The Hello, Goodbye Window

Title: The Hello, Goodbye Window

Author: Norton Juster

Genre: Fiction

Ages: 5-10

Summary: This story is about a little girl who visits her Nana and Poppy's house where they have a window that she makes faces and waves in. The little girl believes that this window is magical and that anyone can come to it or leave it. She is sad to leave her grandparents house but happy to go home at the same time. When she is older she wants her own hello goodbye window. 

About the author: Norton Juster was born in Brooklyn, NY June 2, 1929. He later studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania followed by 3 years in the Navy. Later in life he was a teacher while he started writing children's books. 

Theme/Skill: Imagination/family 

Pre-reading activity: Can you see through a wall? Can you see through a window? Discuss with the class why you can see through a window and not a wall.

Post-reading activity: Draw a picture of three things that you can see though your window at home. 

I found this book cute but nothing special. The child in it has a great imagination which is always nice but nothing in this book really connected with me.