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Discuss why Thomas didn’t want to wear his new snowsuit. Have you ever been told to wear something that you didn’t like? Why did you have to wear it?

Discuss the words character and fiction. List the characters in the story. Outline the reasons why this story is categorized as fiction.

Compare this story with David Shannon’s NO DAVID! What are the similarities and differences? Organize the information using a Venn Diagram.

Look at the pictures in the book and discuss what is happening. Are you like Thomas? Why or why not?

Choral read along with the story and role play the different characters. 

Make a class story map of the characters, setting and plot (beginning, middle, end).

Display pictures of clothes cut from magazines or newspapers. Using one of these pictures and the story map, retell the story. 

No, David!, Froggy Gets Dressed, TheJacket I Wear in the Snow

Mots-clés

Picture book , clothing , conflicts , family life , school life , snow , winter

Commentaire descriptif

Thomas’ mother has bought him a nice new snowsuit. The trouble is it’s brown. And hideous, according to Thomas, who erupts into a temper tantrum: “That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen in my life. If you think that I am going to wear that ugly snowsuit, you are crazy!” Unfazed, his determined mother gets him into the dreaded clothing, and he ploughs off to school. There, the saga continues as his teacher, and then the principal, try unsuccessfully to get him dressed for recess. In the chaotic process, the principal ends up wearing the teacher’s dress, the teacher, the principal’s suit, and at one point, some of them, including Thomas, even end up in their underwear. The kid-friendly text, playfully poking fun at grown-ups, is enhanced and enlivened by quirky, comical illustrations that highlight the characters’ facial expressions and amplify their clash of wills. A silly, fun read-aloud with a delightful ending, children and parents alike will relate to this everyday situation about a willful child who refuses to wear something he doesn’t like, and the exasperated adults who try to change his mind.