I was reading Caps for Sale to a kindergarten class. Got two
priceless comments. One child observed that the pile of caps on the
peddler's head were WAY higher than his arm could possibly reach. In
all my years reading this book (including my own childhood), I never
thought of that and neither did anyone else listening to my reading.
He was right. To be able to reach up and check on his red caps (at
the top of the stack), his arm would have been longer than he was
tall!
While I was digesting this observation, another kid asked where the
cats were. "Caps" isn't a word these kids use much, especially for
head gear. So he heard "Cats for sale. Fifty cents a cat." Makes
about as much sense as a lot of other things in kids stories. All I
could think of was "I've got to tell LM_NET this one."
Johanna
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Johanna Halbeisen, Library Media Teacher
Woodland Elementary School (preK-4)
80 Powder Mill Rd, Southwick, MA 01077
johanna.newsong@rcn.com
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