Wave and Shadow
I would discuss these books with any level of elementary school. Specifically, I would want to teach this text to 2nd graders. I would introduce the book as an all picture book. I would engage the class in a read-aloud and ask questions before, during, and after the text. Some questions I would ask before reading the text are: what do you think the book is about based off of the title and what do you think a picture-book means? Some questions I may ask during the book are: what is happening in this scene and what do you think that means? Some questions I might ask after reading the book are: what happened from the beginning to end and what was the main point of the story?
One pedagogical strategy I would implement would be to observe and listen during the read aloud of the book. This would help the students to absorb the content in their first reading. Another strategy I might use is to have the students get into groups and all talk about how they interpreted the book. This would allow the students to voice their own perspective, but also hear other views from their peers.
There are many other wordless picture books that I could pair with Wave.
Other texts:
- Journey by Aaron Becker
- Spot, The Cat by Henry Cole
- The Only Child by Guojing
There are multiple videos and read-alouds on Youtube for some of Suzy Lee's books. Below are videos of Wave and Shadow with sounds to make the book come alive.