Lucia always brings interesting picture books to the group, and this week she had one that the children specially liked.
There was a lot to talk about even before we started!
What is a groundhog? But is it a mistake on the cover? What is a ground HUG then?
And clearly... everybody pointed out about the heart shaped balloons.
This story is like a multi layered treasure. There are a lot of themes that can be extrapolated for activities and talk.
Geography/science: where groundhogs and the other creatures could live?
Drama: shadow theatre, shadow puppets etc
Traditions: Valentine
Folktale/myths: Groundhog Day, the north.
Seasons: when does winter actually ends? Light and dark.
You can hear this story read aloud by a really talented little reader here :
the illustrations have a very vintage feel but modern twist, and the text is very well paced and children easily followed along.
We hope you will like It too!
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