Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A Mud Pie for Mother



Author: Scott Beck
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Title: A Mud Pie for Mother
Genre: Children’s picture book
Sub genre: sharing
Theme: listening, gifts
Primary and secondary characters: Little Pig, Mother Pig, Chicken, Bee
Date: 2003
Publisher Company: Dutton Children’s Books
Brief summary on how to use for students:  This book can be used by showing how listening to others will be rewarding. Not stealing from others is also explained in this book.
Summary: Little Pig wanted to find Mother Pig the perfect gift for her birthday. As he goes to grab the items such as a flower or seeds, the bee and chicken say to please not take it because it is theirs. On his way home after getting discouraged of not being able to find anything, every animal decided to reward him for not taking their things. In the end, the gifts were just what Mother Pig wanted.

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