The girl with the brown crayon
Ratings3
Average rating3.3
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Ratings3
Average rating3.3
As she enters her final year of teaching, [the author] tells in this book a story of her own farewell, as well as a story of the self-discovery of Reeny, a little girl with a fondness for the color brown. Led by Reeny, [she] and the children develop a passion for the books of Italian author Leo Lionni, and reinvent their classroom around discussions of these stories. Through Frederick the mouse and Lionni's other characters they explore themes of race, identity, gender, and the essential human needs to create and to belong. [She also] discovers how the unexplored territory unfolding before her and Reeny marks the very essence of school. -Back cover.
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2.75
Overall, I think this book hit a lot of important points in the development of children through literature in a school setting. That being said I didn't really enjoy the writing style, which personally took away some of the enjoyment for me. I really enjoyed seeing Lionni's books inspire the children.
Who knows why, but I wasn't crazy about this book either. I thought I would love it, but it seemed to be a very personal account of a teacher's last year, focusing especially on her encounter with one special student who led the class in a love for the books of Leo Lionni.
