![]() She couldn’t learn how to read the same way other children did. Falker, you learn that Trisha is really Patricia Polacco herself. The story behind the storyĪt the end of Thank You, Mr. Falker made sure Trisha learned how to read. Until her family moved to California, and Trisha met Mr. They tormented her, and she tormented herself. ![]() That’s not what the teachers intended to teach her. Instead, she learned that she was stupid. But she didn’t learn to read in kindergarten, or in first grade, or even in second grade. And the family says in unison, “Yes, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee that made that sweet honey, you have to chase it through the pages of a book!” He puts honey on the cover of a book, and tells her to taste it. It’s one that has been handed down in the family. ![]() When Trisha is five years old, and about to start kindergarten, her grandfather holds a ceremony for her. Falker tells the story of a girl named Trisha as she struggles to learn to read. You don’t expect them to grab your heart and wring tears out of your eyes.īut that’s exactly what Thank You, Mr. ![]() I try to avoid it.īut I thought Thank You, Mr. And it’s awkward, sitting on the train with a book on my lap and tears running down my face. I’m a sappy and sentimental reader, and all kinds of stories make me cry. I should have known not to read Thank You, Mr. ![]()
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