I gave the Best Moral Award to, "The Only Boy In Ballet Class" by Denise Gruska, which was nominated by Carol Mitchell. This story has a perfect moral for all children grades K-6th. Here is a copy of my letter.
Dear Denise Gruska,
I am currently a Junior at Penn State Altoona majoring in Elementary Education. For my class, our teacher asked us each to select our own award to create. The topic I chose was the best moral in a children's book. After my award was announced to the class it was their job to nominate books that they believe have an outstanding moral and could be used in an elementary setting. After receiving twelve stories, I read them all and "The Only Boy In Ballet Class" won without a second thought. Your story shows that gender does not matter when it comes to hobbies and how in the end everyone can come together. This not only teaches children about teasing, but is also very much geared towards adults. The Uncle constantly reminds the mother and boy how he should be playing football and ballet was not for boys. You created such a strong character in this story and a moral every kid should be familiar with. I am so happy I got the chance to read this story and you are a wonderful author.
Congratulations on winning The Best Moral Award!
Sincerely,
Sarah Daley ]]>
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