The Colorful Adventures of Pauline and Tiff

by Megan Cooper, Nicolette Stearns, Annie Dykstra (Illustrator)

Pauline and Tiff are best friends who love to draw with sidewalk chalk. Pauline, who has Down Syndrome, and her next door neighbor Tiff create stories with their drawings which have life lessons for all of us. This sweet and imaginative tale takes us on colorful adventures with dragons, princesses and mermaids. Kids of all ages will enjoy this story of inclusion, friendship, and the joyful power of the Arts.

26 pages, Paperback

Published June 6, 2016

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a chance to read this book today at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival. The author gave my group a copy and I was told it was great by one of the other members who had just read it.

It is a lovely book with beautiful illustrations that help reinforce the idea that being different is okay. I cannot decide if I preferred reading about Otis the dragon more than the one about Jane the mermaid or not. Both were wonderful flights of imagination. I have had a difficult past few days and this made my world a little bit brighter.

[K. McDevitt]

This book was given to our BookCrossing group by one of the authors at the Kensington Day of the Book festival today. Several of us passed the book around and read it during the festival.

It's a fun book with the main message that it's okay to be who you are, even if it isn't like anyone else. The story is told through several stories--one of two good friends who draw chalk pictures and tell stories about them. I especially love that one of the girls The stories within the story are full of color, creativity, and fantasy. They've got flying dragons and princesses and mermaids. It was a fun read with some heartwarming moments.