Thursday, May 9, 2019

Sweety by Andrea Zuill - ADVISABLE


Sweety by Andrea Zuill.  PICTURE BOOK Schwartz Books, 2019.  $18  9780525580003  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

Sweety is a naked mole rat who doesn’t feel like she always fits in.  Sweety knows what she likes-fungi and dancing, but she wonders if she should try harder to fit in.  When her Aunt Ruth comes to visit, Ruth reminds Sweety that being different is fun and that she would eventually find people who shared her same interests.  Sweety contemplates all the different ways she could make friends, but then innocently enough she meets a new friend, Sandy, one day while out looking at mushrooms.  

Sweety is awkward, hilarious and endearing.  What a great book about trying to fit in and not changing yourself for others.  I loved the message and especially loved Sweety’s interpretive dance for her book report.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson

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