Come back, Dear Sun
by Geena Bean is the story of one little girl’s mission to have the sun return.
The story opens with Kaylee waking up with the sun still gone. She and her
sister, Mattie, hatch a plan to talk to the moon about the sun. Along with
their friends, Lilly and Fran, the girls make a string phone and with the help
of a bow and arrow, shoot the other side to the moon. The moon comes close and
tells them that the sun has taken a vacation. She is sad that she is no longer
admired. The kids no longer play outside. The girls decide to write a letter to
the sun, asking her to come back. After a few days, the girls wake up to a
brilliant and radiant sun. The kids promised never to take the sun for granted
again.
Ms. Bean had the inspiration to write this story after she
couldn’t convince kids to play outside and use their imaginations, they rather
play inside with video games. She believes the rise in violent video games has
led to the lack of outside activity and to bullying. While I don’t blame video
games for the rise of children’s inactivity and the rise of bullying, I do
believe that children need to play outside more and get exercise that cannot be
achieved indoors. It is unfortunate because many kids today have both parents
working and must come home to an empty house. Or they live in neighborhoods
which aren’t safe for playing outside. I enjoyed this story as a fun adventure
with a great message. It had beautiful and colorful illustrations. I recommend it for any family's or school's library.
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