Van Dusen, Chris. If I Built a House. New York: The Penguin Group. 2012.
My students and I got into a great discussion a couple days ago. We were trying to decipher between want and need (this is extremely difficult for the 5 year old mind). I have this adorable book to thank for our little chat.
The little boy in this book creates blue prints for a house he would like to build and live in. His creation is the ritz! It is like futuristic, updated Jetsons. I have to admit there were several things in the book that I thought I'd love to have in my house, like a kitchen that is basically a vending machine...punch in your order and out comes steaming, hot, fresh food!
With every page we turned my students were all gasping, "I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEED THAT!" or "I HAAAAAAAAVE TO HAAAAAAAAAAAVE THAT!"
So, when we finished reading we talked about things we need versus things we want. We also talked about all the blessings we have in this country that many other people go without. I explained to them that even as an adult I have to make sure I strike the correct balance between needing and wanting (e.g. do I neeeeeeeeeeed coffee or do I waaaaaaaaaaaaant coffee...definitely guilty for getting this confused on almost a daily basis).
If you're looking for a fun read with amazing pictures and you'd like to serve up a little side of thankfulness you should definitely give this book a go! You won't be disappointed!
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