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Just the Way You Are
The animals are having a party and they all dream about looking different for the big event. Clever die-cuts offer tantalizing glimpses of each animals' imaginary transformation, then open to wonderfully whimsical double-page spreads-an elephant with a kangaroo's pouch, a lion with a toucan's wings and bright beak. Funny sights indeed, but in the end all the animal friends...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2002
by North South Books
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I liked the idea of this story--that you should be satisfied with who you are, and not try to be someone you're not. The illustrations, however, just didn't do it for me. The cutouts every other page really didn't seem necessary. I don't think this was one of Pfister's best books.
As silly as the story is-it too teaches acceptance and is an inspiring book to read to children.
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Marcus Pfister was born in Berne, Switzerland, and began his career as a graphic artist in an advertising agency. In 1983, he decided to dedicate more time to artistic pursuits, and began to write and illustrate his first book, The Sleepy Owl, which was published in 1986. His best-known work to date is The Rainbow Fish, which has remained on bestseller lists across the United States since 1992.
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