jplain Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Has anyone else been surprised by an emotional response to a picture book? We loved the book Capyboppy by Bill Peet. We have a special affection for capybaras because they're my dad's favorite animal. But why oh why didn't anyone warn me that the book would make me cry?!? My kids were bewildered. They gave me hugs. :tongue_smilie: And another one: I absolutely cannot read aloud On the Day You Were Born. Sob city. This one about MLK Jr also made me cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Farfallina and Marcel. It's about a gosling and a caterpillar who become friends when they're young. The caterpillar climbs up the tree one day, and doesn't come down. The gosling waits and waits...and finally leaves the tree, sad. Later, the caterpillar emerges from a cocoon as a butterfly (not realizing she's been gone for so long) and looks for the gosling, but he's not there. Later, the butterfly sees a goose swimming all alone. They start to talk, and after a few minutes they introduce themselves to each other and then realize they are old friends. (Oh the tears start right then.) Later, it becomes fall and they fly away...together. (Then I bawl for a bit.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaS Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Who Owns the Sun? makes me teary-eyed. But, then again, many things do. Even happy things. I drive dh nuts. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I cry at Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs and The Man Who Walked Between The Towers. Every. Single. Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 In Case You Ever Wonder makes me cry every time. I bought it for my girls who are adopted. My 14yo dd, who is a dancer, bought The Dance for her dad one Christmas a few years ago and he cried while reading it. It is about a girl dancing for her dad through her life . . . as a child, a teenager at the prom, at her wedding, and as was dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arghmatey Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) A Tree Named Steve Too many to list. I'm a happy and sad crier, though. Any book will do. Edited October 27, 2011 by arghmatey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwin Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Clown of God, by Tomie DePaola. I can't think of too many other picture books that do that to me, thankfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My children got used to my crying during read-aloud time. The first one that comes to mind is The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills. Although not a picture book, another big one was And God Cried, Too: A Kid's Book of Healing and Hope by Marc Gellman. I seem to recall crying at many books that we got from Sonlight. My son would often have to take over the reading because I was too emotional. :blush: The worst one that makes me so emotional that I hate it is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My children have declared The Velveteen Rabbit to be the most evil story ever. I didn't think Sweet-pea would ever start crying. I will definitely make note of these other mentioned so I don't ever try to read those to the girls or let them read them. Sweet-Pea is very emotional about what she reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Love You Forever and The Giving Tree both do me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility7 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Oh my goodness, I am SO BAD about crying! Poor DS has just had to get used to it. It is good that he can read now, since sometimes he has to take over for me :lol: One of my latest picture book sob stories is All the Places to Love. SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL, in language, theme, and illustrations! Makes me teary just thinking of it! Edited October 27, 2011 by Glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My children got used to my crying during read-aloud time. The first one that comes to mind is The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills. Although not a picture book, another big one was And God Cried, Too: A Kid's Book of Healing and Hope by Marc Gellman. I seem to recall crying at many books that we got from Sonlight. My son would often have to take over the reading because I was too emotional. :blush: The worst one that makes me so emotional that I hate it is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Ugh! I remember reading The Rag Coat to my dd. And then she wanted to read it several days in a row. That was hard! I would pause and she would say, "Keep going, Mommy!!" :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) My children have declared The Velveteen Rabbit to be the most evil story ever. I didn't think Sweet-pea would ever start crying. I will definitely make note of these other mentioned so I don't ever try to read those to the girls or let them read them. Sweet-Pea is very emotional about what she reads. The Velveteen Rabbit had me blubbering! My kids couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. another one that made me cry was The White Stallion of Lipizza. I'm really not sure why, either. My kids really couldn't figure me out then! Edited October 27, 2011 by Mothersweets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Love You Forever and The Giving Tree both do me in. And the Velveteen Rabbit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue in WI Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Charlotte's Web and Love you Forever. My boys laugh when I get teary reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbeam Jones Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Hickory Chair http://www.amazon.ca/Hickory-Chair-Lisa-Rowe-Fraustino/dp/0590522485 I almost couldn't make it through, it reminded me of my grandmother. She did a similar thing about labeling items in her house she wanted family members to have. I have only read it out loud once, because I know I will cry :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legomom Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Love You Forever. I have only read it to them a couple of times because I can't get through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I remember reading The Rag Coat to my dd. And then she wanted to read it several days in a row. That was hard! I would pause and she would say, "Keep going, Mommy!!" :crying: The Rag Coat is such a sweet, sweet story. I also tear up every time I read All Those Secrets of the World. I love FIAR picture books. Sigh. