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2/19/2017

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1) Explain the need for humor in children’s literature. Which of Roald Dahl’s books did you find the most comical?

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Daniel Harwood

11/28/2017 10:49:25 am

Humor is necessary because it can captivate a child's attention and can keep them interested in reading long enough to develop a love of literature. I haven't read any of Roald Dahl's books. I have seen a couple of the movies though, and the one I found most humorous was James and the Giant Peach

Brett Milner-Feltis

12/6/2017 03:50:51 pm

Humor is important because it keeps kids interested and they learn to love reading. Humor is used to engage readers. I love so many of Roald Dahl's books. I think the BFG is my favorite. I loved reading them to my own kids. Some parts were scary to them!

Amy Uptain

12/11/2017 09:16:55 am

Humor keeps children engaged. They want to laugh and play, and books that keep them laughing will keep them coming back. The Dahl book that I had read was the BFG, and I remember that I really enjoyed it. I also watched many of the movies that were made from his books as a child, and I certainly watched them more than once.

Xiaowei Chen

12/11/2017 02:25:20 pm

Humor is important for the readers since it can draw readers' interests. Also, humor is a major component of intellectual, social, and emotional development for children. It develops critical thinking skills by challenging students to read between the lines.

Gavin

12/18/2017 10:08:04 am

Humor is important in many aspects of life, but especially in books. It keeps children, especially younger children, interested in the story and focused on the events within the story. My favorite Roald Dahl book has always been Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. One of the best lessons for me within the story were the consequences for the children who misbehaved among the group and Charlie's ultimate adventure because of his honesty after making a mistake.

Kathi

12/22/2017 03:49:17 pm

Laughter is the best medicine. It allows the body a release of emotion and draws the reader into the story deeper. When humor is used the reader searches for more. This allows for more reading and the mind and imagination to expand.

MISTY HILL

12/22/2017 07:49:43 pm

I recently read James and the Giant Peach aloud to my Pre-K students. I loved the jokes about the Centipede's shoes and the children loved the constant banter between Centipede and Earthworm. The humor in this book kept the children excited and sad to see the end of the chapter each day because they wanted to keep reading!

kanlayanee

12/24/2017 11:45:02 am

humor keeps the children engaged! My love was charlie and the chocolate factory because it used different types of humor like physical but also plays on words.

Anastasia Smith

12/25/2017 06:58:10 pm

Humor keeps a child's attention. If its too serious most kids are not going to read it. I think Charlie and the Chocolate factory was the book with the most humor.

Susana

12/27/2017 12:51:01 pm

Humor is necessary in literature as it creates a love for learning and reading. My favorite was always Matilda

Marley

12/28/2017 11:03:57 am

Humor is important in literature because it keeps the reader engaged, especially young readers. The only Roald Dahl book that I ever read was the BFG, although I've seen the movie adaptations of Matilda, James and The Giant Peach and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. The BFG was a fantastic book, full of adventure, suspense and humor alike. I would have to say that Matilda was my favorite story. The fact that she is different and has this incredible gift that's almost magical was always so fun and exciting.

Girish

12/29/2017 12:44:23 pm

In literature, humor is a very important aspect because it keeps the readers attention on what is going on in the story. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had a lot of different types of humor in it like play on words.

ahmad

1/3/2018 09:26:21 pm

humor keeps the reader engaged and entertained especially young children. Matilda is a favorite.

Trisha Nugent

2/6/2018 06:00:20 am

Humor helps keep the reader engaged and kids especially like gross humor. I liked Matilda She was able to be sweet even when the world was a hard place

Carrie

3/18/2018 03:48:39 pm

Humor is important in literature because it is what children are best at. Being silly is something that children can relate to & if they can relate to it, they'll want to continue reading. My favorite Dahl story will always be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Rachel

4/5/2018 02:16:48 pm

It is extremely important for children to be exposed to humor, even more so in literature if one desires for a child to actually enjoy reading. As discussed previously, humor strengthens the brain, and improves many social skills. In literature, humor encourages children to give more thought to what they read; hence, "reading between the lines". It also captures their attention, leaving them yearning for more books overall. I have to admit that I have only had one of Dahl's books read aloud to me in school, and I have great memories of it. I have instead seen most (if not all) of the motion pictures based on his books. I do recall laughing at various segments of The B.F.G.

