Brick by Brick

This wordless book makes a loud point about how the same object can bridge or divide

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A little mouse plucks a flower from a wall and a brick comes loose — opening a glimpse on the beauty that lies on the other side. He decides to take down the wall brick by brick. Along the way other animals help him, making the wall come down faster. Somehow the animals end up on two separate sides. So they decided to use the same bricks that once divided them, to make a bridge and come together. Brick by Brick, written and illustrated by Giuliano Ferri has an important message, delivered in a way that’s fun and engaging.

I really like this book and I like telling the story. There aren’t any words. Not a single one! I get to tell the story how I see it. Mom and dad love listening to me tell it. At first they had to say things like: What’s happening now? what do you see? Who is helping? Things like that. Now they just listen and I tell them about the wall and the friends and the wheelbarrow, and most of all, I like to point out: my blue sky.

Mom thinks this is a book adults should be made to read and re-read. She says it’s a valuable message, especially for the way the world is today.

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TALKING POINTS

  1. What was your favorite part of the book? Why?

  2. What happens when the mouse pulls the flower?

  3. What does mouse see through the missing bricks from the wall?

  4. Who helps mouse?

  5. Is it faster or slower with more people helping?

  6. Have you ever needed help? Tell me about that time. Who helped you? What did you need help with? How were you helped?

  7. How did it feel to have someone help you?

  8. Have you ever tried to help someone? What did you do? How did it feel to help? What happened?

  9. How do the animals get back together?

  10. Did you like that there weren’t any words?

  11. Is there anything in this book that you’d like to talk about?

  12. Is there anything in this book that you didn’t understand?

USEFUL INFO FOR GROWN UPS:

  • Book: Brick by Brick

  • Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri

  • Age Range: Pre-K to K

  • Hard Cover: 22 pages

  • Publisher: mineditionUS; Illustrated edition (June 1, 2016)

  • ISBN-978-9888341184

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