Chrysanthemum

This was a story of a mouselet named Chrysanthemum. She was bullied because her name was too long and it was also a flower. But one day, Chrysanthemum learns her music teacher had the same problem....

I love books by Kevin Henkes. Chrysanthemum is fun to read and has a moral to the story that is so important. Lily's Purple Plastic Purse is fabulous, too. Having taught first grade for twenty years, I can totally picture a little girl just like Lilly.

I love books by Kevin Henkes. Chrysanthemum is fun to read and has a moral to the story that is so important. Lily's Purple Plastic Purse is fabulous, too. Having taught first grade for twenty years, I can totally picture a little girl just like Lilly.

Kevin Henkes' classic school story Chrysanthemum is a must for all ages! Chrysanthemum grows up believing that her name is absolutely perfect, and it is... until she gets to school and some of the students in her glass giggle at her name. Chrysanthemum has to come back to the realization that her name IS absolutely perfect and she finds the opportunity to bloom in her own way at school. As a teacher I wish it were as easy to build up the confidence of our students as it is in this story, but the lesson is still there for our children to learn: be yourself and be proud of who you are; bloom where you're planted!

I have had the paperback copy in my classroom for several years and it is starting to get worn. I decided to replace it with the digital copy since my students enjoy reading on the Kindle. I was pleased with the formatting of the book, some other picture books have not turned out well on the Kindle or the iPad reading app. This book provided the actual pages of the story and the text can be enlarged if you tap it on the iPad app. I do wish that the iPad app would also include the text to speech feature that is available on Kindles, since our school has several iPads and my students with special needs are able to read more successfully using books on the Kindle app.

Overall, I am very pleased with this version and I heartily recommend the story to readers of all ages and names.

This is a sweet, classic story that every 1st grade teacher should have! It's great for the beginning of the year, and later too since there are so many math extensions you can do with it! (I.e.- graph children's names, find out how much longer Chrysanthemum's name is compared to students' names, etc.) It's also great for discussing differences in people's names and how it's okay to have unusual names.

A little girl, Chrysanthemum, is teased for her name. She had been told since birth that she was a "perfect" daughter, with a perfect name, etc preciousness. She is bullied at school and it takes a few days until finally, the music teacher, sticks up for her.

Your child will be exposed to bullies, as that is a reality of life. This is just one book in your home library to have to discuss bullies.

It doesn't rotate to show each page individually (portrait). I teach and I project the ebook for all to see. I'd rather have it project page by page. Otherwise I'd give it 5 stats. It's a great story.