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My children got used to my crying during read-aloud time. The first one that comes to mind is The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills. Although not a picture book, another big one was And God Cried, Too: A Kid's Book of Healing and Hope by Marc Gellman. I seem to recall crying at many books that we got from Sonlight. My son would often have to take over the reading because I was too emotional. :blush: The worst one that makes me so emotional that I hate it is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Ugh! :iagree: (For this we need an "I Agree" bobblehead that's not smiling.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Mandy Sue Day by Roberta Karim The Gardener by Sarah Stewart Who Owns the Sun? by Stacy Chbosky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Almost anything by Patricia Polacco but the one about Abraham Lincoln and how depressed he was wondering if he was a horrible president had me sobbing. Oh, and the orange book where we discover that was Frankie's last Christmas.. My poor kids cringe whenever I get any of her books. And William Steig's book about the whale and the mouse and where they say goodbye for the last time. :( My kids just suffer through it while I sob, "But you need to know this!" :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya in KS Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Little Match Stick Girl by Hans Christen Anderson Still makes us cry EVERY time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say. Every single time I read it I cry and my kids just stare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 i bawl every time i read little matchstick girl & the ragcoat. i cry at just about everything honestly, so my kids are used to it... but those 2 book in particular were real tear jerkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Passing the Music Down by Sarah Sullivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz. Biographies almost always make me cry when we read about the end of the person's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Tenth Good Thing About Barney We borrowed this from the library. After I skimmed it I couldn't bring myself to read it to the boys because I wasn't sure I could maintain my composure! SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloversandlions Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My children got used to my crying during read-aloud time. The first one that comes to mind is The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills. Although not a picture book, another big one was And God Cried, Too: A Kid's Book of Healing and Hope by Marc Gellman. I seem to recall crying at many books that we got from Sonlight. My son would often have to take over the reading because I was too emotional. :blush: The worst one that makes me so emotional that I hate it is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Ugh! That was the first one to come to mind for me, too. I also agree with many of the others mentioned in this thread. One not mentioned is Old Coyote. Oh...:crying::crying::crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellesmere Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Island Boy by Barbara Cooney. I've been teary before, but this one had me sobbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 My fav is All Those Secrets of the World. I love the line about things looking small when you are far away, but bigger when you are near--it's how the little girl explains to her just-home-from-war Daddy why she seems bigger. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Oooo. The Velveteen Rabbit. That one had me gulping for breath between sobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Aliki's Hello! Goodbye! always got me (especially the picture of people crying in an airport). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicHSmom Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I immediately thought of the Rag Coat. The Farmer also makes me cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The Clown of God, by Tomie DePaola. I can't think of too many other picture books that do that to me, thankfully! :iagree: That one. And The Cat Who Went to Heaven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a few! The Scarlet Stockings Spy Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story Beautiful stories. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say. Every single time I read it I cry and my kids just stare. :iagree: This one and Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplain Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one. :D I'd forgotten about Love You Forever. Before I had kids, I thought that book was kind of creepy. (She takes a ladder and breaks into his house? :001_huh:) Now even thinking of that book makes me tear up. Our minister read it in one week during the kids' part of the service. The kids fidgeted through it. But by the time she was done reading, at least half of the adults were sniffling and fumbling for tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Too many to list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Lots of them, but the one that immediately comes to mind is Stellaluna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey and Roxaboxen are both lovely stories that make me feel quite sentimental. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I often get teary during One Morning in Maine. It's just so sweet and so much about growing up. For some reason it really hits me. Grandfather's Journey makes me cry too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Love You Forever and The Giving Tree both do me in. :iagree: Bawling! DS looked at me like I was crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Well, it is a step into reading book (3): The Bravest Dog Ever How excited I was, many years ago, to find his bronze in Central Park Edited October 29, 2011 by kalanamak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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