The Hueys In The New Sweater (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
What a fun book about self confidence. It's a great book about standing out in a crowd, the right reasons to stand out, and then the self acceptance of being an individual. A great book for a self esteem small group, large group for students that are feeling peer pressure, and for individual students that are struggling with fitting in. It would also be cute to have students design their own "sweater." In the past I have had students create seals or badges that describe them, their likes, their dislikes, etc. Wouldn't it be fun to design an outfit that tells me all about them. The Hueys are a weird egg-shaped group of people (species?) with stick-like arms and legs who communicate in "eh?"s and "ah!"s and "oh..."s They all look exactly the same, and they all do exactly the same things. One day, one of the Hueys, Rupert, decides that he wants to knit himself a sweater and wear it (an orange one, no less). Such is this tale of nonconformity.I really like the simple, yet eyecatching illustrations, which will very much appeal to adults. I can't say whether they'll appeal to kids, but I don't think they'll be a turn-off. It's just that they have this really design-y quality to them. A nice read about individuality.Ages 4-6
What do You think about The Hueys In The New Sweater (2012)?
Totally weird. What the heck are those things anyway? But also really (strangely) cute and awesome.
—kpmoral
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