Every Monday, I highlight a book from our school bookroom along with lesson plan suggestions.
The Huckabuck Family, by Carl Sandburg
I believe this book is taken from Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories. You can read tons of the stories online here. Read more about Carl Sandburg here.
I have a special part in my heart for David Small, the illustrator of this book. Small, who also wrote the excellent books Imogene’s Antlers and That Book Woman, is pretty amazing at writing books about folks who live around the time of the Great Depression and usually spend most of their days in a rural setting. He also had a pretty insane childhood, which you can read more about in his autobiographical graphic novel Stitches.
Please add any lessons or supplemental materials to the book bag so future teachers can utilize your good thinking!
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