A couple years ago my daughter’s teacher was pregnant. The teacher’s favorite book was Gatsby so Sophia decided to make her a soft baby-book version. She did the cutting and sewing. Her older sister and I did the textual adaptation. The result was arguably the coolest gift a kid has ever given a teacher.
Cover
The Great Gatsby
Page 1
This is Nick. He likes all kinds of people.
Page 2
This is Nick’s neighbor Gatsby. He is a dreamer. He also knows how to throw a party.
Page 3
This is Daisy. Gatsby loves Daisy. Gatsby is nice, but it’s complicated. Daisy doesn’t like complications.
Page 4
This is Tom. Tom loves Daisy too. He’s not very nice but he’s easy to understand.
Page 5
Uh oh! What should Daisy do? Maybe Tom can help.
Page 6
Oh no! Where’s Gatsby? Bye bye Gatsby.
Back cover
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
Bonus Item: The Artist
