Mr. Tanen's Ties is a children's picture book that is a fictional trade story. This is a sweet story about a principle who gives of himself and his belongings to help his beloved school get their new playground. Mr. Tanen has a marvelous tie collection that he is very proud of. The only problem is that his school needs a new playground. He decides to sell his ties with the help of the community buying them off and in the end they get enough money. The cool part of the story is the ending. Much such to read the whole story, its so sweet!
This story teaches a very important lesson of giving of yourself to help others. This is an important lesson to teach in your classroom as a future teacher or current teacher. As a class you could this book for a project around your won school. Give some inspiration to help out around your school.
The illustrations in this story are very colorful painting that are very school like with primary bright colors that capture your attention. ( )