After The Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

If you were wondering what happened to Humpty Dumpty after he fell, here's your chance to find out.

Title: After The Fall - How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

Author:  Dan Santat (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Illustrations: Andrew Arnold

Publisher:  Roaring Brook Press

ISBN:  9781626726826

Review:

Humpty Dumpty was famous for his story of having a really bad fall. But what happened to him afterwards was very sad. He had lost his will to climb back up the wall and fear was the reason. His new fear of heights kept him from his favorite foods and watching the birds fly around. Watching the birds was his favorite thing and why he liked to sit up on the wall. One day, a paper airplane zipped by him, and he wanted to make one of his own. Of course, it wasn’t as easy as he thought. He did manage to get it right and flew it outside the wall and lost it there too. Do you think Humpty put away his fear and climbed the wall for his beloved paper airplane or not?

Author Dan Santat is a Caldecott Medal Winner. Readers will understand how to over come fear and pick themselves back up. Simply illustrated with a basic sentence structure, makes this an ideal book for beginner readers. Parents and teachers can use this guide to open up dialogue regarding failure and learning from failure and how to keep trying. This is a great twist on an old rhyme.