The Colorful Elephant
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The next day at school Ally entered schoolyard to line up. Approached by Lion adjusting his glasses, “ What is this funny thing on your skin” “ Its best you remove it” As his laughs. At first Ally became angry, but Ally decide to respond with kindness. If its on my skin Lion how can I remove it? As lion continued to laugh and include Rhino to join, Ally stated you have glasses that you have an option to remove and you don’t. And you should not have to. Because its your option to wear them. In fact I think it complements you to differentiate you from others. Lion then smiled and replied well thank you Ally and walked away. But Ally could not help to wonder what Lion was referring to so she ran to bathroom, as she look in mirror
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About the Book
As a child it is easier to fit in and be the cool kid in the neighborhood or in school. But what happens when Ally is forced to be different. This is non-fiction story that touches factual challenges of friendship, bullying and the ability to embrace being unique. The main goal of this book is to show children how to enrich leadership through embracing friendship.
About the Author
This story strikes to the heart of a child, because a daughter and her mother wrote it. Sonya Whitehead is a single mother of two: an eleven-year-old daughter and a nine-month-old son. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she worked a full-time job and obtained a college degree in addition to working part time on the side. Throughout her years of parenting she was a very hands-on mother. She enjoyed helping her daughter through her problems. One of her strategies for addressing problems was writing. One day, after dealing with some bullies on the block who teased her daughter about wearing hair extensions, she suggested they write about it. Her daughter then came back with this story about friendship and bullying: The Colorful Elephant. It was there the story was inspired. She took the story and made some adjustments, added more characters, and formed it into this book. This book conveys a strong message pertaining to bullying and friendship that children endure daily in life. Most children will benefit from reading this story. Mainly because it was collaborated by both a mother and child.