Miss Maggie
Cynthia Rylant
This is a story about an old woman named Maggie Ziegler. She lives by herself at the edge of the Crawford’s pasture. Nat Crawford brings her food and accompanies her to the grocery store. Nat never talks to Miss Maggie and does not want anything to do with her until one day he realizes that Miss Maggie might be in trouble so he goes to check on her. He realizes that she is not a strange old lady that he previously thought she was. After Nat helps Miss Maggie they become friends.
This is a very simple book, the illustrations were pencil drawn and there was no color. When I was reading it I was not focused on the illustrations I was too focused on the plot of the book. I thought the plot of the book was so touching. When I was reading I had such an emotional connection to the text because I could relate to Nat. I began to recall the specific times in my life where I had misjudged people. It is classified as a children’s picture book but I think Miss Maggie is a book that everyone should read and have in their personal library. It is not the most colorful, creative, or exciting book ever but the power of the message it hold surpasses all of those qualities.