Della Splatnuk, Birthday Girl (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

by Lisa McCourt

Book Overview

The last thing Carrie wants to do is go to Della Splatnuk's birthday party. Everyone knows Della is weird, and Carrie's best friends have vowed not to go. But once Carrie is there, she begins to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558746005
• ISBN13: 9781558746008
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Hci
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.5" x 0.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Teaching Tool

For teachers who have a student who is a little different and not easily accepted by the others in the class, this book is an excellent springboard for a discussion about compassion. My 4th graders were able to talk about how Della would have been treated at school and how they could make a difference to someone who is never chosen as a partner.

Great lesson in a great story!

The reviewers might consider it didactic, but my kids loved the story! I also enjoyed reading it to them. And I think they took an important lesson from it!

So wonderfully touching

A picture is worth thousand words. Reading the story can choke up the maturest of woman. But when you see the pictures next to the paragraphs, you could just stare at the images and truly feel you were there even if you never had an experience like this