Bubba+and+Beau+Meet+the+Relatives

Author: Kathi Appelt Illustrator: Arthur Howard
 * //Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives//**

The relatives are coming for a visit. Mama Pearl makes sure the house is spic and span, and Big Bubba bakes his Bodacious Banana Buttermilk Pie. Bubba and his dog Beau, however, cannot stay away from their favorite spot, the mud hole. Annotation from Virginia State Reading Association http://www.vsra.org/VRC/primary_annotations08.htm

Themes:
 * Family life

Curricular Connections/Activities: >
 * Compare and contrast //Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives// with //The Relatives Came// by Cynthia Rylant. Use a Venn Diagram. (Oral Language K.3; 1.1; Reading K.8; 1.9; 2.7; 2.8)
 * Read other stories about families and discuss the similarities and differences of various families. Discuss how people represent diverse ethnic and cultural origins, customs, and traditions. (Civics 1.12; 2.12)
 * Use a chart to graph the differences in family size in each of the books read. This also contributes to the discussion about family differences. (Probability and Statistics K.14; K.15; 1.18; 1.19; 2.23)
 * Group Discussion Activity [[file:Bubba and Beau_discussion_activity.pdf]]
 * Have students identify their family traditions. Students could write or illustrate a family tradition. (Writing K.11; 1.12; 2.11; 2.12) [[file:Family_Tradition_Sample.pdf]]

Related Resources:


 * Author Information
 * http://www.kathiappelt.com/bio.html


 * Other books in the Bubba and Beau series
 * //Bubba and Beau, Best Friends//
 * //Bubba and Beau Go Night-Night//

//Dandelions// - Eve Bunting //The Coffee Can Kid// - Jan M. Czech //Manuela's Gift// - Kristyn Rehling Estes //Grandparents Song// - Shelia Hamanaka //Don't Forget to Come Back!// - Robie H. Harris //Go Track a Yak// - Tony Johnston //The White Swan Express// - Jean Davies Okimoto & Elaine M. Aoki //Moosekitos: A Moose Family Reunion// - Margie Palatini //The Graves Family// - Patricia Polacco //The Happy Hocky Family!// - Lane Smith //The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!// - Lane Smith //Big Day On the River// - Sarah Wilson //The Patchwork Quilt// – Valirie Flournoy //The Relatives Came// – Cynthia Rylant //Bigmama’s// – Donald Crews //How My Parents Learned to Eat// – Ina Friedman
 * Here is a small sampling of other picture books about family.


 * unitedstreaming™ video
 * [|What is a Family?] (K-adult) contains 14 short segments.
 * [|All About Families] (10:00) This lively, upbeat presentation helps primary level students understand what a **family** is, and shows the **family** as an important part of every person’s **life**. Students see that families work together, play together, learn from each other, celebrate together, and help one another. (K-2)