Knots on a Counting Rope
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
A grandfather recounts for his grandson the story of how the boy overcame his handicap of blindness. The Indian boy has learned to raise and ride a horse and to see with his hands, feelings, and heart. One picture book like this can spur many of your own stories. Recounting a child's own experience helps to recall and to seal the benefits. This includes the simple normal activities that make up children's lives such as reviewing how good it was to be with grandma, how interesting and pretty the hike in the park was, and how brave they were at the doctor's office. In addition, reading stories like this - about other people's stories -have the power to cultivate empathy. The boy's experience coupled with the pictures in the book can live on in your child's heart.
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