There are moments
in one’s classroom when it just feels right to bring the class together and
re-center. Sometimes this is planned for and built into the day. And at others,
the spontaneity seems to add magic to what is shared.
I was introduced to
The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake while
in 6-9 training over a decade ago. There, instead of the series of
presentations that were scheduled, our trainer regaled us with this marvelous
tale. We all relaxed and became children again – suddenly immersed in a story
that was, at once, fantasy and totally believable.
Since that time I
have shared this book with many classrooms, at department meetings, and with my
own children. (My kids and I even followed the recipe one lazy summer afternoon.
It makes for one special cake!)
It’s easy to see
why the book is so attractive. With an engaging story by Nancy Willard and
gorgeous illustrations by Richard Jesse Watson, you will be drawn in by the
everyday quality of the tale. But, as is often the case, the reader soon
realizes that there is more going on that meets the eye.
Share this book
with people you love: the students in your classroom, your colleagues, and your
children at home. The story – and its underlying message – sticks with you like
the sweet memory of a beloved dessert.
Bon appetit!
The High Rise
Glorious Skittle Scat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake
Story by Nancy Willard, Illustrations by Richard Jesse Watson
ISBN: 0-15-201019-X
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