A child's receptive vocabulary is present much sooner than their expressive vocabulary and reading aloud is the way to increasing the breadth of that learning. Even as an adult I like to be a recipient of someone reading aloud---thus my Libby app (audio from the public library) stays full!
Being a DiCamillo fan, (Because of Winn Dixie) I picked this one up last week as I perused the kiddie lit shelves. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.
Learnings from a china bunny---aka recollections from a rabbit on a day after day, season after season, year after year of a miraculous "love" journey.
- Beauty makes no difference. It all started with a story of a princess who loved no one and cared nothing for love, even though there were many who loved her. (p. 29) Self-centered, maybe?
- Is wanting to be with someone love? (p. 88)
- "We are going nowhere. That my friend is the irony of constant movement, Bull, the hobo. (p.95)
- He wanted to be with them. The rabbit wondered if that was love.
- And so he listened. And in his listening his heart opened wide and then wider still. (p.103) Reminds me of James 1:19, (emphasis, mine.)
- Love can include waiting. Loving can be painful.
- Hugging feels good. (p.141)
Even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose and to love again is the learning listed on the book flap of the book.
A learning to take to heart from a kid's book.
Thank you Jamie S. for telling me you enjoyed this unique little book. Children's book or not, sometimes we just need to read between the lines. Thanks also for telling me it's available on Libby public library app.
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