My favorite movie as a child was How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the movie based on Dr. Seuss’s book. The movie is about a strange, animal-like little boy who lives in the town of Whoville. He becomes evil after he makes a Christmas gift for a girl, and it goes very wrong. He then moves to the top of a mountain overlooking the town. One Christmas, he steals everyone’s presents and goodies because he hates Christmas so much. At the end of the movie, the Grinch lightens up, becomes loveable again, and returns everyone’s presents! This movie had a very positive impact on me because, though I am Jewish, I love the decorations, music, and happiness that come along with Christmas. This movie combines all of those things into a magical setting. After Thanksgiving every year, when the Christmas tinsel and lights go up around town, I always secretly wish it was up all year round since I love it so much!
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010Favorite Childhood Books (Donatella)
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009My favorite book as a child was Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. The book is about twelve little girls who lived, learned, and played together in Ms. Clevel’s boarding school in Paris. When I was a little girl, I read this book with my mom every night. I admired the pictures of the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, the Gardens at the Luxembourg, the Church of the Sacre Coeur, and the Tuileries Gardens facing the Louvre in Paris. When I finally went to Paris, I visited all these places I had seen in the book! I was able to buy the book in French and got a backpack that Madeline would probably have owned. My favorite part of the whole book is when Madeline says to the tiger in the zoo, “Pooh-pooh.” Whenever I come across this book, it reminds me of the thrill I used to get when I was first learning how to read and about the amazing two weeks I got to spend in France.
