visit School Tube.
Author, Phillip Hoose sang “Hey, Little Ant” to 7,000 graduates and audience members at the University of Southern Maine‘s graduation ceremonies this weekend. “No project ever taught me so much about how to work,” Hoose told the graduates. “To succeed, I had to be tenacious and adaptable.” Not only did Hoose (and the book) get… Read more »
When you put “to squish or not to squish” up for a vote amongst kids, the “not” generally wins out. The authors did not write the book just to hear a chorus of “not to squish,” but to open up a dialogue amongst kids and kids and adults. This morning we came across a conversation… Read more »
Author, Phillip Hoose got a very nice note from student Ian Whisner this past week. Phil had the honor of meeting Ian Whisner a year ago at the Green Earth Book Awards at Salisbury University. Ian received an Honorable Mention in The Hey, Little Ant Challenge for his answer to “what do you think that… Read more »
Thanks to Ash Fackrell, school teacher and blogger at Stuff by Ash for reviewing Hey, Little Ant in her “Read with Me Wednesday” feature. “I love that it teaches about tolerance and respect in a way everyone can understand. I let the kids discuss in groups what they would do if they were the kid… Read more »
Thanks to the blog Everyday Matters for including a reading of Hey, Little Ant in an afternoon of egg carton ants and stories.
Oh, what a night! A fine group of educators, parents and children’s book authors gathered at the home of author, Phillip Hoose to judge the artwork entries by Kindergarten thru 3rd Graders to the Hey, Little Ant Essay Challenge. There was much concentration, debate, and laughter as the amazing submissions were reviewed. Meanwhile across the… Read more »