What is an emotion? Are emotions and feelings the same? Do the illustrations represent the feelings corresponding to them on the page? Do our expressions always indicate our feelings? Can we have more than one of these feelings simultaneously? If we’re brave, can we also be shocked? If we’re angry, can we also be delighted? … Happy
Do you think that there was a time when there was no color in the world? How did color come to be? Is color real? Do we see the same colors? Does the color red look the same to everyone? How would we know? If something is red, can it also be blue? Can it … Great Blueness and Other Predicaments
Do dreams sometimes seem very realistic? When you are in the middle of such a dream, can you tell that it is only a dream? Can you be sure that you are not dreaming right now? Where do you think your dreams come from? When you remember your dreams, do they sometimes affect what you … Frog and Toad Together – “The Dream”
You can read the book to children two pages at a time (for example, the first two pages are “Scared – Brave”). Ask the children to articulate what images illustrate what feeling. Can some of the images represent both of the feelings listed? Are the feelings supposed to be opposites? Are they? Can you be … Fish On A Walk
What does it mean to die? Where do we go when we die? What happens to out minds when we die? Our souls? Why do you think people are so scared of death? Do you think that people are scared of death or of the pain of dying? Would life be life without death? Would … Duck, Death and the Tulip
What would it be like to change colors? Would you feel different each time you turned a new color? What things come in different colors? Say if the following things come in different colors and then, if they do, say what colors they come in. Dogs. Ice cream. The sky. Flowers. Grass. Water. Fire. People. … Color of His Own
Can we listen with our eyes? Is it possible to listen without using our ears? What does it mean to listen? Does silence enhance our ability to listen? Can music be silent? Contributed by Gobe Hirata
How do we know what we know? Do our perceptions lead to knowledge? Should be believe what other people tell us? If we do, does this mean we know those things? When should we believe what other people tell us? Do animals have minds? Do animals have thoughts? Can you be friends with an animal?
Why do you think Mr. Plumbean painted his house the way he did? Was he right to paint his house in a way different from his neighbors, when part of the community agreement was that they would keep their houses looking the same? Did Mr. Plumbean have the right to paint his house however he … Big Orange Splot
Were Benjamin’s adventures a dream? How do you know if you are dreaming? What is a dream? Why do we dream? What is the difference between dreaming and being awake? Are dreams real?
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