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If you were going to write a story called The Gift of You, The Gift of Me, how would you begin it? How would you illustrate the cover of your story?
In stories and poems, magical things can happen: cats can be friends with trees, stars can whisper to the moon, we can hear the secrets of the ocean and the sky. In this story, the cat has a magical friendship with two trees. If this cat were ever sad because he had been bullied, what would the trees say to him to make him feel stronger, better, and more loved?
In your life, what are you most thankful for in nature?
How can a book called The Gift of You, The Gift of Me be about anti-bullying? What is the connection between not bullying and respecting the unique gifts of others? The trees love the cat unconditionally. In your life, who are the trees? Did you know that you can also be the trees for others in your life?
Can you put the title in your own words?
