“The Sweetest Fig”

 

The book “The Sweetest Fig” written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg is the book we read for our PB blog today.

The book is about a mean dentist who is helping a old women, who tries to pay him with what she addresses as figs that make your dreams come true. But the man takes the figs and doesn’t give her the painkiller after her appointment. That night, he eats a fig, and falls asleep. He dreams a strange dream, about him walking around in his underwear and the eiffel droops down. But when he wakes up, he pulls his dog downstairs, like he does everyday, and goes outside. But to his surprise, his dream came true! He notices that right away, and thinks about what he can do with these figs. So before he sleeps, He recites the words “Be the richest man alive” over 100 times. But when he reaches for a fig,  he notices that all the figs were gone. So he went to bed, mad that someone stole his figs, and fell asleep. But when he woke up in the morning, he noticed something strange- he was underneath the bed, and he saw his own body pulling him out from under the bed. Begging for help, he tried to scream, but all he could do was bark. I think this was a great story because it teaches people to be kind to others, as they will be kind to you.

Overall, I think this was a great book that teaches kids a very valuable lesson.