Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores
Picture Book Read Aloud
book summary
If you are looking for a great book about friendship to read to your children, Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores is the perfect choice! This book follows three young mice (Horace, Morris and Dolores) who are the best of friends and do everything together. Horace and Morris join a boys only club for Mice, which upsets Dolores, so she in turn, joins a girls-only club, which was not the type of club she liked being a part of. Dolores then finds a like-minded friend named Chloris and together they leave the girls only club and they form a third club that is inclusive of everyone and Horace and Morris come to join them. I love how this book focuses on friendships and on the non-separation of boys and girls.
suggested teaching point
On page 8, guide students to make a prediction.The author says that Horace, Morris, and Dolores were “the greatest of friends” until something happened one day. Have students make a prediction. What do you think is going to happen that will have an impact on their friendship?
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