Too Many Toys by David Shannon is about a boy named Spencer who has too many toys. His room is filled with them, on the floor, under the bed, over flowing from toy boxes. His toys are all over the house, they fill up the stairs and cover the whole downstairs as well. He has every toy a child can dream of having. One day his dad stepped on a Lego, ouch! and his mom tripped over the train tracks carrying a pair of laundry and knew right then he had too many toys and they had to go. When Spencer's mom took the time out of the day fighting with him trying to figure out what toys he was giving away, she decided to take a break. When she came back all of the toys were scattered all over the floor and he said "you're right mom, I do have too many toys. But we can't give away this box, it's the best toy ever!"
The elements of social justice that fit in with this story are self love and knowledge and Respect for others. self love and knowledge fits in with this book because it can help students understand who they are and where they come from simply because it can help them realize they may have too many toys and some children don't have toys like that. If taught that others aren't as fortunate and that children can help by giving their toys to the less fortunate it can teach them respect for others who don't have the things they have.
This looks like a great book and I can definitely see how it fits those social justice elements. It is important for kids to learn about other kids who may not have what they themselves have, and to respect others and give others turns playing as well.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great book and I can definitely see how it fits those social justice elements. It is important for kids to learn about other kids who may not have what they themselves have, and to respect others and give others turns playing as well.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a cute perfect story for young ones because it can apply to real life because kids at home may have many toys and sometimes we need to teach that sometimes we all grow up and that we need to sacrifice our things to clean up older materials and some struggle to give it up but I think this is a perfect little story and I agree with your social justice because one learns how to share with something by giving it up to one else that will use it and will give them a good moral , feeling.
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