Wednesday, July 8, 2015
My Favorite Children's Book
Title: Corduroy Author: Don Freeman I love reading this book every year to my students. I have more than one copy of this book so this book not only sits in the library, but around the classroom. Corduroy is also on the list of our book of the month and we celebrate this book in the month of September. We also use this book to do assessments with students three times during the school year. The part that I love the most is the little girl name Lisa wanted the bear (Corduroy) even though he had a button missing. That teaches children to love others even though they have something special about them that may need additional attention. Lisa mother did not want her to buy the bear simply because he had a button missing. After they left the store, that night Corduroy tried to find a button to fix his overalls, but was unsuccessful. My favorite part that touch me was that Lisa came back to the store and bought Corduroy (bear) and was successful taking him home and sewing a button on to fix his overalls. The part that I loved the most was she told Corduroy that they were friends even making him a little bed beside hers. During shared reading, I also have an actual Corduroy bear that I show the kids and us also do different activities making our own personal bear to show special attention to and the kids love this every year. They get those hands on activity to understand what Lisa was thinking about corduroy.
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I love that book too. My children love to hear about Corduroy. I completely agree that this book is a great way to teach children about loving the imperfections of others. My girls always tell me that this book makes them feel good, because it reminds them that even though they are different they are loved. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteHey krystal thanks for commenting my children at school love this book. I am glad that you use this book at home with your children because its a great way to show they are being love by there family.
DeleteI love the book that you chose. What a great opportunity for children to see that even though others may be different, they still have the same feelings that they do. The use of an actual bear when you read the story to them makes it even better!
ReplyDeleteHey Mary thanks for responding I usually share this book also when we talk about feelings/different people. I usually get the children to understand and it helps me feel very great about myself.
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ReplyDeleteHi Vonecia,
ReplyDeleteI also would read this book quite often because the kids would always choose this book. This story demonstrates the fact that children usually have a genuine love for each other and most of the time, they see nothing bad in each other until someone older puts it in their head.
Hi Linda,
DeleteI agree with you children see the smallest thing in people and run with it. I actually have the bear in the classroom and they take care of that bear like its a human being its so funny how they carry on. Thanks for responding
Vonecia