Have you met the Borrowers?  

Mary Norton's classic children's novel The Borrowers will introduce you to these small people who live... well, where do they live? Under your floorboards? In your walls? Inside your piano? They're usually very good at not being seen, and extremely resourceful.

But, what would happen if they WERE seen? This book will capture your family's imaginations, and our Read-Aloud Poster will give you opportunities to explore the author's craft and express your own creativity.

With our Read-Aloud Poster for The Borrowers you will:

• create a profile of the Borrowers based on text detail
• explore thematic vocabulary and collect new words of interest
• discuss key story concepts
• draw family portraits
• furnish the Borrowers' apartment with found items

Of course, we've also included Read-Aloud Poster favorites: discussion questions, reader evaluations, and a chapter tracker! 

We’re pleased to introduce a new format with this poster: using one poster sheet and a little cut-and-glue-magic, you'll create 1) a grandfather clock with doors that hide the poster's writing activiities, and 2) the Borrowers' apartment, to be furnished with items "borrowed" from your own home.

We think this book is best for ages 6 to 9, but you know your family best! Be prepared for a little cut-and-glue assembly work prior to reading. 

Note: This Read-Aloud Poster, and accompanying Activity Guide are digital downloads, so be sure to provide your e-mail on the checkout page! You’ll receive the files in a separate e-mail from SendOwl Downloads. You will have a limited number of downloads. Please save to your computer before opening on another device.

For help with choosing your poster size or printing your file, click on the links. Although the poster can be printed at any size, it was originally designed for 28x40 inch paper. The closest size commonly available at US printers such as Office Depot is known as Arch E1 and prints at 30”x42”.