Thoughtful Giving for Adult New Readers

Thoughtful Giving has also become a part of the Maine Humanities Council's signature program for adult new readers, New Books, New Readers.

New Books, New Readers is based on the concept of opening the world of literature to adults who are new to books or not in the habit of reading. Participants, often in cooperation with their adult literacy tutors, read a series of books drawn from the best of children's literature. They then discuss them in scholar-led small group sessions.

The Thoughtful Giving series includes nine books, which are divided into three thematic sessions.

Session 1: Giving and Receiving

   Circle of Thanks, by Susi Gregg Fowler
   The Story of Jumping Mouse, by John Steptoe
   A Penny for a Hundred by Ethel Pochocki

Session 2: How do We Give?

   Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier
   The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
   The Three Questions by John Muth (A retelling of Tolstoy)

Session 3: What Happens When We Give?

   The Legend of Bluebonnet, by Tomi dePaola
   Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
   Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles

The Thoughtful Giving - New Books, New Readers series has been presented at geographically disparate sites around Maine. For more information on this series or the other activities of the Council's New Books, New Readers program, please contact program officer Julia Walkling.


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