About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts losing their own voice because they are too worried about what friends or classmates think. It is a perfect choice for the young perfectionist who keeps restarting a project or the child who feels their own life is too boring to be worth sharing. Arthur is tasked with writing a story, but as he listens to his friends' flashy ideas, he abandons his own heartfelt tale for increasingly bizarre and mismatched ones. This classic story explores themes of creative integrity, peer pressure, and the value of one's own experiences. It is developmentally ideal for elementary students navigating the social pressures of the classroom. Parents will appreciate how it models the realization that being yourself is more rewarding than being impressive.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
The book is entirely secular and safe. It deals with the common social anxiety of academic performance and peer judgment in a realistic and hopeful way.
