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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dear Diary,
My third-grader read this at school and said it was cool. He came home and told me that I needed to read this. I said OK. He said you need to read it tonight. I said OK. He said, I'm going to sit here and stare at you until you read it. So I started reading it. He looked over my shoulder to see what part I was at but soon lost interest and went to do other things.
My husband saw me reading this book and said he had to read it in grade school. He remembered hating it.
I never read this; maybe because I spent most of my grade school years in Taiwan. Anyhow, this book was written in the 1950's and it shows a bit. I wasn't wild about it but it did give me an opportunity to tell my son about the story of King Midas.
I asked my son to rate the book, and he said 4.3. So this is his rating, not mine, but I'm going to say this book is cool because it's so cool to me that he liked a book. It's hard to get him to read voluntarily, so I'm sure as heck going to encourage it whenever I can.
One of my favorite poems when I was a kid was Shel Silverstein's "Little Abigail and the Beautiful Pony," because it taught parents to take what a kid says seriously. This book was kind of the reverse...Don't you know your failure to eat healthy foods is hurting your mom! If you keep eating chocolate your mother is going to die.... Anyway, this kind of guilt is the kind my husband got a lot when he was a child so I can see why he hated it.
Thanks for reading my diary entry for the day.
My third-grader read this at school and said it was cool. He came home and told me that I needed to read this. I said OK. He said you need to read it tonight. I said OK. He said, I'm going to sit here and stare at you until you read it. So I started reading it. He looked over my shoulder to see what part I was at but soon lost interest and went to do other things.
My husband saw me reading this book and said he had to read it in grade school. He remembered hating it.
I never read this; maybe because I spent most of my grade school years in Taiwan. Anyhow, this book was written in the 1950's and it shows a bit. I wasn't wild about it but it did give me an opportunity to tell my son about the story of King Midas.
I asked my son to rate the book, and he said 4.3. So this is his rating, not mine, but I'm going to say this book is cool because it's so cool to me that he liked a book. It's hard to get him to read voluntarily, so I'm sure as heck going to encourage it whenever I can.
One of my favorite poems when I was a kid was Shel Silverstein's "Little Abigail and the Beautiful Pony," because it taught parents to take what a kid says seriously. This book was kind of the reverse...Don't you know your failure to eat healthy foods is hurting your mom! If you keep eating chocolate your mother is going to die.... Anyway, this kind of guilt is the kind my husband got a lot when he was a child so I can see why he hated it.
Thanks for reading my diary entry for the day.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The story is fun, but I had to modify some of the language for Henry as I read it out loud. I read this as a kid and liked it, but had no idea it was written in 1952!
Such a cute book with a great message too much of anything you will get tired of even if it’s your favorite thing. I really enjoyed the book's illustrations as well I believe this is my first time reading a book by this author hopefully I can read more by him.
Cute plot with a good message. I especially got excited when my 14 year old told me he'd actually read this book 3 times when he was younger and liked it. That's a bonus!
Eight-year-old boy enjoyed. I think he liked the concept better than the execution, just by the way he talked about what it would be like to have the chocolate touch, more than the story itself. But it got him using his imagination!
This would be a nice intro to theme- John Midas learns a really clear lesson. It’s traced throughout the book simplistically.
All in all, a sweet retelling of the classic tale- Midas’ touch.
It would require a little conversation- originally published in 1952, there’s a little the students may not initially understand. (Bobbing for apples, elixir, etc)
All in all, a sweet retelling of the classic tale- Midas’ touch.
It would require a little conversation- originally published in 1952, there’s a little the students may not initially understand. (Bobbing for apples, elixir, etc)
Quick, funny read for kids, and our 8-year-old summer book club kids enjoyed it. Good conversation starter about "too much of a good thing" as well as selfishness, greed, caring for others' feelings, and of course the myth of King Midas. Also a good excuse to eat chocolate and play Chocolate Touch Tag at book club!