
The Whisper is a beautifully illustrated book about a little girl who loves to read. Her teacher gives her a book to read but when she opens it the words are gone. A whisper encourages her to create words she cannot see. She then creates stories like The magical cloak using her imagination. In each picture there are a fox and a rabbit that are hidden that children would like to look for.
This storybook would be a great way to encourage children to use their imaginations. They could add to the stories she has started and even make up their own. With younger children it could be done as a group activity with each child adding to the story. They could even draw their own pictures of how the story continues or of their own story. The Whisper is a wonderful book that encourages children to use the power of their own imaginations.
I really enjoyed your classroom extension ideas for The Whisper! I can see how this might even be applied to other books with open endings or by pausing in the climax to allow students to finish the story with their own imaginations before coming back to read the remaining story. ~Dr. White
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