Bridget's+Beret+(Frascht)

Lichtenheld, T. (2010). Bridget's beret. New York, NY: Christy Ottaviano Books Henry Holt and Company. Wikispace by Ron Frascht ﻿﻿**Summary:** Bridget's Beret is about a little girl named Bridget who loves to create art. She is very good at it. She can't create without her black beret. It is her inspiration. One day her beret is blown away by the wind. She tries other hats, but she can't get inspired with any of them. It isn't until her sister asks her to make a sign for her lemonade stand that she begins to draw again. Each sign becomes a piece of art and Bridget realizes that her talent was inside of her all along.

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Discussion Questions: Can you name 5 things you have that you would be sad if you lost and tell why they are so special to you? How could you create a sign for the Lemonade Stand in the story that is different from the one Bridget made. How could you compare Bridget's love of art to something you love to do.

The class will make their own beret's out of construction paper. [] They will wear the berets while I read the book. After I'm done reading the book we will have a discussion with the questions listed above. After the discussion I will have the students get out their art supplies and create a work of art. It can be a drawing or a poem or a collage or anything they're inspired to do.
 * Classroom Activity: This activity would be for a 3rd grade class.**