This is a great read aloud for older Pre-K and all school age children. It's a moral story with an amusing, if disgusting, twist. This works for a claThis is a great read aloud for older Pre-K and all school age children. It's a moral story with an amusing, if disgusting, twist. This works for a classroom setting, as well, due to it's cultural nuances. The title word/sound is derived from the Arabic word tunjara, which means cooking pot.
The main character is a little cooking pot who convinces its mama to let it go to the market unattended. Trouble ensues when the pot keeps things that others put inside. Little pot doesn't realize what she is doing is wrong. Mama is disappointed when she realizes that her little pot is stealing from other people. She insists that little pot must give back what it has taken. Little pot runs off to the market to see what else people might give. But the angry owners catch up, the pot gets a very unpleasant surprise.
Needless to say, Little Pot finally learns the lesson and sticks close to Mama and home until old enough to know the difference between right and wrong....more
I didn't like it. That pretty much sums it up. Why? It is a book about a spork, but it's rife with simplistic metaphors for societal attitudes towardsI didn't like it. That pretty much sums it up. Why? It is a book about a spork, but it's rife with simplistic metaphors for societal attitudes towards blended families. It's heavy handed and stereotypes everyone and everything. And then it's all better at the end because a baby loves the spork?
A heavy handed message ending with nonsensical ending that has no parallel in the real world.
This is a good book for vocabulary and impressions. It's a little abstract, so it might lose impact if read on its own. But paired with a non-fiction This is a good book for vocabulary and impressions. It's a little abstract, so it might lose impact if read on its own. But paired with a non-fiction book or a discussion about seasons, its a good read for a family or a classroom....more
This is a lovely book about the bond Emma and her Pop (grandfather) He has taught her the joy of dancing since infancy. Now he is forgetting things, iThis is a lovely book about the bond Emma and her Pop (grandfather) He has taught her the joy of dancing since infancy. Now he is forgetting things, including how to dance. Emma is sad, but keeps trying to connect. Her efforts are rewarded when Pop's feet remember how to dance.
This is a great story by itself, but also speaks to explaining how older relatives may or have changed with age....more
This is an upbeat telling from a child's perspective of a habitat for humanity like project. Because it is from the child's perspective and not an omnThis is an upbeat telling from a child's perspective of a habitat for humanity like project. Because it is from the child's perspective and not an omnipotent one, it doesn't share as much about the situation of poverty and homelessness that it might otherwise convey. It may come off as a little trite, to some adults, but children will enjoy the story, and will gain a little insight into building projects.
The artwork is beautiful and Sharonda glows. It's good to see beautiful artwork of brown children....more
This is a great book all-around. The picture are beautiful, but also indicative of an era. The story is set in the civil war era, but could be used inThis is a great book all-around. The picture are beautiful, but also indicative of an era. The story is set in the civil war era, but could be used in a lesson plan or as tool for a family to explore the realities and fears of children when parents go away to any war....more
I'm not usually a big fan of wordless books, but this one is amazing. There are, in fact, a few words at the very beginning of the book..."My grandpa I'm not usually a big fan of wordless books, but this one is amazing. There are, in fact, a few words at the very beginning of the book..."My grandpa always said, 'Everyone's got a story....you jus' gotta find out what it is.'"
Although the story's primary protagonist is the flower man, there are multiple stories in this wordless picture book. The central message of the story is how we touch one another's lives, but there are many lives, so there are many stories....more
This book has beautiful artwork, but it's genius is in the simplicity per page. The book is a story that highlights resources used to build a home. ThThis book has beautiful artwork, but it's genius is in the simplicity per page. The book is a story that highlights resources used to build a home. There are pictures full of detail to explore, but when a resource is highlighted, it is mostly by itself on comparatively stark white page. Brilliant! And I want to snuggle the kitten....more
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