Little Loon and Papa

Title: Little Loon and Papa
Author: Toni Buzzeo
Illustrator: Margaret Spengler
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Picture book
Theme: Do not be afraid to try something new

Primary and Secondary Characters: Little Loon/ Papa
Date of publication: 2004
Publishing Company: Dial Books for Young Readers
Summary: Papa is trying to teach Little Loon how to dive in the water, but Little Loon is afraid to and sneaks away when Papa is showing how to dive. When Little Loon sneaks away he runs into some animals that are bigger and scare him. Little Loon gets so scared at one point that he tries to dive and he does it. As soon as Little Loon pops back up his Papa his holding him . Little Loon could do it he just did not think he could.
Summary of how to use with students: This book shows students that sometimes it is scary to try something new, but until you try it you do not know if you can do it. Students can be scared sometimes to try new things just like Little Loon was. The students can relate to this feeling and they can also see that if they try it they might just be able to do it like Little Loon did. Little Loon is a character that most younger elementary students can relate to.