Flip's Fantastic Journal

"Flip's Fantastic Journal" is a great gift for your kindergartner who may be learning to journal. Flip is not thrilled that his teacher requests he write in his journal, but, despite his initial sour attitude, he becomes a super writer in spite of himself! This book may just be the encouragement your little one needs.

Meet Flip. Mrs. Flea Collar, Flips teacher, recommends that he writes in his journal everyday. But Flip remembers his teacher saying he can write fiction or non-fiction. So Flip and his sisters markers are going wild. Flips make believe day is full of fun and excitement. This will make writing one of your hobbies. The exciting part is I have the book myself and I got the book signed by the author.

This book is great for kids that are introduced to journaling in school. what a wonderfully creative story! Children realize they can have fun with the written word. My daughter struggled with written assignments from school. This book gave her a great message that writing is fun and that every day events can turn exciting. I recommend this for any 1st grader.

Many reluctant writers realize that they really do have things to write in their journals after they read Flip's Fantastic Journal and Flip discovers that he can use his imagination to create stories. Flip is a very likeable character with a big problem...his teacher wants him to write in his journal EVERYDAY and he doesn't know what to write. The book's format of going from black and white when Flip could not write to a color format when his ideas begin to flow nicely illustrates how the light comes on once you get ideas.As a teacher I found students nodding their heads in agreement as I read this story to them. Children really relate to Flip's frustrations. Flip's Fantastic Journal is a great book to use with all children, but especially with students who are reluctant writers.

Flip's Fantastic Journal is out just in time for the beginning of the school year. All those students with fresh, new journals in their backpacks will enjoy DeCesare's new book that answers the question "What do I write in my journal?" The main character in this book is Flip, a cartoon-style dog. He has been assigned by his teacher to write in his journal, but he doesn't know what to write. When his "break-through" occurs, his journal and his life burst into color. Journal-style books are a hit and students will love this one, delightfully written and illustrated by Angelo DeCesare.