"blogworthy"

 by Kyndra

Shaun and I have gotten in the habit of claiming, "blogworthy" to certain events that we see as particularly funny or interesting enough that we think they should be published on this blog. This story, I could not pass up sharing, for it is truly, blogworthy ...

I was at work, reading to a 5 year old girl with autism who loves to learn and loves books. (I should also mention, that she really loves food too!) She chose the book Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson to be read to her while she swung in her hammock-like parachute swing. 

 

As we turned to this page, and I began to read about Henry crossing a swamp and finding a bird's nest in the grass, I was abruptly interrupted from an innocent voice requesting, "Are those corndogs, Kyndra?!"

 

I was completely caught off guard (because what would corndogs be doing in a child's book based on Henry David Thoreau's life?) And then, I realized her thinking ... "No", I said, "those are called cattails. They are plants that grow in fields called marshes." 

What a reflection of the culture this generation of children are growing up in where there is little connection to where food comes from. The corndog might as well grow on a plant out in a field, right? And nonetheless, it is juxtaposed with the book series based on Thoreau's life!

Not to worry however, after this we had a wonderful 5-yr-old-appropriate-discussion on bugs eating the growing strawberries in the strawberry patch at her home. 

blogworthy? thoughts? :)

Comments

[Emily Wilson]

We LOVE those books. We got a couple after Shaun recommended them to us, and they are such great books. Thanks for telling us about them. Glad you're getting to share them with your OT kids.