31 in 31 Day 30: The Scrambled States of America

31 in 31 picThis summer I was at a gathering at my sister’s house.
Someone suggested we do the states quiz.
A few minutes later, my sister comes running out of her house
with pencils and blank maps of the US.
Then, for five minutes, 15 or so of us started to fill them in.
I only missed one (darn Missouri!)
but fared well compared to some other people.

I won’t share all the comical mistakes people made,
but there was one concerning Hawaii being mistaken for another island completely,
that’s not even part of the U.S.
On of my friends got creative.
He didn’t know many of the states in the middle,
so he circled them all and wrote, “Middle America.”
I told him MAYBE we would have given him credit if he wrote Louisiana Purchase.

Needless to say, I should probably be getting this book for all of them for Christmas!

The Scrambled States of America
The Scrambled States of America

 

Title: The Scrambled States of America
Published by:
Henry Holt and Co., 1998!
Written by:
Laurie Keller
Illustrated by:
Laurie Keller
Word Count:
762
Pages:
36

In one word: States!
In one sentence:
The states decide they want to mix things up and move around the US….but is that really such a good idea?
Favorite pages:

Love the picture of them all together here, and how we get hit with the problem RIGHT away!
Love the picture of them all together here, and how we get hit with the problem RIGHT away!
A dinner for the states? So fun! Lots of opportunities for puns and side conversations and excellent humor :)
A dinner for the states? So fun! Lots of opportunities for puns and side conversations and excellent humor 🙂
I love these messed up states!
I love these messed up states!
Ok HAD to put the endpapers in! Look how much info is packed in there!
Ok HAD to put the endpapers in! Look how much info is packed in there! 

Likes:

Oh man do I love all the puns in this book!

It makes learning geography SO FUN!

I love that each state has a distinct voice too!

Amazing illustrations…you’ll have to look closely to be able to see everything that’s packed into each spread!

I love how there’s the part about teaching about the states, but also that theme of “the grass is always greener…”

It’s funny and informative and colorful…what else could you ask for?

Learns:

Let something talk that usually doesn’t….states speaking=genius!
Go wacky and punny…there’s always something fun in that!

What did you read today?

Ok, so I looked at the people who are contributing to the spreadsheet and it looks like the people who are contributing the most are:

Lisa,
Lily,
Chris,
and Eric.

And I just so happen to have FOUR picture books to give away!
So, you’ll each get one!

I’ve numbered them.
First person to comment with that number gets it!
So pick a number 1-4.
I’ll reveal what’s behind each numbered door tomorrow,
but I’ll tell you this right now: All FOUR books are signed!

Thank you guys so much for reading along with me this year!
I’ve got more reflections on the process tomorrow, along with the big reveal!
See you then,
KE

3 thoughts on “31 in 31 Day 30: The Scrambled States of America

  1. Thanks for doing this challenge. I was right there with you all month, even though I didn’t post each day.

    My kids highly recommend the SCRAMBLED STATES card game!

    Happy Halloween!

    Oh….Jenkin picks 2!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Close