Inspiring Images

I saw Adam standing near the water. I was staring at his back while he was looking away from me and facing the ocean. I was on the swing attached to the tree in front of the house we were staying at.

I wasn't sure what he was thinking, I never was. He never told me how he felt. In a way he did but he never explained. He would tell me he felt upset but when I would ask him why he felt that way, he would shut down and turn the conversation another way. No matter how many times I would tell him he could talk to me. That I wanted to know what he had to say, he never told me. In a way it made me feel like he didn't want to be with me, that he didn't trust me enough. But if he would want to tell me, he probably would. I know I shouldn't push him so much, I might push him away.

A close friend once told me to worry about the quiet ones. That you never know who you are with. Now Adam had told me before that we were not together. Why was I spending so much time with this guy when he did not want to be with me? It made me question my own judgment.

I cry a lot, always have. About anything and everything. I would cry about him and whenever I told him that, he would tell me that he was sorry. Time and time again. I don't know why I would want to be with him when he doesn't want to be with me, but I do. I know it might not be easy and I know I will get hurt even though he wouldn't mean to hurt me. I still want to be with him because I love him and I feel like he is worth it.






I saw Adam
standing near
the water.

I was staring
at his back
while
he was looking away
from me
and facing the ocean.

I was on the swing
attached to the tree
in front of the house
we were staying at.




I wasn't sure
what he was thinking,
I never was.

He never told me
how he felt.

In a way
he did
but he never explained.

He would tell me
he felt upset
but when
I would ask him
why he felt
that way,
he would shut down
and turn the conversation
another way.

No matter
how many times
I would tell him
he could talk to me.

That I wanted to know
what he had to say,
he never told me.

In a way it made me feel
like he didn't want to be with me,
that he didn't trust me enough.

But if he would
want to tell me,
he probably would.

I know I shouldn't
push him so much,
I might push him away.




A close friend
once told me
to worry about
the quiet ones.

That you never know
who you are with.

Now Adam had told me
before
that we were not together.

Why was I spending
so much time
with this guy
when he did not
want to be with me?

It made me question
my own judgment.




I cry a lot,
always have.

About anything
and everything.

I would cry
about him
and whenever
I told him that,
he would tell me
that he was sorry.

Time and time again.

I don't know why
I would want to be with him
when he doesn't
want to be with me,
but I do.

I know
it might not be easy
and I know I will get hurt
even though
he wouldn't mean
to hurt me.

I still want to be with him
because
I love him
and I feel like
he is worth it.

Jip & Janneke

Jip and Janneke are best friends.
They live next to each other and play together a lot.

Today they were at Janneke's house. In Janneke's room.
Janneke has a blackboard in her room. As well as two chairs.
In the corner is a pile of paper with some crayons next to it.

'I am the teacher and you are the student.' Janneke said.
'No. You always are the teacher.' Jip said, putting his foot down. 'I want to be the teacher now.'
Janneke did not want Jip to be the teacher: 'But I am better.'
'But I am smarter.' Jip said really loud.
Janneke was shocked. She could not believe Jip said that.
'No, you are not'
'Yes, I am'
'No'
'Yes'
'No'
'Yes'

Then Janneke's mom came into the room.
'Well kids, o kids. What is wrong?' She asked concerned.
'Janneke thinks she is the boss.' Jip said immediately.
'No, I do not. Jip doesn't listen to me.' Janneke argued.
'See?' Jip said.
'But he..' Janneke whined.
'But she..' Jip interrupted.

Janneke's mom shook her head at the two kids standing in front of her: 'I have an idea.'
They both listened when the mom started talking: 'Jip can be the teacher now.'
Jip smiled as he heard that and Janneke looked mad.
But Janneke's mom continued: 'And then it will be Janneke's turn in five minutes. I will set the timer.'

The two friends had to think about that for a while.
They folded their arms in front of them as they thought long and deep.
After a while Jip had lines in his forehead and Janneke was staring at the tip of her nose.
'Okay.' They both said at the same time.

They played together for the rest of the afternoon.

Books for Kids

Title of Book: The Hunchback of the Notre Dame
Author of Book: Victor Hugo (for Walt Disney)

Is there an author's bio in the front or back of the book? There is not.

What does it say about the author? -

Describe the cover in a detailed sentence: The cover has Esmeralda and Phoebus look up at Quasimodo who is staring at the bird in his hand and they are on top of the Notre Dame.

Number of Pages: 96 pages

List the Characters:

• Clopin: the storyteller
• Frollo: the mean judge and 'master'
• Arch Deacon: priest
• Quasimodo: main character, 'monster baby', hunchback, bell ringer
• Hugo, Victor and Laverne: stone gargoyles and friends of Quasimodo
• Esmeralda: gypsy
• Phoebus: captain of guard

Describe the setting in a detailed sentence: It takes place in Paris, France where the Notre Dame is.

Summarize the book in 3 sentences: It is about a man that lives in the Notre Dame and he is locked up there. Then his three stone friends convince him to go to the festival down at the square and he meets Esmeralda. They get in trouble and Frollo wants Esmeralda arrested with the help of Phoebus.

Does this book...(yes or no)

• have animals as characters? yes
• use rhyme? no
• teach a lesson of some kind? yes
• have monsters or creatures? yes
• have kids as characters? no
• have adults as characters? yes
• use humor? no
• have illustrations? yes
• use color? yes
• use actual photos? no
• have a more sentimental/lovey tone? no
• lots of words per page? no
• one word or phrase repeated throughout? no

Your favorite/most interesting sentence in the book: "Great mask!"

What age(s) do you think this book would be appropriate for? Why? For kids from 4 to seven yeas old.

Is this a book you would have liked as a kid? Why? Yes, I read it as a kid and it was very visual.