Genre:Fantasy/ Age: Primary
Review:
Pinocchio was given life by the Blue Fairy and went off to school. As he was walking two people asked him to join them and be a star rather than going to school. He said yes. He was put in a cage and called for help. The Blue Fairy appeared and asked him how he got caught. He lied and his noses grew, he learned never to lie again.
This is fantasy because it includes magic. The Blue Fairy giving a puppet life could never happen unless magic was involved. There is a supreme evil and this is lying. It is not typical for evil to be considered an action in stories, but lying is something that Pinocchio overcomes in his adventure.
Use:
1) Talk about classic fairy tales and why they are fun/good to read
2) Discuss lying and why it is bad to lie. maybe even set it up as a goal for individual students not to lie to parents/teachers/peers ( )

Step into Reading with the story of Pinocchio and his growing nose.