Yesterday I Had
the Blues by
Jeron Ashford Frame
Frame,
J.A. (2003). Yesterday I Had the Blues.
Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.
Realistic
Fiction; Poetry; Multicultural Literature; Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
Everybody has a bad day every once in a
while, including children. In this book, the little boy describes the days that
he is having, along with the days of his family members. The color blue is
often associated with being sad and down. Well in this book, people use other
colors to describe how they feel. For instance, his father has the grays
meaning he’s upset and frustrated; his sister has the pinks meaning she’s crazy;
his grandmother has the yellows meaning she’s happy and cheerful, and his
mother has the reds meaning she’s mad. The book is written in a poetic style
and everyone has a different color to represent how they are feeling, depending
upon how they’re day is going. Students can read this book and think of a color
that represents how their day is going. They can then write a poem to go along
with how they are feeling. If your class is learning about different kinds of
poems, such as haiku or acrostic, then you can incorporate this book into the
lesson.
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