this book teaches a great lesson of having important possessions in the heartache that can come with losing these possessions. This book teaches the importance of having hope and also being resilient and teaches how to move forward from heart events.
pickthis story teaches the things of friendship, laws, and resilient through a dog named Daisy. Daisy has a beloved red ball and it becomes the center of her playtime and brings her a lot of joy. Something terrible happens to her ball and Daisy has to learn how to handle these emotions.
I will use this in my classroom if I had a student dealing with loss. I would also have my students write what they think the book is about. I could use this to have my students practice plot sequencing, prediction, summary, etc.
pickCaldecott winner. 2011 children's wordless picture book. Fiction. Impressionistic illustrations. story about love and the loss of a beloved toy. Appeals to young dog lovers, teachers and parents who have children dealing with the loss of something special. This leads to discussion of when the child lost something, or something was broken, and the way that they felt about it.
I would use this in my classroom if I had a student dealing with loss. They could connect with Daisy and the lack of words would help facilitate a good conversation with the student.
