See You Tomorrow, Charles

by Miriam Cohen

Book Overview

Charles is the new boy in the first-grade class, and he is blind. His classmates want to be helpful. Should they protect Charles or treat him like everybody else? No one knows for sure. Then one day... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440401623
• ISBN13: 9780440401629
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Response to previous review

While I applaud the dedication of the anonymous school psychologist who criticized this book for its lack of moralizing, let me offer this: a work of literature is more elusive and subtle than a sermon, its value potentially far more powerful -- for spoonfed values, anyone can read to children from The Book of Virtues and bore them silly. Miriam Cohen's gift is in being able to present with subtlety and wisdom a situation fraught with conflict that can lead to a moral discussion, without providing obvious consequences and answers. Books such as this are a blessing to parents who read to their children and cherish listening to their reactions and guiding them as they sort out moral issues for themselves. If they start thinking about these lessons through books, they will already be on the right road when similar issues come up in the classroom.If all books were judged by the standards of this reviewer, there would be no Cat in the Hat (chaos is fun, no consequences suffered), Mulberry Street (lying is okay), Where the Wild Things Are (obstreperous behavior rewarded by a hot meal). Let literature and children breathe.