After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)
Ages 4 to 8Listed among picture books about courage and facing fears. The blogger describes Humpty’s paper-airplane plan and the wall he has to face.
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Ages 3 and upSeven Blind Mice
Ages 3 and upAbout this age guidance
Kirkus: 3+; Publishers Weekly: 4+
The age tag follows Kirkus review. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.
Recommended for checking assumptions and seeking the whole picture.
A sequence of partial observations produces incompatible explanations of an unknown animal. The final mouse examines the whole elephant, and the others then test that explanation themselves.
Good forTrouble listening
Recommended by Kind and Firm Parenting
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What children see in the story
Partial reports are checked against a fuller examination, and the other mice verify the conclusion. The last mouse does not simply adopt one of the earlier confident claims; she gathers her own evidence.
Why it’s on these shelves
- Checking facts
- Each of the mice touches one part of the unfamiliar thing and names something different: a snake, a fan, a spear. The last mouse explores the whole animal, and the others check her answer themselves.
- Independent thinking
- The last of the Seven Blind Mice doesn’t go along with any of the earlier confident guesses. She explores the whole animal herself before naming it.
Why pick it up?
A more complete investigation reconciles the earlier observations.
A note for parents
Discuss incomplete evidence without using blindness as a synonym for foolishness.
Where this recommendation comes from
Kind and Firm Parenting
Recommended for checking assumptions and seeking the whole picture.
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