12. Close-up
{Charlotte’s Web}
January 12, 2012
The end of this books gets me every. single. time.
Yes, I am that teacher choking back tears as she reads the last words of a stellar story.
Here’s a list of the ones I need to look out for to keep my dignity in the classroom, yet I keep going back to them because they’re too dang good not to. And every kid deserve a great story, don’t you think?
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
This is hands down one of my favorite parts of my job. I get to read these books (and lots of others) each and every day, year after year. There is something about a good children’s book that brings a one-of-a-kind feeling. It makes you feel alive and whole. Humbling. Pure. True.
Read these again, okay? Or maybe for the very first time.
No matter what age you are, I am sure your heart will thank you.
