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Keepsakes play a key role in
A Little Something. The book is a true story and though some of the keepsakes were changed a little for the story, most of them author Susan Bosak really did get from her grandmother – even the tacky tablecloth!
Start by closely reading and looking at the pages in the story in which the granddaughter receives keepsakes from her grandmother. How many keepsakes can you see in the illustration of the teenage granddaughter with the tablecloth? What are they? Make a list of all the keepsakes in the story.
There are eleven keepsakes in A Little Something: wooden doll; stuffed bear; flute; coin; figurine; pen; watch; picture frame; tablecloth; heart cushion; cedar chest. Where do you think each gift came from?
Make up stories about how and why the grandmother gives her granddaughter each keepsake. Some ideas to get you started: The figurine of the boy and small puppy appears in the illustration of the grandmother and granddaughter on the sofa; maybe it was the granddaughter's favorite and so the grandmother passed it down to her. Maybe the watch belonged to the girl's grandfather. Maybe the grandmother was born in another country and the coin came from that country.
After writing stories about the keepsakes in A Little Something, write a story about a real keepsake you've received from a parent or grandparent. Make sure you tell the whole story – where it came from, why it was given to you and when, and what it means to you. |
