Dear Dick King-Smith,

 

I have always known that I have to work hard to get what I want. Whether it is doing extra chores or getting better grades, everyone has to do it. I knew this lesson from my parents and friends, but I never had any evidence to back it up. Your book Sophie’s Adventures helped me understand what that life lesson meant.

 

Sophie is described as determined and stubborn. I at that time was the absolute opposite of Sophie. I never was really that pushy or stubborn. I let people have my cookies and snacks, because I was taught to share.  Like if someone said that they wanted a part of my lunch, I’d let them have it. Of course, I wanted those cookies and snacks as much as anyone, but was being too much of a push-over.

 

I started reading your book on a tour of Europe. My family and I had lived in England for a year, so we wanted to see what we could see before we left. We rode around in the tour bus, enjoying the sights of Paris and Belgium plus a ton of other places. My parents bought me Sophie’s Adventures because I enjoyed reading and it was a rather thick book (it was supposed to last the whole trip). I read it and bookmarked my favorite parts. The whole trip was about three weeks. When we came back I had a new understanding about how a little stubbornness can be a good thing, and how you shouldn’t just be a doormat and giving up all the time.

 

After that, I wound up not being a push-over, but someone that does not give up. I worked hard to make sure everything I need done is finished. I made sure that all of the little things in life are conquered and accomplished, even if it’s something as simple as closing the door or turning the light off. Now I believe that everything should be accomplished no matter how big or small the task.  Thanks for helping me learn a new life lesson.

 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Guan C, Grade 6

 

 

 

 

 

 

A LETTER TO DICK KING-SMITH

Guan C.

Letters About Literature