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Shrinking Violet

32 pp. | Farrar/Kroupa | August, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-374-36882-1 $$16.00
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Giselle Potter. In this perceptive story about shyness, Violet's teacher and friends gently try to ease her out of her self-consciousness, while obnoxious classmate Irwin takes the opposite tack. Potter's slightly offbeat caricatures are ideal for demonstrating what Violet is comfortable doing--observing. A backstage part as the narrator in a school play serves the dual purpose of boosting Violet's confidence and besting Irwin.
Reviewer: Christine M. Heppermann | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2001

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