Age: Preschool-1st grade

Now I understand why the blogosphere is exploding with storytimes/lesson plans surrounding this book. It's just asking to extend a listener's creativity! No, seriously, it asks you at the end what you can do with the scraps of paper. Also, this would be such an easy flannel to make.

The story itself is a reverse cumulative tale, explaining where these scraps of paper came from. It starts with the last animal to interact with them leading to the first thing to touch them: the wind. This is provides children with a unique exposure to a different way to tell a story and would provide a neat extension activity. Furthermore, it ends with an invitation and an easy set-up for a creative math activity.

So simple yet so thought-provoking!