“We hope that you resolve to read personally and to your children even more in 2020 and tell your friends about the Read to Rise program.” We’re celebrating because we have over 1,000 children registered for our program – 1,014 to be exact! Good job, parents and caregivers, for making reading a priority in your home,” said Terri Thomas, who coordinates Read to Rise. “Happy Holidays from the Read to Rise program. Read the previous update here.Īs 2019 nears its end, Nashville Public Library (NPL) has a lot to be cheerful for, thanks to its Read to Rise initiative. This book is a perfect catalyst for conversation.This is the third part of a year-long series. Talking with a trusted adult is a lifelong gift to a child. Is it boring? Frustrating? What would help the waiting times become more interesting and fun? How does it feel when a close friend seems to prefer a new friend? Can feeling inferior keep you from offering friendship? This book gives parents and teachers an opportunity to ask children how they feel when they have to wait. Willems has the gift of gently exploring the minds and hearts of children, and legitimizing their feelings. He wants to ignore Panda, but Panda is so much fun that they spend the evening dressing up and singing silly songs. He adds: "When friends ask you to tell the truth, you tell the truth." This is just one of the friendly and essential truths that Willems slips into these stories.Īlligator is truly miffed when Amanda comes home from the zoo with a huge, fluffy panda that looks like it cost a lot more than seven cents. "Why am I only worth seven cents!? Tell the truth!," demands Alligator. He's forlorn when he learns he was sold for a mere seven cents. Alligator feels a tickle on his tail that turns out to be his price tag. Alligator picks out a book, settles into a chair, and starts to chew the book.Īlligator surprises Amanda with a tickle. He hates to waste a perfectly good "Boo!," so he gives himself a "Boo!" in the mirror.Īlligator is bored and decides to chew on Amanda's head. She surprises Alligator with an unexpected "Boo!" Alligator realizes that surprise won't work twice.
Yet, as simple as the text and illustrations are, together they convey a world of feelings.Īmanda is a little girl who loves to read and whose best friend is a stuffed alligator. Each story is whimsical and funny, which is exactly what readers count on from this masterful author.
These "6 ½ Surprising Stories About 2 Surprising Friends" will not surprise fans of Mo Willems.
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