Text Box: Lively Literary Lunches
For January

Grade

Day of the week

Dates

Story Selection

First Grade

Mondays

1/12 & 1/26

Blue Moose by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

This story is about a part of Maine where it is cold in winter with lots of forests and animals.                   .                                         

Second Grade

Tuesdays

1/6 & 1/13

The Little Daughter of the Snow is a Russian folktale as told by Arthur Ransome It is a story about how adults and children sometimes see the same situation in very different ways.                

Third Grade

Wednesdays

1/7 & 1/14

The Goldfish by Eleanor Farjeon is a story about a little Goldfish who needs to live in a world suited to his size.                                                Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

1/8 & 1/15

A Game of Catch by Richard Wilbur is a story about a character that plays an irritating game with two others.                                                                        Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

1/9 & 1/16

The Magic Jacket by Walter de la Mare is a story that describes how two young people get started in their careers.                                             Print Permission Slip

Second Grade

Tuesdays

1/20 & 1/27

The Snowman Hans Christian Andersen is a story about a snowman who longs to be with a stove.                                

Third Grade

Wednesdays

1/21 & 1/28

The Hemulen Who Loved Silence by Tove Jansson

is a story about a character who loves silence and solitude.                                             Print Permission Slip

Fourth Grade

Thursdays

1/22 & 1/29

Alberic The Wise by Norton Juster is about a boy who devotes his whole life to the search for wisdom.                                                                                  Print Permission Slip

Fifth Grade

Fridays

1/30 & 2/6

The White Umbrella by Gish Jen is a story about a girl growing up in a family that has immigrated to America.                                                                      Print Permission Slip