Using drama to explore the themes will add further impact to their emotional understanding of the piece. KS2 students will embrace a study of the book. At once an absorbing piece of storytelling, it is also a wonderful fictional look at a fascinating period of history.
Great, realistic role models for children.Michelle Magorian’s Goodnight Mister Tom is a book that readily captures the imagination of young and old alike. He’s just a scrawny little boy who finds joy in his life. He’s not special or remarkable in any unachievable way. William Beech is such a good protagonist for little kids. The story that unfolds from there is perfect. He is taken in by Tom Oakley, an older man who lives alone with his dog Sammy. Goodnight Mister Tom is a tale about an abused little boy, William Beech, who is sent to the London countryside as an evacuee to be kept safe from the London bombings during WWII. It has a simple plot, is sprinkled with sadness, has fantastic characters, and is wonderfully warm-hearted. This novel has the quintessential feel of a children’s story.
'Everyone's idea of a smash-hit first novel: full-blown characters to love and hate, moments of grief and joy, and a marvellous story that knows just how to grab the emotions' Guardian Why You Should Read Goodnight Mister Tom:
But then his cruel mother summons him back to war-torn London. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old Tom Oakley. When the Second World War breaks out, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. She didn't tell him what to watch out for, though. Mum said war was a punishment from God for people's sins, so he'd better watch out. Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Genres: Children's Classic, Classic Literatureīuy on Amazon, Buy on Barnes & Noble, Buy from The Book Depository Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian I knew nothing about it but my bookish friends repeatedly told me that it was worth my time. It is a part of my Puffin clothbound children’s classics, which was my first exposure to the story. Tom by Michelle Magorian had been a mystery to me for some time.
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