This is one of my favorite children's books that discusses identity. Olivia is on a quest for individuality and wants to stand out and be unique and do more than just fit in! Throughout the book she brainstorms ideas of what she could be instead of a pink, loving, fairy princess when she grows up. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the meaning of why it is important to be different. I recommend this book for young children as it highlights diversity in a comical, colorful , joyful way which emphasizes acceptance in the classroom. This book emphasizes the social justice elements of respect for others and self - love through individuality.
I think this is an accurate book to display my sense of identity as I went through many identity crisis's as a child, young adult and adult. First struggling to be different at home when my sister was diagnosed as deaf, this caused a five year old identity crisis wearing funky clothes , 2 different shoes , different colored nail polish on each finger, etc. my mom tell me I was a very unique child and hated to be like others until middle school hit . After the crazy hormones of middle school , entering high school I was on a quest for individuality once again , and again when entering college . I choose senior year of high school to go four hours away from home to Bloomsburg in PA because I wanted to start over and meet new people , in a new environment and start my quest to becoming a professional. In the mist of college once again I re-evaluated who I wanted to be when I " grow up" , continuing on the path to become the individual I am today.
My question is, how do you get boys interested in reading a book about a pink, loving fairy princess?
ReplyDeleteMy book was also very girly so I understand that this can be a challenge and we don't always have to do this, but what would you do to fit with the boys for this story?
This specific book is a little tough but the author has books based on male characters . This books concepts of identity and what you want to be when you grow up can be applied to both boys and girls as Olivia wants to be a pirate in one of the books in this series ( maybe not this one - brain fart) .
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when i was a kid my mom always wanted to read me these books. she thought they were terrific and red them to me frequently. i loved the pictures and the pig had such a personality. i loved it!
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