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Thursday, January 27, 2011

My Friend Is Sad



Willems, M. (2007). My Friend Is Sad. New York: Hyperion Books.

Brief Annotation: Gerald is feeling sad. Piggie is worried that is friend is so sad and tries hard to cheer him up, never realizing that Gerald would be happy just to have his best friend Piggie there with him.

Genre: Animal Fantasy

Grade Level: K through Grade 3

Readers who will like this: Children who are learning about friendship, children who would benefit from learning about “happy” and “sad” emotions, children who like animals as the main characters

Response/Rating (1-4): 4, By using colorful animal characters that express real emotions, the story provides a wonderful message to children about the real meaning of friendship.

One question you would ask before a read aloud: What does it mean to be a friend?
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