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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Liked this so much more than I thought I was going to. And now I must learn more about storks and Holland and wooden shoes.
I read this book for a class of mine; it is a little older, and so it has sadly slipped some people's minds as an Award-Winner, but it is! And for good reason! It gives you pause, which is so hard to find in books today. It makes you think of the elegant simplicity that comes from working together, problem-solving, and including everyone. These are true values that we should see in the world around us. Five Stars.
I read this multiple times in elementary school after I found it in the school library! I loved reading it again as an adult!
1955 Newbery Winner
At the beginning of the book, the teacher challenges his students to go home and wonder. He tells them that wondering makes things happen. They do wonder and all kinds of things start happening.
At the beginning of the book, the teacher challenges his students to go home and wonder. He tells them that wondering makes things happen. They do wonder and all kinds of things start happening.
This was pretty good, especially compared to other ancient newberry winners. I liked the switching point of view between the different children.
This is a sweet, lovely book, gentle, but not without excitement. A true, deserved classic. I recently re-read it to my kids, and it absolutely held up--my memory of it being a special book was thankfully accurate. Probably 4 1/2 stars, but I save 5 stars for a small subset of my absolute all-time favourites, the top 50 of the thousands of books I've read!
This is the most beautiful piece of children's fiction, well-deserving of its Newbury Medal win in 1955. My grandparents had a copy of this that I used to enjoy reading when I visited them. I'm so glad to have found another copy.
"Mom, I have to keep reading, I am at the climactic final pages!" Blake gave two thumbs up to this book.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No