Earrings! (Aladdin Picture Books)

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Summary: Great persuasive book!
Review: As a teacher, I am always on the lookout for a great book that demonstrates the type of writing I am teaching. In this case, EARRINGS is a wonderful example of persuasion. The little girl is trying to convince her parents that she is ready for pierced ears, but her parents (like myself) are stubborn. She uses every form of persuasion, from begging to making deals, to get her parents to relent.
I use this book when introducing persuasive writing, to my fifth graders.

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Summary: Any girl can relate
Review: If your parents wouldn't let you get your ears pierced early on, this book will evoke identical memories.

Our narrator, a curly-haired girl of maybe 6 or 7, will do anything for pierced ears. She imagines all the "beautiful, glorious" earrings she can wear. But her parents think earrings on a young girl are "tacky" (that's what my Mom told me, too), and try to appeal to this girl's vanity with a charm bracelet, a grass skirt, and a locket. No good. She wants EARRINGS and nothing else. Every Birthday, every Christmas, she only wants earrings. She pleads. She cajoles. She tells them of all the responsible, grown up things she does (like clearing the table after dinner). She even tries to appeal to her parents common sense. "Because I would be so proud to wear them" she says,"I'd stand up straight and hold my head high- which means that they would be good for my posture (And I hear that they keep your earlobes warm in winter)." Each illustration shows her wearing HUGE dangly earrings, circa 1968 "Cher". I remember begging my Mom to let me wear her dangly sapphire earrings once she finally relented and got my ears pierced- no dice. See? Even after you get the pierced ears, you still don't get to wear the earrings of your dreams. Still, this book shows girls of all ages that they're not the only ones walking around with bald lobes. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and will read it to my daughter, age 5 (who's already talking about getting pierced ears- Oy!).

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Summary: Earrings a wonderful tale
Review: My sister really enjoyed this book and we checked is out of the library so much we had to but it for Christmas. A cute tale for all little girls to read.