Children's Book Week
Today is the last day of Children's Book Week. My mistake for not writing about this earlier. So, what is your favorite children's book?When I was young, I loved Curious George books. I enjoyed seeing what kind of trouble Curious George would get into. Who could forget wondering if it was at all possible to float away with a handful of helium balloons? Recently, I thought about Curious George and the balloons while I was at the Fair.
While reading Curious George books I was always impressed with the loyalty of the man in the yellow hat (What is his name anyway?). He could have easily sent Curious George back to the jungle, put him in a zoo or given him away. But for all of the agony and embarrassment that George caused, the man in the yellow hat remained patient and unconditionally faithful. Not a bad lesson even in today’s world.
Some of you may not know this, but the world came close to never having George. You see, the creators of Curious George, H.A. and Margret Rey, lived in France. The Reys rode bicycles out of France the day the Germans invaded Paris in 1940. The Reys hid the manuscript of Curious George amongst their few possessions. For more information on the Reys life and Curious George you can visit the Houghton Mifflin web site here: Curious George.
Note: Graphics owned and credited to The Children's Book Council and Houghton Mifflin Company.
posted by Todd at 8:03 AM
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Flagon the Dragon was the first book I can remember checking out during 1st grade at Casa Linda Elementary School in Corpus Christi, Texas. Today I have a copy of Flagon on my bookshelf.
Children's Book Week was a success! We had a contest at all locations where children drew their favorit character or scene from a book. Midyette Magic performed at all 10 locations, with over 500 children attending! All 10 locations did a great job, and I have to just point out that Chesnee had 98 people come to the Midyette Magic performance...incredible!
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