In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures Book

The book I read was called "Invasion of The Road Weenies", which is one of the Weenies Series. I liked the fact that the book had many different little stories. My book had a total of 35 tiny stories, some stories were only two pages long. Most of the stories where silly and offbeat but some had a creepy and weird ending. I liked the variety of stories my book offered. It definitely keeps the reader entertained and guessing what kind of story is coming up next. I think the Weenies series is more appropriate for older kids, maybe 4-6 graders. The stories are pretty short and simple but has some vocabulary that might be a bit harder to understand for the younger students. One way I would use this book in my future class is by getting students in small groups and discussing the moral of each story. Even though most stories were silly or creepy they did tend to have a moral at the end. The first story I read was about a girl who was bullied and tormented by older kids. She decided to end the bulling herself by confronting her fears. This book does a great job in teaching kids that its important to stand up for themselves with confidence. One kind of activity I would do with this book is to have each student pick out a story from the book and add more to it. Since most stories are super short, some only two pages long, it would be fun to see what kind of ideas kids come out with when adding to the story. This would help a student with critical thinking and also allows them to brainstorm ideas for alternative endings.