The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Nobody Has A Funny Name
his is a children's book written by Janet Hughes Mersereau with illustrations by Beth Farrell. Susie is a happy little girl who loves to play with the other children and sometimes she laughs if their names sound different from her own. When her father's job takes her to a far-away land however, it is Susie's name that sounds different ... and she learns an important lesson about friendship.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
The Great Little Mouse by Mary Egan
It is the story of Reggie, a flying mouse, who helps bring people together.
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. The tree and the boy become best friends. The tree always provides the boy with what he needs: vines to swing from, shade to sit under, apples to snack on, branches to build a house. As the boy grows older and older he requires more and more of the tree. The tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. In the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, the tree lets the boy cut him down so the boy can build a boat in which he can sail. The boy leaves the tree, now a stump. Many years later the boy, now an old man, returns and the tree says "I have nothing left to give you". The boy replies that all he needs is a quiet place to sit and rest as he awaits death. The tree happily obliges.
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