Book: I am not being lazy, I just don’t understand
Author: Gina Paul
Illustrated By: DG
Rating: 5/5
I am not being lazy, I just don’t understand is a children’s book by the author Gina Paul and illustrated by DG. This is a story of Georgette who moved to the new country New York with her family and got admitted in 5th grade in the school there. The problem is that nobody speaks her native language of Haitian Creole here.
Georgette doesn’t understand English and others don’t understand her native language. So, she was all lonely at her new school. Only her teacher Mrs Levy was able to communicate with her through some gestures. Lunch time was tough as initially Georgette doesn’t know how the food will taste and she has to eat alone.
In the classroom, she overheard students calling “She is being lazy” and pointing to her. On reaching home, Georgette asked her mother what does it mean. She was shocked to know about the meaning.
Read this interesting story to know will Georgette be able to make friends? Will she understand English?
This is an intriguing story with nice Illustrations. The narration of the story is clear and smooth. Language is simple so kids will be able to understand it easily. Discussion questions at the end of the story is a fun exercise. I enjoyed reading this story of Georgette and recommend this to kids.
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