Don Freeman's Corduroy

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Corduroy Corduroy is a children book written by Don Freeman (1968). Corduroy is a story about a bear in green overalls that lives in a department store along with other stuffed animals and dolls. He admires all who walk through the store, but at the same time he was sad because no one will stop where he was, he wanted to go home, he wanted a friend in whom he can take care of and also by someone who will care for him. One day an African-American girl was at the department store with her mother making some purchases when she saw Corduroy she fall in love with him and asked her mother if they could take him home, but her mother said they had spent all the money they had and by the way she points out he is missing a button. The girl walks out …show more content…

They need to see how characters in books handle the same fears, interests, and concerns that they experience” in the book of Corduroy children may reflect how sometimes they want something but their parents cannot afford it, how will they obtain what they want? (para.11). through the storytelling the teacher may ask the children what they will do in this case. Children may interact in the storytelling. This book has discussion points in which the children may ask questions and use their problem solving skills. Susan Sherwood shares in the article Good Books for Dramatic Storytelling for Young Children that “the best ones appeal to children's lives and interests, such as families, animals, communities and humor”, Corduroy fits this criteria children love stuffed animals, and they will be interested in knowing how the little girl gets to take Corduroy home …show more content…

The children share how they also had a special toy they did not want no one to take it from them, after discussion the children had an opportunity to work on a sequence book in which they will create the story as they remember what happen. Materials were provided. A book with blank pages, crayons, markers, and characters cut out were given to each child. The children work on their book and discuss what their favorite oar tot the story was. One child mention that his favorite part was when Corduroy fell off an the security came to get him. One of the girls mentioned that she would have taken him home too, she loves teddy bears. The finished product were amazing because neither look the same, one child color the overall red and the other boy tells him his overall are green not red, the child just respond I like

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