Hurty Feelings
by:
Helen Lester (author)
Fragility was a solid piece of work. But despite her sturdy exterior, Fragility was fragile. Anything and everything hurt her feelings. In the most benign compliment, Fragility heard an insult. No one could even say she looked nice without evoking images of big, squishy cupcakessince they are...
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Fragility was a solid piece of work. But despite her sturdy exterior, Fragility was fragile. Anything and everything hurt her feelings. In the most benign compliment, Fragility heard an insult. No one could even say she looked nice without evoking images of big, squishy cupcakessince they are also niceand causing Fragility to flop on the ground and weep. Fragility’s friends stop speaking to her for fear of another fit, but Rudy, a very rude bully, has other ideas. In the face of real insults, will Fragility finally learn to take a compliment?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780618840625 (0618840621)
Publish date: March 26th 2007
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Hurty Feelings is a cute, entertaining book to read to kindergartners and first graders. It is good to teach with a lesson on feelings or bullying because Fragility the hippo is very sensitive and has a bully that keeps making her sad. She finds the courage to stand up for herself which is a great l...
9/17/13 ** Read this after an afternoon of listening to fourth graders make mean comments. Great antidote. By the time I neared the end, they were chanting along and wondering how the main character could misunderstand all the compliments.
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