Alvin Granowsky

Summary of Book:
This is about a little boy and his mother who don't really have a whole lot they make do with what they have. The mother sends the boy to sell a cow so that they will have money and that they can eat, however the boy doesn't sell the cow at all he trades it for some magic beans. His mother is not happy with this and just tosses the beans out of the window of their home and over night a giant bean stalk has grown that reaches into the clouds. The boy sees this and climbs to the top where he meets a woman who feeds him. Eventually the boys ends up taking things from the giants house in the clouds back down to his mother and they are able to eat and have extra money.

Personal Reaction:
For me this is really not a story that I'm familiar with it wasn't read to me as a child and maybe only once or twice in school. Overall I like that the story is simple and also that it has giants in it. I know that is something fictional but its interesting to me ill be adding this to my collection of books eventually.

Extension Ideas:
Plant life, science
Math with the money or value of the coins used… (meer)