Thank You Omu

Thank You Omu

Title: Thank You Omu

Genre: Coretta Scott King Award

Author: Oge Mora

Awards: Caldecott honor, Coretta Scott King award

Age Group: 4-8 year olds

This book was a really good feel good story about a woman who’s generosity of her dinner ends up with her making many new friends.

Summary:

Omu made a red stew for dinner and went to read until dinner time when people start coming to her door from the smell, wondering what it was. Then she started giving some soup away to a boy, a police officer, a hot dog vender, and started feeding many more people from the neighborhood. When she finally was ready to eat there was nothing left. She was sad until, all the people she had fed were at the door and she said sorry but she was out of food. But everyone she had fed brought food like salad and roast chicken and they all ate, danced and celebrated in her apartment. So even though omu soup was gone her heart was full of happiness and love and that was the best dinner she ever had.

I believe I could use this book in my classroom because it teaches a lesson about if you are giving then you shall receive. This book also has great collage-like illustrations which go great with the story.

I believe the appropriate grade level for this book would be Kinder-3rd grade. This book has not too hard of vocabulary and a short paragraph-like style of words to a page. This book also has sounds as words on the page.

I believe I could use this book as a read aloud for the topic of giving. This book could also be used for a story line chart practice.

HAVE FUN READING!💙-Lacy