Gardens and Gardening some books to explore.The Mouse with the Too-long Tail by Bani McSpedden.Black Dog by Christobel Mattingley illustrated by.Boot: Small Robot big Adventure by Shane Hegarty i.Louisa May Pickett the most boring person in class.The most wonderful egg in the world by Helme Heine.Come on, Rain! by Karen Hesse illustrated by Jon J.Anatole by Eve Titus illustrated by Paul Galdone.A Rabbit Named Harris by Nan Hunt illustrated by B.A Porcupine named Fluffy by Helen Lester illustrat.Corduroy looks directly at the viewer and moves his head ever so slightly - a magic moment that always delights me. When Lisa sews on a new button she asks about his name and decides the name Corduroy will be perfect. Pulling off the mattress button the threads break one strand at a time creating wonderful anticipation Luckily Corduroy places himself in a camping display complete with hat and fishing rod Up in the furniture department the night watchman nearly catches him. He twists the 'button' and finds he is careering around the track at high speed When Corduroy realises his button is missing he rubs the spot on his overalls just to checkĬorduroy discovers a train in the toy department. There are so many joyous extras in the Western Woods film: 'Me too!' said Lisa, and she gave him a hug." The final lines of the first book make me smile : I love that Lisa uses the money from her own piggy bank to pay for Corduroy There is real tension when the night watchman discovers Corduroy hiding under the bed I love the imagination of Corduroy - could the escalator be a mountain, could the furniture department be a palace
I love the way Corduroy perseveres when he is looking for his missing button I love the eye contact between Lisa and Corduroy as she is led from the store by her mother. Why do I love Corduroy (1968) and the sequel A Pocket for Corduroy (1978)? Here is a wonderful set of discussion questions from the site Teaching Children Philosophy.
Corduroy is one of my top five picture books and if you consider the hundreds and hundreds of picture books I have read over thirty three years as a Teacher-Librarian this is a fairly huge claim.
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