tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post5086748266914913278..comments2024-03-23T09:09:59.386-04:00Comments on ANNIE AND AUNT: School booksAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10668869030805539811noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657368378863560055.post-44202037149323635552011-09-10T15:03:48.244-04:002011-09-10T15:03:48.244-04:00A great copycat book is Robert Munsch's Stepha...A great copycat book is Robert Munsch's Stephanie's Ponytail. Stephanie is inadvertently the trendsetter at school and it drives her nuts that all the kids copy her... until she thinks of the perfect way to have them learn their lesson! I find Munsch's quality erratic but I love this one and my 6-year-old has thought it hilarious for several years.<br /><br />Henkes' Chrysanthemum is also about school but less positive, of course, as the title character is teased mercilessly for her unusual name. In the end, though, she triumphs, and all her classmates (NOT friends!), wish they had flower names school. I mention it here: http://eveninaustraliakidlit.blogspot.com/2011/01/noses-are-houses-for-boogers.html - it has been the inspiration for my kids' pretend names ever since!Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.com