Re: REF: Positive Book Titles

["Allison S. Williams" <awilliam@PEN.K12.VA.US>]

Is it just me or are there others who feel The Giving Tree is a
destructive rather than positive book? Just go through the list
of Caldecott and Newbery books and you will find many uplifting
and life-affirming titles.

        Allison


According to Mary McCarty:
>
> I just got a message from one of the teachers at my school that she needs a
> list of book titles that have a positive message.  We have POPS (Power of
> Positive Students) activities each year and one of the upcoming activities
> is to have each classroom design a banner around a positive book title and
> then have all these banners hung in the library.  So far the POPS Committee
> has thought of The Giving Tree and The ildren's book titles are probably
> best they'll take other titles if they get desperate.  Any ideas out there?
> I'd appreciate your suggestions.
>
> Mary McCarty
> Forest Glen Elementary School
> Green Bay, WI  54313
> greenbmm@llwisc.ll.pbs.org
>


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                        Allison Williams
                        awilliam@pen.k12.va.us
                        Collegiate School
                        No. Mooreland Rd.
                        Richmond, VA 23229
                        (804)741-9785