Jade Parrella received an Honorable Mention award in the Kindergarten and 1st Grade Category of our 2012 Spark READiness Freedom to Read Essay Contest. She wrote about her favorite book, The Little Mermaid.
Below is her entry:
My favorite book is The Little Mermaid. I enjoy reading this book because this is the story of Ariel, a pretty mermaid princess who lives under the sea with her father King Triton. My father (I call him Poppy) is like King Triton because he is old and gives me rules and I am similar to Ariel because my poppy calls me princess and I dress up like her at Halloween.
I like The Little Mermaid because it is a love story. She falls in love with Prince Eric because he is handsome and human and even saves his life! She knows she loves him because she has a funny good feeling inside her and must fight against Ursula, the evil sea witch, and even her father who wants her to stay under the sea and remain a mermaid.
Prince Eric falls in love with Ariel for her lovely singing and because I think she is beautiful and has a nice seashell costume. Love can be hard but Ariel is a good person and goes after Eric and marries him!
Jade is five years old and attends kindergarten at Lipscomb Elementary School. Jade is a lively, cheerful girl who enjoys reading, playing piano,
gymnastics, swimming and playing with her Monster High dolls. She was thrilled to have participated. Her parents are Giovanna & Joseph Parrella.
Judges commented that Jade "put feeling into her essay," and they loved her illustrations so much that they wanted to come up with a special award just for her artwork! As one of only two entries recognized in her category as Honorable Mentions, Jade received a certificate honoring her achievement.
Keep reading and writing, Jade! And keep drawing!
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