Lighthouse
by Robert Munsch
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After her grandfather's funeral, Sarah wakes her father in the middle of the night so they can go to the lighthouse her grandfather loved and remember other night-time visits there.Tags
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Like many of Munsch's stories this book is simple, but beautiful in its simplicity. I found the story very endearing, though some of the emotional implications were a little subtle for younger children. The illustrations were equally beautiful and subtle.
Beautiful story of family tradition where Father and daughter are able to share loss and memories of Grandfather together.
Genre: realistic fiction
Age: Intermediate
Review/Critique: A girl wakes up her dad in the middle of the night to visit the lighthouse, just like her father and grandpa did. They get up and do everything that her father used to do, until they reach the lighthouse. Once they get there a door that was usually never open opens! And they go to the top. The girl decides that she will do the same thing with her kids. It is realistic fiction because the story could have happened but isn't necessarily true.
Age: Intermediate
Review/Critique: A girl wakes up her dad in the middle of the night to visit the lighthouse, just like her father and grandpa did. They get up and do everything that her father used to do, until they reach the lighthouse. Once they get there a door that was usually never open opens! And they go to the top. The girl decides that she will do the same thing with her kids. It is realistic fiction because the story could have happened but isn't necessarily true.
A story of remembrance and traditions. Not your typical Munch story. Beautifully illustrated.
School Library Journal 1/1/2004
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Robert Munsch was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 11, 1945. He received an undergraduate degree in history and a master's degree in anthropology. While studying to be a Jesuit priest, he worked part-time at an orphanage. He decided he liked working with children and left the Jesuits after 7 years to work in a daycare center. He studied show more for a year at the Elliot Pearson School of Child Studies at Tufts University. He ended up at a lab preschool at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario and eventually became a Canadian citizen. While working at a daycare center and telling stories to children, he realized that storytelling was what he loved to do and eventually he started writing the stories down. His first published title was Mud Puddle. He has written over 50 books including Love You Forever, Mortimer, Angela's Airplane, Andrew's Loose Tooth, Stephanie's Ponytail, Moira's Birthday, and Put Me in a Book. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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