Weeping Willows On the Lake

  1. The Llama Who Had No Pajama A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Hoberman , Mary Ann . 19 98 . The Llama Who Had No Pajama -- 100 Favorite Poems . by Fraser, Betty. Boston, Mass . : Sandpiper. ISBN 0152001115 B. PLOT SUMMARY The Llama Who Had No Pajama does not have a plot or a protagonist guiding a narrative. It is a series of one hundred poems that are an ode to the joys and discoveries of childhood. Many of the poems are focused on animals, which delightfully include many different kinds of animals such as tapirs and praying mantises, and an entire counting poem created around bugs. There are poems dedicated to the weather, to sibling relationships, to school, and to colors, all common experiences for children to learn about and share in. C. CRITICAL ANALYSIS The poems employ a standard typewriter font across all poems which makes for easy readability. It is also an old fashioned sort of font that lends to the timelessness of the poetry. Times change but children relate to the sam...

1. Rumplestiltskin A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Zelinsky, Paul O . 1986 . Rumplestiltskin . Puffin Books. ISBN 9780948149474 B. PLOT SUMMARY A miller who lives with his beautiful daughter makes a boast upon entering town that his daughter can spin straw in to gold. The greedy king has the daughter brought to his castle where over the course of three nights, she must spin straw into gold or face execution. Each time, a small man comes to her rescue and in exchange for her necklace, her ring, and the life of her firstborn child, he spins the straw into gold on her behalf. The king marries her and upon the birth of her child a year later, the little man comes back to claim what she owes him. He agrees to give up the child if the queen can guess his name within three days, and following the fortuitous discovery of the name, she is able to name him on the third night. Rumplestiltskin leaves in a fury without claiming the life of the baby. C. CRITICAL ANALYSIS Rumplestiltskin 's title page is...

The Poky Little Puppy A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Lowrey, Janette Sebring. 1942. The Poky Little Puppy. by Tenggren, Gustaf. Random House Children's Books. ISBN 9780307021342 B. PLOT SUMMARY Over the course of three days, five little puppies repeatedly dig holes under their fence to go explore the wide, wide world. This goes against their mother's orders but each time the five of them climb to the top of the hill, only to discover that their poky sibling is still down at the bottom exploring. The poky sibling uses his senses to discover which dessert their mother is making along with their dinner. Upon this discovery the puppies dash home each night, only for their dessert to be withheld each time as punishment for digging holes. Twice in a row the poky little puppy slides through the hole under the fence to eat five shares of dessert and go to bed after everyone else is asleep. On the third day the four puppies come home sooner than he does, and fill in the hole to comply with their...