This book is so fantastic! I love the sad, but lovable story about the boy who takes too much from the tree! This book would be perfect for whole group discussions on the environment, on personal responsibility and duty, and on giving back. I would love to read this book to a fifth grade class and then take part in a community service project of some sort! This book will also be a staple in my classroom library.
This book is easy to read, fun, and also offers a lesson in the importance of doing the right thing and making good choices. Alice is mischievous and I think that students would love to read about, independently, and think about how they can relate to her behavior. I would definitely make this book available in my classroom library in grades k-5. I also think it would be fun to use this book for projects by allowing students to create their own character. It could be an extended project, and at the end, students could dress up like the character they have created.
This text is a wonderful extension of the original three little pigs story. I would love to use this book, and others that are 'spin-offs' of classic literature to work on text comprehension, retelling, and predicting. I think it would be great, if possible, to use this type of book to introduce literature circles to lower grade levels. I would probably use this book the most in grades 2 and 3.