Title: The Hello, Goodbye Window
Author: Norton Juster
Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Summary: The Hello, Goodbye Window is a story written about a little girl and her visits to her grandparents house. Throughout the story the girl tells us all about a special window located in the front of her grandparent's house. This window can be used for many things such as greetings, scaring people, and observing passer by's such as a T-Rex.
The Hello, Goodbye Window is written from the point of view of a little girl. Its really fun to read because the way the girl talks and thinks is just like that of a 5 or 6 year old girl. I love the way the girl talks about her grandfather. She gives us a great picture of his fun and ridiculous antics. I especially enjoyed reading about her grandfather playing the harmonica. This was fun for me to read becuase I can also play the harmonica, but just like the grandfather, I can only play one song: Old Susanna. This story made me remember when my mom taught me how to play old susanna and she would play it quickly and slowely or just in a different rhythm and I was so excited to learn how to do it just like her. The art by CHris Raschka gives the book and amazing feel. Its almost as if the little girl herself was painting the pictures with the help of her grandparents. My favorite picture in the story is of the house and the window during the night time. You really feel a sense of peace as you see the grandparents gazing out at you from the Hello, Goodbye window. This would be a great story to use for Point of View. The students could investigate how the little girls explains her stories.
The Hello, Goodbye Window is written from the point of view of a little girl. Its really fun to read because the way the girl talks and thinks is just like that of a 5 or 6 year old girl. I love the way the girl talks about her grandfather. She gives us a great picture of his fun and ridiculous antics. I especially enjoyed reading about her grandfather playing the harmonica. This was fun for me to read becuase I can also play the harmonica, but just like the grandfather, I can only play one song: Old Susanna. This story made me remember when my mom taught me how to play old susanna and she would play it quickly and slowely or just in a different rhythm and I was so excited to learn how to do it just like her. The art by CHris Raschka gives the book and amazing feel. Its almost as if the little girl herself was painting the pictures with the help of her grandparents. My favorite picture in the story is of the house and the window during the night time. You really feel a sense of peace as you see the grandparents gazing out at you from the Hello, Goodbye window. This would be a great story to use for Point of View. The students could investigate how the little girls explains her stories.
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