Rachael

5/14/2018 09:56:39 am

My favorite as a kid was Charlie and the Chocolate factory. I loved the bizarre and eccentric nature of Willie Wonka and the love between the boy and his grandfather. It is still one of my favorites on the shelf at home.

Thomas Rodgers

5/19/2018 09:46:22 am

I recently taught a lesson based on the BFG. Much of the humor in that story derives from confounding expectations of how a character will act based on how they appear at first sight. Without humor, children can lose interest in literature very quickly. The humor in the BFG keeps readers engaged and rewards them for paying close attention.

Jacy Roberts

7/3/2018 08:18:57 pm

The need for humor in children's books is to show them that even in hard times for themselves there is always something positive/funny on the other side. I loved reading Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, even though there are rude children, Charlie and his grandfather always found a way to have fun and enjoy their time even when being a little mischievous.

Kristin

8/19/2018 01:07:08 pm

Humor is an important characteristic in children's literature. Humor captures the attention of young readers, and keeps them engaged and focused on the story. It also inspires a love for reading, and shows young children that reading can be done for joy and entertainment. I personally love the BFG. I think the humor in it is good for children, and teaches important life lessons as well.

supraja

8/20/2018 03:39:49 pm

I like "Chocolate Factory" .
with this story lot of kids and parents will realize the problem and try to solve them....
Humor is a major component of intellectual, social, and emotional development for children. It develops critical thinking skills by challenging students to read between the lines. From a physical standpoint, it has been shown to enhance memory by increasing blood flow to the brain. Most importantly, humor ultimately helps them to develop a love of reading.

Carla

9/5/2018 01:11:54 pm

Humor is very entertaining, which keeps the student reading the book. It is also an important part of their intellectual, social and emotional development, and it can play a part in critical thinking.
My favorite Dahl book as a child was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I loved that he was able to escape poverty and save his whole family because of someone who, though smart and successful, truly still thought like a child and identified with children. As an adult, my favorite is Matilda. Good winning out over evil, with a little telekinetic help!

Drew

10/8/2018 12:21:40 pm

Humor is a major component of intellectual, social, and emotional development for children. And studies have shown that humor enhances memory by increasing blood-flow to the brain. It also helps children to read between the lines of literature and challenge their depth of understand the subject matter. My favorite example of Dahl humor would be the Oompa Loompas and their funny songs in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

Tesia Blanton

10/11/2018 02:36:55 pm

Humor keeps a child engaged in the story; keeps them focused on the scenario, so that they can slowly take in the overarching plot and message. It also is just fun and brings joy. Teaches kids to like reading. Matilda is probably the funniest of the Dahl books.

Alicia Corrigan

10/18/2018 04:07:12 pm

The need for humor is children's literature is imperative as is helps the children to engage with not only the story, or the characters but also their own emotions. It really helps with their development intellectually and socially as well! As it mentions in the article before, it has been shown that humor, or laughing, enhances memory by increasing blood flow to the brain! Most importantly though, it allows the child to have fun and connect reading to a time of joy, play and positivity, which will help them to enjoy reading and hopefully it will help them in becoming lifelong readers! The Roald Dahl book I found the funniest was definitely George's Marvellous Medicine! I always found it so humorous reading all the different ingredients that George popped in to make this marvellous medicine. I particularly found the descriptions of how his grandma reacted to the medicine to be very funny indeed!

Meg

11/13/2018 02:10:35 pm

The world can be treacherous place and sometimes the best way to cope with that is humor! I am not sure who said this but "laughter is medicine for the soul." I enjoyed Matilda the most out of all Dahl's works.

