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.
I used to never want to read “The Giving Tree” as a kid because it always brought my mom to tears. Good for you for being able to read it to a roomful of students!
So beautiful :) Love that shot too! Also SO excited to see you next month again!!
Me too!! I can’t wait! :)
All of those are wonderful stories, only I’ve never read the last one. I’ll have to look into Mr. Tulane. Where the Red Fern Grows is also a good story – definitely a tearjerker, though. Because of Winn-Dixie, I think, is becoming a children’s classic. I read it in sixth grade, and loved it. I remember asking my teacher if she would choose that book as the one she read to us one week, and she did. :) It was great.
Oh, I love Where the Red Fern Grows. I remember my 3rd grade teacher reading that to our class and I cried. So good.
You must read Edward Tulane! It’s so amazing!!