Some Progress

In my last post I wrote about my idea to create a story for one of my students that would be based on Karma Wilson’s Bear Wants More.

I like to give holiday gifts for each of my students and this student in particular loves that picture book. I’m hoping she’ll be excited to see herself interacting with her favorite characters.

Unfortunately she came down with the flu, so she’s been out this week and on top of that one of her classmates came down with Covid. I’m keeping my fingers crossed and my mask on in hopes that the whole class is feeling better in time for the holidays.

I thought I’d share with you the text I have so far. I’ve changed the name of the main character for confidentiality. I can’t wait to add my student’s photos to the book along with the images of her favorite characters.

Audra Wants More!

Audra wakes up. She’s hungry for words.

She blinks her eyes open,

she peers all around.

She spies, through her glasses, some books in a mound.

She’s eager to read them till the last page is turned,

but Audra wants . . . more!

Mouse scampers by with a book in his pail.

“Come along ” Mouse squeaks,

“Let’s read a nice tale!”

So up Mouse hops

onto Audra’s wheelchair,

they whiz down the hall

to read a book about a Bear.

The pages are many and they flip, flip, flip,

but Audra wants . . . more!

The noon sun glows, when along hops Hare.

“Good day, friend Audra.

Is that book about Bear?”

“Yeah,” says Audra.

Hare says “Follow me!”

There’s a nice stack of books

by my cup of sweet tea.

They turn page after page

with a plip, plip, plip.

And Audra still wants . . . more!

Badger shuffles by

with another Bear book.

“Let’s read this one

in my cozy reading nook.”

They head to Badger’s den.

He gives them a tour.

Audra reads the book

and she still wants more!

Meanwhile . . .

back in her room,

wait raven and wren.

When all of a sudden they hear a loud, Boom!

Books have arrived.

They’ve been plopped on the porch.

It’s a big book bounty

for their best bookish friend.

Audra looks toward the door,

wearing a smile so wide,

full of joy she can’t hide.

And she still wants . . . more.

She’s wheeled to the porch,

she follows her nose.

Her friends yell, “Surprise!”

And her happiness grows.

Everything is in a book uproar.

Audra reads and reads, one book, then two, then two times four.

She is full, full, full,

of all the book pictures and all the book words,

and she still wants more!

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