Once there was a little boy (and his dog) and he was going to write a story. NOT just read someone else's story but write his own. He was well prepared. He had a new notebook and a new pencil. He had a nice clean table to write on up against a window he could look out of when he needed to. And he had a few snacks for when he became hungry. There was just one problem...he didn't know what to write about. He did just about everything he could to come up with an idea and all he ended up with was balled up papers with ideas he didn't like. It wasn't until he looked out the window and saw something that got his attention that he could finally write HIS story. But...what did he see? I love this story. This little boy is just like most kids I know, right down to the new notebook and freshly sharpened pencil. I especially liked the one page in the very back of the book that gave ideas to students on how to finish writing the boy's story about what he saw out his window. To find more great books by Deborah Hopkinson and Hadley Hooper please visit their websites. To learn more about clack-capped chickadees visit the National Audubon Society.
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