This is a story I made up for William.
William, his sister and his mummy and daddy climbed out of the car. They were going to the show on the train.
William and his family walked from the car to the train station. William's daddy went to the ticket window to buy everyone a ticket.
William, his sister, his mummy and his daddy came down the steps to the platform. Everybody was waiting for the train. There was a screen that showed when the next train was coming.
William and his sister remembered to stay behind the yellow line and not run on the platform. Trains are very big and can be dangerous.
Finally the train arrived. William held mummy's hand and William's sister held daddy's hand. Getting on the train can be tricky, and there is a gap between the train and the platform where it is easy to fall down.
Now everyone was on the train. William and his sister looked out the window at the trees whooshing past. Sometimes the train would stop at a station to pick up more passengers going to the show.
William and his sister explored the train. William explored the top level and his sister explored the bottom level. They both met again at the other end of the carriage.
Eventually the train reached the show. William and his sister stepped off the train, holding their mummy's and daddy's hands. William, his sister, mummy and daddy climbed the stairs out of the station.
William's family met Summer, Will and their parents, then went into the show.
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Rebecca and the Case of Too Many Butterflies
This was a story I made up for Rebecca.
It was Rebecca's birthday. Rebecca was blowing out the candles on her cake when she made a wish that she could see lots and lots of butterflies. Rebecca blew out all the candles on her cake.
Rebecca went to school with her brother and her mummy.
Later that day Rebecca returned home from school. When Rebecca's mummy opened the door the hallway was filled with butterflies. Rebecca looked in every room in the house: every floor, every wall, every ceiling and everything else was covered in butterflies!
Rebecca went to sit down on the couch, but there were butterflies on the couch!
Rebecca went to sit down on another seat, but there were butterflies on the seat.
Rebecca went to have a drink, but there were butterflies on the cup and butterflies on the juice. She tried to have something to eat, but there were butterflies on the bread and butterflies on the butter!
Rebecca decided to get ready for bed. She went to have a bath but the bath was full of butterflies. She went to brush her teeth, but there were butterflies on the toothbrush and butterflies on the toothpaste!
Rebecca decided to go straight to bed, without having a bath or brushing her teeth. But as soon as she went to her bedroom she saw that there were too many butterflies on her bed!
"There are too many butterflies," said Rebecca. So Rebecca opened the back door and said to the butterflies, "please butterflies could you go outside."
Rebecca held out her finger. Each butterfly landed on her finger and she gave it a kiss before it went outside.
It was Rebecca's birthday. Rebecca was blowing out the candles on her cake when she made a wish that she could see lots and lots of butterflies. Rebecca blew out all the candles on her cake.
Rebecca went to school with her brother and her mummy.
Later that day Rebecca returned home from school. When Rebecca's mummy opened the door the hallway was filled with butterflies. Rebecca looked in every room in the house: every floor, every wall, every ceiling and everything else was covered in butterflies!
Rebecca went to sit down on the couch, but there were butterflies on the couch!
Rebecca went to sit down on another seat, but there were butterflies on the seat.
Rebecca went to have a drink, but there were butterflies on the cup and butterflies on the juice. She tried to have something to eat, but there were butterflies on the bread and butterflies on the butter!
Rebecca decided to get ready for bed. She went to have a bath but the bath was full of butterflies. She went to brush her teeth, but there were butterflies on the toothbrush and butterflies on the toothpaste!
Rebecca decided to go straight to bed, without having a bath or brushing her teeth. But as soon as she went to her bedroom she saw that there were too many butterflies on her bed!
"There are too many butterflies," said Rebecca. So Rebecca opened the back door and said to the butterflies, "please butterflies could you go outside."
Rebecca held out her finger. Each butterfly landed on her finger and she gave it a kiss before it went outside.
Rebecca and the Butterflies
This is a short story I made up for Rebecca.
Rebecca and her mummy were on the way to school, when Rebecca saw a beautiful white butterfly. Rebecca and her mummy followed the beautiful white butterfly to the park. In the park there were lots of white butterflies. Rebecca took out her camera and took a photograph.
Rebecca and her mummy continued to walk to school. When Rebecca met her friends at school she showed them the photograph of the white butterflies.
Rebecca and her mummy were on the way to school, when Rebecca saw a beautiful white butterfly. Rebecca and her mummy followed the beautiful white butterfly to the park. In the park there were lots of white butterflies. Rebecca took out her camera and took a photograph.
Rebecca and her mummy continued to walk to school. When Rebecca met her friends at school she showed them the photograph of the white butterflies.
Friday 10 February 2012
Book Review - Company Man
Company Man
Company Man is an exciting thriller, which explores the moral ambiguity of the modern age. Nick, a CEO of a company in a rustbelt town, sacks half the workforce in order to save the rest. In the aftermath he shoots a stalker that he believes is coming for his family.
Choices are made. Layoffs or close the whole factory. Call the cops or clean up the body.
The alternating views of the police were also interesting. The cops were lazy slobs during the stalking phase, progressing to formidable opponents while covering up the shooting. Meanwhile Nick's own conscience was catching up with him.
The twist in the end was interesting. Although I had thought of the ending as a possibility, there were so many threads and possibilities it was not predictable.
Company Man held my interest throughout the whole book, was an exciting thriller and presented a few interesting moral choices, without judging the choice in itself - it simply presented the consequences. Finder managed to make it possible to connect to most of the characters. In many ways all the characters were victims and all the characters were villains.
Rating: 4/5
Joseph Finder. Company Man
ISBN: 9780752868882
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