Gabby
Gabby reaches up, up, up, to put away her last book when suddenly, the book tumbles out of her hand and the letters inside scatter around her playroom! Before Gabby can collect them all, the letters take on a life of their own, "spelling" disaster! Will Gabby manage to tame her new "word-mates" and show them how letters can also make "f-r-i-e-n-d-s?"
Distinctions: OLA Best Bets List (2013)
Leaving the Trail June 30, 2022.
Gabby. Text © 2013 Joyce Grant Illustrations © 2013 Jan Dolby. Reproduced by permission of Fitzhenry & Whiteside, Toronto.
Gabby is a colourful and animated picture book that... functions as a creative lesson in how to spell and attach meaning to words.
Lesson Plan
The Lesson Plan for Gabby is available with purchase and sent to an email address provided by the school board. To view a sample Lesson Plan, click on the file below. It is based on “Trampoline Boy”.
Sample Lesson Plan
Video Resources
All videos associated with QR Coded signs from the Book Set are located here and can be viewed at any time.
Book Creators
Jan Dolby
Jan is a freelance illustrator. She creates her illustrations using acrylic paint, watercolour, graphite or marker mixed with the addition of Photoshop and Illustrator. The whimsicalness in her drawings and her use of bright colour stems from her love of animation and children’s literature. Jan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and raised in Ontario. She studied Fine Art and Business at the University of Guelph. Jan works out of her Pink Suitcase Studio located north of Toronto in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Her favourite quote is: “All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust.” – Peter Pan
