Little Words, Big Ideas
Lies and Deceit
In And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Marco isn't exactly telling the truth when he recounts what he sees on his walk. Instead, he tells a tall tale, fabricating the wondrous things he...
Language and Communication
Storytelling's a funny thing. A good story, after all, isn't boring, though sometimes the details of our daily lives are. In And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, Marco is a great storytel...
Transformation
In And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, every simple thing transforms into something else in Marco's hands. A horse becomes a reindeer becomes an elephant becomes a giraffe… and you get...
Versions of Reality
Like lots of kids, Marco lives in his own fairytale world, which isn't exactly what adults see every day. In And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, we see these two worlds clash when Marco...