Jacqueline ray

11/26/2018 05:25:35 pm

I believe humor is one of the best ways to keep children engaged and wanting to read or do what you are doing. I loved BFG when I was a kid. Still one of my favorites.

Toni Karr

12/2/2018 04:15:59 pm

My favorite is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Humor is good it's ok to laugh sometimes.

Patricia Gabriel

12/5/2018 11:50:30 am

Humor is a major component to engage children and keep their interest. Humor also stimulates them intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Helps them to learn to read between the lines. When children are having fun reading they will continue doing it.

Teresa Zumwalt

12/7/2018 11:28:30 am

Humor is important in literature because it draws children in and get their interest. Once you have their interest they will keep coming back for more. Humor also builds children's character and teaches them ways to express themselves.

sangeeta

12/11/2018 06:56:39 pm

Humor is very important in books. I think every child has such a fixed schedule and are always running with parent. I think they are missing the fun and laughter we had while playing freely outside. Th take this stress out silly humor is important and also keeps their imagination and creativity flowing. I like Charlie and the chocolate factory .

Megan

12/20/2018 04:59:00 pm

I think both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG are his most humorous works, though Matilda is also a funny book. I really enjoyed the BFG's command of language. His words provide endless comic relief when reading aloud to a classroom of children. I feel as though the use of humor is vital in children's literature. It helps to keep children intrigued as well as develop their own sense of humor.

Tara Ward

12/28/2018 06:19:53 pm

I really enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a child, I feel that humor helps us relieve the stresses that we all have in our lives..

Kimberly Edoh

12/28/2018 11:23:08 pm

I personally loved The Witches. I feel that humor is a great stress reliever and keeps a constant smile on your face.

penny pittman

12/29/2018 12:59:50 am

i agree i personally love charlie and the chocolate factory it keeps your interest because nothing is as it seems the children learn as they manover through the factory it keeps the readers attention because there is alot of humor.

Emily

12/29/2018 07:06:16 pm

Humor isn't just important in children's literature, it's an important part of life. Children's literature is meant to reflect a child in some way, or have something for the child to relate to and humor is a big part of that. Humor teaches children it's okay and important to laugh, keeps them engaged in the material and keeps them wanting to read. Matilda is hands down my favorite Dahl books. I always identified with feeling like you don't fit into your own family, and I adored the idea of someone seeing something special in and fostering that. Yes, the Trunchbull is awful, but the book is beautiful.

Will Carlisle

12/30/2018 06:52:00 pm

Humor is important in children's literature because it has been shown that humor helps children develop critical thinking skills and has been demonstrated to help improve memory. Humor can also help develop a passion for reading, which is highly beneficial to developing minds. My personal favorite Dahl story is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Yarely Espinoza

12/31/2018 07:21:05 pm

Humor needs to be used so that you attract your readers. Children loose interest really quick. Matilda is my favorite.

Monica Harper

1/1/2019 03:38:05 am

Humor brings about intellectual, social, and emotional development for children.
Humor helps students to develop a love of reading which in turn leads to a desire to learn.

Monica Harper

1/1/2019 03:41:05 am

The B.F.G was my favorite book.

Tiffany Mckenney

1/25/2019 10:00:43 am

Life without humor is like life without water. It just won’t survive. With that being said I would have to say humor is how we relate and how we thrive in literacy and life.

Shalyssa Decker

2/10/2019 03:32:32 pm

I love Matilda. However I’ve never actually read one of his books. Every child needs to laugh it’s importmant to keep them
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Olena

4/24/2019 10:08:20 pm

Humor keeps us brave and optimistic even there it's hard to be at the moment. Kids have to have the opportunity to find something laugh about every time.

Macy Paschall

11/24/2019 10:39:18 am

Humor is what holds the child’s interest in the book. It can also provide relief from anything negative or traumatic that could be happening in the child’s life.

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