A Big Surprise for Little Card
by Charise Mericle Harper (Author) and Anna Raff (Illustrator)
Booktalk: The BIG Picture
In the world of cards, each one has a special job to do. Big Card keeps important papers in order. Tiny Card can be exchanged for a prize in an arcade. Round Card hangs out in a glamorous boutique. But is any card as lucky as Little Card? He’s going to school to become a birthday card — in other words, to sing, play games, eat cake, and be happy all day long. But wait! On the day he’s supposed to take his talents into the world, Long Card tells him there’s been a mix-up and they need to trade jobs. How can Little Card bring his exuberance into a library, a quiet place of books and rules and hushing?
#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details
Here is the scene where the mix-up is discovered:
One day when Little Card came home from school, Long Card was waiting for him.
“Our letters got mixed up,” said Long Card. “Look. You’re not a birthday card. I am a birthday card.”
Uh-oh! What will happen next? Readers see Little Card’s reaction in the next line:
Does this mean I have to go to a different school?” asked Little Card.
The answer is in the next line:
No time for that,” said Long Card. “Today is delivery day. It’s time to go.”
In the middle of the book, the main character’s world suddenly changes in a very big way.
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