The Purple Puffy Coat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781536204971)

Beetle gives Stick Bug an attention-grabbing coat for his birthday--but is that what Stick Bug really wants? A delightful story about friends learning to understand each other.

It's almost Stick Bug's birthday, and his fashionable friend Beetle can't wait to give him his present--a purple puffy coat The coat draws a lot of attention and makes Stick Bug really stick out in the crowd. Beetle thinks that's terrific He brings Stick Bug all over town, happily boasting and bragging (while Stick Bug waits behind a tree, in a pile of leaves, or under a bench). Oh, dear--maybe Stick Bug isn't as wild about the purple puffy coat as Beetle is What can the two friends do? Charming illustrations bring to life both characters' endearing struggles in this warm and humorous story about learning to pay attention to what makes your friend happy rather than what makes you happy.

Author: Maribeth Boelts
ISBN-10: 1536204978
ISBN-13: 9781536204971
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2020
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.00w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510722 / Purple Puffy Coat


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2020
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2020
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 66
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average