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Friday, July 19, 2013

Flannel Friday GIVEAWAY! - Picky Paul (Bilingual)

*NOTE: Please read this entire post to find the details on how to enter a drawing for a version of this flannel set which I a giving away!*

Picky Paul, which I now tell in Spanish and bilingually as Pedro, el mal comedor, is the flannel story that made me first fall in love with using the flannelboard as a storytelling tool.  I learned it when I was working at the Columbus Metropolitan Library as a Spanish Language Program Specialist.  There are several really amazing things about working in youth services for that specific organization.  One is that they have a circulating flannel collection which is housed in the Main Library's Center for Discover (the children's department).  There are hundreds of flannelboard versions of stories and rhymes already made by the talented staff which any YS staff person can request and "check-out" for his or her programming.  That's where I first discovered "Picky Paul," and I'm sharing my version of it with you here today. Unfortunately, I have no idea what book or collection it originally comes from, so if someone does and can share, that would be great!

The story basically goes that a little boy named Paul (Pedro) is a picky eater (un mal comedor).  His dad is always trying to introduce him to new foods, but when he asks Paul if he will try them, his response is, "No I won't!" (¡No lo probaré!)  So Paul's dad takes Paul into the kitchen and introduces him to a variety of foods, including a tomato (un tomate), a green pepper (un pimiento verde), some mushrooms (unas setas), an onion (una cebolla) and some cheese (el queso).  Each time Paul's dad asks if he will try the ingredients and each time comes Paul's response: "No I won't!" (¡No lo probaré! - change the grammar as appropriate in Spanish).  Paul's dad gets out a big bowl (una tazón grande) and stirs, stirs, stirs (la mezcla, mezcla, mezcla).  Then he gets out a rolling pin (un rodillo de amasar) and rolls, rolls, rolls (la estira, estira, estira).  Finally he puts something in the oven and they wait, while a yummy smell fills the kitchen.  The oven timer dings, and out comes a pizza!  This time when Paul's dad asks if he will try the new food his response is "Yes, I will!" (¡Si la probaré!).


I know that this story doesn't have the best message about food behavior, but I love it anyway!  It is super fun to tell and the visual component of the ingredients helps to reinforce new vocabulary that is introduced.  It is also a story that works extremely well in bilingual storytime.  Last month I presented a bilingual storytime on food with one of my previous "Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca" students (new session starts August 5 - register today!).  She had designed the program as part of her final project in the class.  We used this story in addition to What Can You Do with a Paleta / ¿Qué puedes hacer con una paleta? by Carmen Tafolla and No More, Por Favor by Susan Middleton Elya.  It was a blast!  We had a mixed-age audience of wee ones up through school age and they all stayed very engaged throughout.  She surprised the kids at the end with real paletas too, which was a huge success!

Here, as always, is a PDF of the flannel pieces which you can feel free to print and use as a pattern to make your own "Picky Paul / Pedro, el mal comedor."  However, this time around I have a special surprise for all of you Flannel Friday folks - I'm giving this flannel set away to one lucky reader!  Just leave a comment by Tuesday, July 23, 5 PM EST and I will put the names of everyone who commented into a random drawing.  I will announce the winner in the comments, so be sure to select to receive follow-up comments or check back frequently.  I will need the winner to correspond with me via email ASAP so that I can have a valid address to send the flannel.  If I cannot get in touch with the person selected in a timely manner as per my discretion, then I select another name until I do.  Happy flanneling everyone!


10 comments:

KathyS said...

Sí, la probaré! I would love to have this for my bilingual storytime!

Kathy
ksmargiassi@sno-isle.org

Lindsay Davis said...

This would be a wonderful addition to my library's Spanish storytelling collection for bilingual and Spanish story times! I'd love to have something new for the new Spanish storyteller who is replacing me. :-)

Storytime Fun said...

What a beautifully made flannel set! I'm sure your storytime friends are enthralled by them because they are so bright and colorful.

Thank you for the opportunity to win the set. Whoever is the lucky winner will enjoy it tremendously. :o)

Julie Bryan said...

I love the story. I did a pizza storytime a while back and that would have been a great flannel to use.

Lindsey said...

As a newbie Children's Librarian, I am always looking to build my collection of flannel stories. It looks amazing!

leah said...

Pizza and flannel together at last! Two of my favorite things :)

Mrs. DenBesten said...

Would love to use this at my early childhood school- we are starting our second year of Spanish immersion preschool and I would love to add this to my weekly storytime!

Donnaquilt said...

We would love to have this at our library!! We are building our bilingual storytimes, and this would be wonderful!

Thanks for running the contest!

Victoria Fisher said...

Thanks for the opportunity! Looks like great fun!

Katie Scherrer said...

And the random winner is...Kathy S! Kathy, I will send you a follow up email shortly. Congratulations!

As a thank you to all of you who posted, I have a consolation prize, which is a poster that Baker and Taylor made for this year's Pura Belpré Celebración. The poster is large and beautiful and features the cover of every award winning book for both narrative and illustration since the award's inception. If you want one of these posters, please send an email with the address of where to mail it to katie@connectedcommunitiesconsulting.com by the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday). I will send them out on Friday.

Thanks again, and happy flanneling!