Sarafina and the Not-So-Wonderful Day

by Carol Bacon

Overview

Sarafina is nervous about going to school, but she's also excited because she's going to be showing off her new necklace with her name. But when the other children make fun of her name, she starts to feel self-conscious and embarrassed about it. Fortunately for Sarafina, her teacher is there to help her understand that having a unique name, a longer name, is actually a whole lot of fun. Sarafina can help the rest of the class understand the important things that she can do in Sarafina and the Not-So-Wonderful Day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780998154305
Publisher:	Himari Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2016
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Carol Bacon loves to read and write children's books. She has been an educator for over twenty years and believes young children are all scholars in the making. She has four adult children and lives in Los Angeles with her husband John.

Editorial Reviews

"Picture book readers age 4-8 years will delight in the pairing of Marvin Alonso's colorful art with Carol A. Bacon's story of young Sarafina, who experiences a fun day of shopping alongside her parents for a necklace with her name on it, all in preparation for her first day at a new school.

This makes her feel special and loved - but when everyone laughs at her long name and teases her, Sarafina realizes she's not really special; but odd. Nobody else has a name with so many letters ... nobody but the teacher.

How can Sarafina feel better about herself? And how can she deal with class bullies determined to bring her down?

Kids receive many lessons from Sarafina's story; from self-esteem and the differences between parental and peer approval to how to handle conflict and turn bad experiences into good ones.

It's an early primer on facing life's conflicts head-on and with a positive attitude. Parents choosing it as a read-aloud will find that the story of Sarafina offers many jumping-off points for discussions of courage, conflict, and crafting win-win situations from ego-bashing encounters.

A surprise revelation enhances the powerful message of this delightfully uplifting, simple picture book story, which is highly recommended for ages 4-8 and especially for parental read-aloud and interaction."--D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

"Sarafina and the Not-So-Wonderful Day is a good book for small children and will help them feel more confident in themselves as well. Carol A. Bacon has created a great piece that will keep the attention of young readers because of the colors and pictures as well as the words."-- Starred Review, Samantha Dewitt (Rivera), Readers' Favorite

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