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Estie the Mensch
by
Jane Kohuth (Goodreads Author),
Rosanne Litzinger
Estie does not always like people. So when her grandmother reminds her to be a mensch, she'd rather not. She'd rather be a dog. Or a turtle. Or a seagull. Being a monkey can even make another kid laugh! But it can also make another kid cry, and that's when Estie and her grandmother find out what a mensch Estie can really be.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
August 23rd 2011
by Random House Books for Young Readers
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Estie the Mensch (by Jane Kohuth), does not like people. She thinks that they are smelly and pushy. She prefers animals and chooses to live in an imaginary world where she pretends to be an array of animals. Her father encourages her "Be a mensch", which Estie learns from her grandmother means to be a person. Estie's grandmother tries to encourage her to see the good and valuable characteristics of people. It isn't until Estie wants to connect with a boy named Petie that she realizes the true va...more
This book resonated with me due to having a child who at the age of four wanted to grow up to be a lion! Estie wants to be a turtle, a dog, an octopus - anything other than a mensch, well-behaved good person. She's desperately shy and finds so much more to like about the animal world. That is until she meets a young boy named Petie who isn't shy in the least and who finds Estie's animal antics very funny, all of which gives her the confidence to relate on a more human level.
I got an autographed copy of this book from Goodreads giveaways. I immediately opened it and read it with my three daughters, aged 8 years and 3 years. They loved the illustrations and could all realate to Estie, who could sometimes act silly and be a pest, but deep down was truely a mensch (good girl). This was clearly illustrated at the end when she shared her icecream with her new friend.
Estie is charming! I love her independent "mensch" streak; each animal she transforms into is imaginative and delightful. The story leads to an important climax about what it means to be a mensch, or a good person, but Kohuth's brilliant text presents the lesson in a natural way. I love this book!
Kids will be kids and Estie is just that!
Too many words for storytime!
Estie is a charming mensch.
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Jane grew up in Brooklyn, New York, went to High School on Cape Cod, and now lives and works in her house in the historic district of Holliston, Massachusetts. She loves knowing that her house was built in 1871, making it the new kid on the block. She lives with her husband Michael and their black cat, Ruby.
Jane graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in English and Creative Writing and...more
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