This one would be great for the beginning of the school year. Great for word attack strategies, such as the -ed endings.

Summary:
The Ticky-Tacky Doll is a book about how a little girl is so attached to her doll that her grandmama gave her that when its time to start school the little girl can't learn because she doesn't have her doll. But her Grandmama has an idea to make a smaller doll that the little girl can take to school. she does that and the little girl starts to be able to learn and get her school work done. Th moral is that everything changes once you start school.

Personal Reaction:
I believe this book is a very good book for young boys and girls that have just started school. Almost every child has a toy, or stuffed animal, or blanket that they are attached to and hate to leave. This book shows an idea to help the problem, or just an understanding of how it is okay to leave your favorite things behind!

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. Have the children make their own paper dolls.
2. Have the children bring their item to class that they are attached to, for show and tell. ( )

While not one of my favorite Rylant story books, this is worth the time and energy to read. I read it to my neighborhood girls who loved it.

A little girl has a doll made especially for her from her grandmother. Made of scrap cloth the very colorful pieces hand like soft hair.

The doll is loved and is carried around all day and sleeps with the little girl at night.

When she must go to school, she is heart broken because the ticky-tacky doll must stay home.

And, as Rylant states "This is very sad, but it is the way of the world." "When children go to school, toys are left behind."

While not a young adult powerful coming of age story, it deftly weaves a message of childhood and the need to leave behind what is comfortable in order to grow and expand in the world.

Unable to concentrate and acclimate to school, her wise grandmother sews another tacky-tacky doll. A smaller doll that is secretly held in a book bag and transported to school with the little girl.

At night the doll family and the girl are together.

Charming and lovely!

Wonderful story for children a little worried about starting school. Would be great for a child just going off to school or to a new school.

A girl starting school is saddened to hear that she can't take her beloved doll with her to school. She has trouble settling in to tasks or routine at school. Her grandmother notices this and makes her a pocket-sized version of the doll, that will fit in her backpack as a delightful little secret. She begins to feel comfortable participating at school, and becomes happy. (Book Review)
3-5 years
Tacoma Public Library-Mottet Branch ( )