Joy Schleh

Summary: This book is another variation of Jack and the Beanstalk. It starts off with Jacks mother telling him to sell their cow for money, but instead of selling him, he trades the cow for beans, magical beans. The mother gets angry and throws the seeds out the window, the next morning jack wakes up ad there is a beanstalk outside the window. He climbs up it and finds that 2 wealthy giants live there, and begins stealing from them. They finally catch him, and before they can eat him, he and his mother cut down the beanstalk. The giants are never seen again and jack and his mother share the fortune that they stole with the rest of the town.

Personal Reaction: I love this version of the story. I’ve heard many versions, but this version was so much more interactive, for instance throughout the story, jack hides from the giants; the author is always asking the reader to find jack among the picture. Any child would love to read this book.

Classroom extension:
1) This book would be a good starter book to read before introducing the lessons of not taking what isn’t yours and sharing.
2) This book would also be a good way to introduce following instructions.… (meer)