Max experiences the fantastical forest and monsters as if they are real. Does that mean that the forest and monsters are real? How do you know whether something is real or imagined? How do you know whether or not you are dreaming right now? Is it possible for time to go by without anything changing? … Where the Wild Things Are
Why was the boy embarrassed about his idea? Why did it take the boy so long to share his idea? Can ideas follow us around? Where do ideas come from? Do ideas add to our lives? Can you imagine a world without ideas? Contributed by Gobe Hirata
What does it mean to be real? List some things you know are real? How do you know they are real? How do you know something is real? Is real how you are made, or is it something that happens to you? Can loving something make it real? If you can touch something, is it … Velveteen Rabbit
WHAT IS MAGIC? Is magic real? What kinds of things are magic? IMAGINATION AND EXISTENCE Can anything you imagine really exist? If you had a magic pebble like the one Sylvester found what would you do with it? What would you wish for? What other ways could you get your wish? Do you think the … Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
WHAT MAKES A . . . Duck a duck? Cat a cat? Man a man? Woman a woman? Parent a parent? Car a car? Bird a bird? Smile a smile? Feeling a feeling? Thought a thought? WHAT DOES A THING NEED TO. . . What does a kite need to fly? What does a tree … Stellaluna
IS SOMETHING STILL ITSELF IF IT CHANGES? Is a chair still a chair if its legs are broken? Is a song still a song if everyone forgets the words? Is a spoon still a spoon if it falls behind the stove and is never seen again? Is a book still a book if some pages … Runaway Bunny
Did what we did affect the book? How do we know what’s going to happen? How do we know when one event causes another event? Was the book magic? Contributed by Gobe Hirata
Why is Edna unsatisfied that she can only see three colors (white, black and blue)? Are there unknown things that you wish to see and learn about, just like Edna? What are they? What are the most important things to know? If Edna had only ever seen three colors, then how could she know that … Penguin Story
What is sadness? What can make you feel sad? A song. A word. A sunset. A picture. An animal. The moon. Food. A trip somewhere. A story. When can you cry? When you’re happy. When you’re angry. When you love someone a lot. When you lose a game. When you break a toy. When you … Owl at Home – “Tear-Water Tea”
What is it to be alive? How can we tell if something is alive or not? It moves. It has a face. It eats. It sleeps. It talks. It grows. It dies. It feels. It thinks. It communicates. Are the following alive? Why or why not? Rocks. Water. Cars. Bees. Toasters. Books. Light. Rain. Feelings. … Owl At Home – “Owl and the Moon”
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