journal prompt #4


by Andrea Rossignol


The major themes in this book was race and treating everyone with kindness. Bud was singled out and not able to get food at the food line because of his race, white people were able to get food before the blacks were. The book was also focused on respect and being kind to others. The Amos’s did not care about Bud so they did not feel bad about putting him in the shed for the night. They treating him poorly which was not right at all. They didn’t care that he had lost so much in his life including his own mother. Whereas Herman E. Calloway cared for Bud and loved him in a way Bud needed. At first Herman did not like Bud but he came around and understood that Bud need his support. Bud eventually became a member of the band when Herman bought him a saxophone and taught him how to play it. Herman’s family also loved Bud and treated him very nicely. Herman’s wife especially loved Bud, she would help with getting to bed make sure he was full after each meal, she wanted Bud to be safe at her home. The book also showed me all the different character traits someone has. The Amos’s were mean people, Bugs was a best friends Bud could ever need. Herman E. Calloway and his wife were Bud’s parents and the band members we like Buds other uncles who he could joke around with and play music with all the time. There are so many different kind of people out in the world. You just have to choose the right ones.

journal prompt #3

by Andrea Rossignol

Although this movie is a lot different to Bud Not Buddy, this book reminds me of The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas. In this movie we learned about a boy who was in the concentration camp for Jews. A German boy did not know why this boy was there and when he found out he did not care because they were friends and even though the Jewish boy was not from the same country as the German boy, it did not matter at all the German boy wanted to help the Jew find his father no matter what would happen. This is just like the fact that since Bud did not have a lot of money like Herman E. Calloway and was homeless in Bud Not Buddy, Herman did not care, instead he wanted to help him out and find Bud a place to stay where he could get food and warmth. In the Boy in the Stripped Pajamas, the German would always bring the Jew food even though that was against the rules. The German felt bad for the Jew so he did whatever he could do to help his friend out. After a while, Herman started to take a real liking to bud so he made Bud on of his family and band members, he got him a saxophone and taught him how to play so he could be with the band. The German boy didn’t care that his parents did not like the Jews, he gave him food, sat with him and talked with him. No matter what race or where in the world you’re from, no one gets left alone and we should all know what it’s like to feel special.

 journal prompt #2


by Andrea Rossignol






 
I definitely see life differently now after reading Bud Not Buddy. Even though buds circumstances were a lot different than mine will ever be, I know that if he never gave up until he got what he wanted I can do the same. No matter what problem I’m in, I will not give up until I am safe and am in the position I know is best for me. I learnt that friends are always important to have. No matter what the situation, if you have a good friend to talk to, they can always help you out with just talking like when bugs was there for bud. I was never the type to judge people about their colour but this book made me have a different perspective on other people and how much respect there is for people of other race. Even though some one is of different colour or beliefs, that doesn’t mean they need to be treated differently. Just like people who aren’t fortunate enough to have money for food are shelter, they never asked for that so we need to treat them the same way we would treat family or friends and help them out. I will definitely be treating people who have nothing differently and whenever someone who is put in that situation, I will give them money or buy them food. I also learned to embrace my family more because I never know when the last I will get to see them is. Bud lost his mother when he was very small and he did not know who his father was but luckily found out later on in the book. Family is so important to have so no matter what happens, family comes first. This book taught me a lot about how I see life and myself so I will think more clearly whenever I have an opinion about something.

journal prompt #1

by Andrea Rossignol

This book affected me greatly. I felt all sorts of emotions while reading. I felt sad for bud that his mother died and that he had to go to an orphanage and to several foster homes that he hated. For a kid his age, having to go through moving to different homes, meeting new people that you are going to live with for a long time and having to make new friends must be very difficult. I felt angry when bud was at the Amos’s house and they son was being mean to bud and ratting bud out to the boy’s parents made me very angry and I felt for bud. It would be very difficult having to live with someone you know did not like you and who would tell on you for things you did not do. When bud was sent to the shed for the night at the Amos’s, I felt very sad that bud was in a small, dark and scary place with no one to help him. After bud escaped the shed and found his way to the library I also felt safe because all my emotions were with bud at that moment and I felt very happy that he was at a place where he felt safe and could sleep for a little while. When bud was reunited with his best friend bugs, I could relate to bud because I know what it’s like to be away from a friend and then finally be with them again so I was very happy. While reading the end of the book I couldn’t help but feel very happy for bud. After going through what he has as a young boy, from bring in a foster home that was terrible to being homeless for a while, he was finally in a family that loved him and he loved with endless food and warmth it made me feel like I was connected with bud and I was there with him through his journey and I just felt so happy for him.

  How does bud get to the building where Herman E. Calloway is practicing with his band?

by Andrea Rossignol

Bud got to Herman E. Calloway buy walking from Flint to Grand Rapids and then got a ride from one of Herman’s band mates to the building and that's how he met Herman E. Calloway. It took Bud a very long time because he needed to catch a train but he missed it so he had to walk but had to hide from the police so that he wasn't caught and brought back to his foster home. then he had to figure out where Herman actually was.

What was it like for bud living in an orphanage and a foster home?

by Andrea Rossignol

It was tough for bud to be in an orphanage because the kids that were there were a lot younger than bud was so thy got adopted and bud didn’t. Living at the foster home was also tough for bud since the Amos’s son did not like him and always told his parents that bud was being mean to him so bud would get in trouble.

Where was bud staying when he found bugs and why was he there?

by Andrea Rossignol

Bud was sleeping underneath a Christmas tree in front of the library when bugs found him. Bud was underneath the tree because he had escaped from the shed at the Amos’s so he was trying to hide. He went to the library to stay there but it was already locked so he decided to sleep underneath the tree. He was also there so that he could wake up early and have a short walk to the food line.