Ladybug Nominee

Fix That Clock by Kurt Cyrus (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2019)

Tock… Tick… Clunk! Time has not been kind to this old clock tower. But with heads full of math and hands full of tools, our hardworking crew will quickly set things straight.

About Kurt Cyrus

Kurt Cyrus has written and/or illustrated lots of books, including Hibernation Station and Tadpole Rex, both of which were past Ladybug Picture Book Award nominees. He lives in Oregon. His web site is https://kurtcyrus.com

Activities & Links

• Education World’s telling time lesson plans:  https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson312.shtml
• Rhyme activities from Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/3-best-rhyme-games-kids.html
• Make your own paper plate clock: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/paper-plate-clock-craft-4164110
• All Kids Network has a variety of ideas for crafts focused on shapes: https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/shapes/
• Compilation of famous clocks from around the world: https://pre-tend.com/the-most-famous-clocks-in-the-world/

This is one of ten titles nominated for the 2020 Ladybug Picture Book Award.

We will be posting information about a different nominee each Friday throughout the summer and will issue a pdf voters guide featuring all ten titles at Labor Day.