I love how you highlighted the power of kid-lit for bringing up challenging topics; sometimes a story frames an issue so much better that my own shoddy, hastily generated examples. For little kids, I love to share Federico and the Wolf. For grown up reading, I love sharing Paula (Isabel Allende) and A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseni).
Beth, I love your point about how children's books can speak tenderly about the difficult parts of our human experience. C.S. Lewis wrote, "No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond." I'm adding "Frederico and the Wolf" to my list of books to read to my daughter <3
Thank you so much for reading Kathy! You are one of the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. A wonderful human and friend. Love you!
I love how you highlighted the power of kid-lit for bringing up challenging topics; sometimes a story frames an issue so much better that my own shoddy, hastily generated examples. For little kids, I love to share Federico and the Wolf. For grown up reading, I love sharing Paula (Isabel Allende) and A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseni).
Yes!!! Thank you so much for this comment and for reading. Another favorite is Red A Crayon's story. Kidlit forever!!! :)
Beth, I love your point about how children's books can speak tenderly about the difficult parts of our human experience. C.S. Lewis wrote, "No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally – and often far more – worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond." I'm adding "Frederico and the Wolf" to my list of books to read to my daughter <3
Love what you wrote, Katie! My go to along with Charlotte’s Web, is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It has to be read with fun voices!
Thank you so much for reading Kathy! You are one of the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. A wonderful human and friend. Love you!
Aww, Katie, so sweet of you to say! It was my honor to watch your gifts displayed at school😘