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February 13, 2011

So, my blog says to me, "Hey, Larry, every day for two we...

So, my blog says to me, "Hey, Larry, every day for two weeks you look at me for a minute and then ignore me. What's your problem?"
I say, "Yeah, so what. I look at you and have nothing to say. Whatever."
Blog says, "And you think you're a writer. Give me a break. That's like taking a bicycle for a walk. I think you're brain is stuck in neutral."
"Look man, I don't care what you think. Truth is, I'm just not sure what to say to you."
"You wrote a book, didn't you?"
"Yeah."
"Well, start there. Tell me about it."
"You already know about it. It's the name of the blog, it's YOU, dummy."
"You now what, Larry You're ticking me off. Don't call me a "dummy" because you named me which makes you the 'dummy" and how am supposed to know what "Slippery Willie's Shoe's is in the first place."
"Okay, okay, sorry. Slippery Willie is just a kid with slippery feet. He's always slipping and sliding all over the place. Then he gets these ugly shoes and---hey look, read the book. It explains everything."
"Whatever---so, anything else you want to say to me?"
"Look, Blog. Don't you get it. I think I'm embarrrassed talking about myself. Okay, satisfied. The truth is out. happy now."
"Well chump, you had better get over it. If you're gonna be doing this writing stuff you better let people know about you."
"Why, Blog. They can just read what I write, right?"
"Not that simple. What are you about. What's your motivation? What's your philosophy on things. What excites you, what hurts you, stuff like that. Where are you coming from?"
"Okay, okay. You got me. I'll think about it. I'll be back. And by the way, don't take my leaving personal. At least we scratched the surface, right?"
"Yeah, I guess."
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Published on February 13, 2011 14:06

February 4, 2011

Phillip H. Tang's Books Review Blog review

Phillip H. Tang's Books Review Blog
February 4, 2010

Larry Peterson - Slippery Willie's Stupid Ugly Shoes
by Phillip H. Tang

Willie is a young boy with slippery feet. His feet were so slippery that even his shoes would slip off his feet. There were special shoes designed specifically for Willie, except there was only one problem: they were ugly.

Willie went to school with his new ugly shoes. All his classmates laughed at him. Even the principal and his teacher laughed at him. He was too embarrassed that he went home from school.

On his way home he noticed that the school building was laughing at him. Even dogs and cats and birds were laughing at him. He got home and even his mom was laughing at his ugly shoes. The whole world was laughing at him.

................Then he woke up and realized it was all a dream. When he went to school nobody laughed at him and actually thought his shoes were pretty neat.

First and foremost the illustrations are excellent. I love the paper and pencil sketches with pencil crayon coloring. It is very appropriate for a children's book.

I'm a big fan of alliteration. They are fun to read and flows very nicely off the tongue. This particular one was used very effectively:
Willie just slipped, slid and spun all over the place
The whole "it was all a dream" thing kind of bothers me. If the author wanted to show that Willie was imagining things he could have shown that the people were actually laughing about other things. Not a big deal.

Although this book is a picture book, or more accurately a book with pictures, you would still want an older audience of say 6-8 years old reading it. It is in paragraph format and at times goes on with a full wall of text before the next picture. It would be too difficult to read for the younger ages on their own and too long to keep the attention of the kids if being read to.

If interested, the book can be purchased from the author's website in many formats including hard cover, ebook, kindle, etc. at http://slipperywillie.blogspot.com/
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Published on February 04, 2011 12:17

January 12, 2011

Share your thoughts about accepting differences

Please leave a comment with your ideas about how we can accept others who may be different.

Interactive Guide

Suggested Activities

1. Wear something to school that you think is ugly to see if other kids think it is ugly too. (Different viewpoints may enhance empathy.)

2. Volunteer at a local children's hospital or rehabilitation center for interaction with kids that are "different."

3. Implement classroom role playing activities among groups, having some kids experiment "alternative" ways of seeing, hearing and moving. (This might help develop positive changes in attitudes and perceptions of handicapped children by non-handicapped children.)

Discussion Questions

1. Have you ever had to wear something to school that made you feel embarrassed? If so, what was it? How did your peers react? Did everyone think it was ugly?

2. What would you do if you were Willie and your shoes would not come off?

3. If you were in school with Willie, and everyone was making fun of him, would you stick up for him or join the others?

4. Some people are tall, some short, some have light skin, some have dark skin, some have bigger noses or ears than others and some have different color eyes. Does this make us all different or are we all still the same?
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Published on January 12, 2011 14:16

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