Friday, January 24, 2014

Another one for the season....

Wow!  What a force this wind has been around here!  I have been reminded of a book that was fun to read to the students when I was still teaching.

In this book, the wind becomes a storyteller!

Tossy is sick in bed, and of course, is very tired of being sick in bed!  So, she asks the wind to tell her a story!  In the story, the wind is quite agreeable to come up with stories that match the windows that Tossy mentions.



I thought the illustrations are especially nice.
The book has a 1974 copyright date, so I am not sure if it would still be available.  If you are interested and able to find it, I think you would be pleased.

We expect our temperature to finally be above freezing this week-end.  This has been a very cold week!

Thank you for reading.  I really appreciate your comments.

17 comments:

  1. The illustrations are charming, Nellie. As is that book.

    Delighted to hear you will get above freezing this week-end. They're telling us we may not get above freezing until February!

    Thanks for sharing, Nellie...Stay warm:)

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  2. I love how the wind is ever-shifting, ever-changing, never the same from one second to the next.

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  3. I am amazed that it is 1974. The illustrations remind me of a treasured book I was given as a teen that was very very old. I need to try to find that.

    The illustration on the cover of the book looks as though it had been drawn in 1919 or thereabouts (that's how old the book I have, is.)

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  4. I love the illustration on the cover. It looks like a good kid book.
    Hugs,
    JB

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  5. Great book Nellie . I bet you was a wonderful teacher , so caring , have a wonderful weekend and stay warm , thanks for sharing :)

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  6. What a lovely book. I haven't ever seen this one. I do hope you get some nice warm weather. It is unnaturally warm here today.
    Have a wonderful weekend Nellie.

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  7. What fun subject matter for a story.The graphics are lovely. Our winds will be howling later this afternoon as a blizzard is arriving after 2pm. This will make for an interesting commute home for our students. What a wild winter.

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  8. The illustrations and the cover of the book are beautiful!

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  9. That sounds and looks like a cute book. I'll bet kids love it.

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  10. The wind has been telling us some scary stories lately... and it's cold and icy here. I'm so tired of being cold!

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  11. I would have guessed the book was older than the '70s, too. (I mean, wasn't that just a few years ago?)

    Once again, it's colder here in Georgia today than it is is Alaska. Bizarre! It isn't supposed to go above freezing today, but I have high hopes for the weekend.

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  12. Never seen that book before, but it looks wonderful. I will keep an eye out. :)
    (I adore children's books!)

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  13. You have such a great collection of children books. : )

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  14. I love those old books. That looks like a really cute one- xo Diana

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  15. Looks like a great book to read! Its been plenty windy here, only cold stories it could tell around here.. Enjoy your day Nellie!

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  16. Love when you post on older books that we may not get to see had you not. Thank you much for sharing. Dawn

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