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Fortunately, the Milk
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Funny! Silly! Crazy but sweet!
This is an excellent book to read aloud to 4th grade kids who are in the process of developing a sense for the absurdities of life. It is mainly about telling stories and that you can make up a great plot about anything, no matter how boring the so-called truth of every-day life is. Small things give you big ideas - and they don't have to make sense.
Fortunately, the milk was out - otherwise a couple of children would have missed out on aliens, pirates, Splod and various mind-boggling problems that usually occur when you travel back and forth in time with a dinosaur professor.
Update: The fourth grade kids are now Grade 8 students (that is unbelievable enough - they must have opened that door that let in the time-space-continuum!), and they still refer to the time when I read "Fortunately the milk..." aloud to the class. I would say that is the best praise a children's book can get. "Then the milk touches the milk" has become an insider saying! Either the universe will end, or we will be watching the madness of dwarves with flower pots go on for a while still.
Fortunately, the milk...
This is an excellent book to read aloud to 4th grade kids who are in the process of developing a sense for the absurdities of life. It is mainly about telling stories and that you can make up a great plot about anything, no matter how boring the so-called truth of every-day life is. Small things give you big ideas - and they don't have to make sense.
Fortunately, the milk was out - otherwise a couple of children would have missed out on aliens, pirates, Splod and various mind-boggling problems that usually occur when you travel back and forth in time with a dinosaur professor.
Update: The fourth grade kids are now Grade 8 students (that is unbelievable enough - they must have opened that door that let in the time-space-continuum!), and they still refer to the time when I read "Fortunately the milk..." aloud to the class. I would say that is the best praise a children's book can get. "Then the milk touches the milk" has become an insider saying! Either the universe will end, or we will be watching the madness of dwarves with flower pots go on for a while still.
Fortunately, the milk...
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July 31, 2014
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July 31, 2014
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July 31, 2014
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September 11, 2018
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Definitivamente, that's the best praise any book can get.
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Lucas wrote: "Definitivamente, that's the best praise any book can get."The best moment was when students realised the whole adventure was based on pictures in the kitchen: posters, cereal boxes etc. A love declaration for imagination! They wrote their own fantasy short stories inspired by their everyday surroundings afterwards.
A special review Lisa. Unfortunately, I can't read the book because I react badly to milk.
RK-ique wrote: "A special review Lisa. Unfortunately, I can't read the book because I react badly to milk."Fortunately, the milk ... was out, so the book is more about pirates and volcanoes and time-travelling dinosaur professors :-) The milk is a protagonist, rather something to be consumed, come to think of it... Meet the main character: MILK!
I should have realized that. I guess I just wasn't paying attention. Mmm. There's no cheese is there?
RK-ique wrote: "I should have realized that. I guess I just wasn't paying attention. Mmm. There's no cheese is there?"I think it could be requested. The girl wanted ponies, and they came...
OMGosh - I had not seen or heard of this one. Great review!
Mackey wrote: "OMGosh - I had not seen or heard of this one. Great review!"It is very entertaining, Mackey!
