Teaching Wee Free Men in fourth grade?
In my school, we are required to teach a fantasy/fable unit, and the curriculum writers give you plans for Wind in the Willows, which my kids found to be very dull until I gave up and subbed Jules Feiffer’s A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears. Do you think I could get away with teaching a unit on Wee Free Men? (Obviously not continuing too far with Tiffany, because the books grow up with her.). I used to use Graveyard Book, but Gaiman has a… certain reputation these days that I am not touching.
Graveyard Book got mixed by prior admin due to “dark themes” before I knew of the accusations but that admin has moved on and (gulp) I’m the admin now, so I get a pretty wide berth so long as the kids get educated. I know my upcoming fourth graders are a pretty sardonic group, so I think it might fit them perfectly.
And yes, I will do the accent during read alouds for the Feegles. Even though my Scottish accent is painfully bad.