Smack Dab in the Classroom: Stack of Butter, Stack of Books by Dia Calhoun
When I was ten to twelve years old, sometimes I'd go with my Dad to his shop on Capitol Hill in Seattle. I'd hang out there until my ballet lesson at Cornish. He'd give me a dollar, and I'd walk around the corner to a cafe. As soon as the waitress saw me coming, she'd yell back to the cook, "Stack of Butter!" Those three beautiful words meant toast.
I sat at the counter under her watchful eye and pulled out my book. Toast and a good book--what more could you want? I've always loved to eat while I read. Kids today are glued to their phones during meals. I was glued to my book. (Now some would say this is not "mindful" eating. I would say their is more to the experience of eating than the food that goes into your mouth.)
So in this holiday time of delicious foods, I ask you this: What book would you read at Thanksgiving dinner (if your parents or spouse or family would let you!) and why? Or perhaps break your meal and books into courses, like pairing wine with food. What book would you read with the stuffing? Which with the pumpkin pie?
This would be a fun assignment for kids.
Wishing you a Thanksgiving surrounded by everything you love--family, food, and books of course,
Dia
I sat at the counter under her watchful eye and pulled out my book. Toast and a good book--what more could you want? I've always loved to eat while I read. Kids today are glued to their phones during meals. I was glued to my book. (Now some would say this is not "mindful" eating. I would say their is more to the experience of eating than the food that goes into your mouth.)
So in this holiday time of delicious foods, I ask you this: What book would you read at Thanksgiving dinner (if your parents or spouse or family would let you!) and why? Or perhaps break your meal and books into courses, like pairing wine with food. What book would you read with the stuffing? Which with the pumpkin pie?
This would be a fun assignment for kids.
Wishing you a Thanksgiving surrounded by everything you love--family, food, and books of course,
Dia
Since I often read library books that are very new, I tend not to eat while reading! Have you ever see the Lloyd Alexander Cricket article about "eating the book"? You would love it! I have a 1950s book set in post war England I'd love to read instead of cooking, if I get caught up with my middle grade work. Happy Thanksgiving!
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