“If Evan‘s Garden couldn't be a happy place, then he was going to make it the saddest place around. “
“If Evan‘s Garden couldn't be a happy place, then he was going to make it the saddest place around. “
I would read this book in my classroom to show my students that grief is normal, but it can get better. Or if there was a loss of a loved one or a pet of one of my students, I would read this to the other students to help them understand.
so-soThe Rough Patch by Brian Lies. 2018. This book is an intense book about how it feels to lose a loved one. The realistic artwork and placement of words shows how important this dog was to Evan. When the dog passes the colors changed from bright to dull and the words from white to black. The lines of truck show movement and excitement as Evan tries to feel better.
This book could be used to show historical change and it would be interesting to use a timeline to help students understand this concept.
so-soThis book has amazing, illustrations and an interesting storyline. Well, I enjoyed this book. It is not my favorite, but it would still make a good addition to a classroom library.
This book could be used to focus on SEL and support students if they are going through a loss in their family, person and pet alike. This helps show how to overcome and persevere for all ages.
pickThe book opens on Evan and how he and his dog do everything together. One day Evan‘s dog dies and he has to figure out how to continue on without him by his side. This being said, a book about loss has such a deeper meaning to going through a “rough patch.”
The #MiddleGradeMonday prompt this week was to share books with a number in the title. I completely forgot to check my shelf then, but today I found these.
I tagged Fourmile as it and other books by Watt Key are often well liked by some of my more reluctant readers and also not as well known as I think they should be.
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