This encouraging story told in cheerful rhyme will speak to kids who deal with perfectionism or other forms of anxiety. The book concludes with tips and information to help parents, teachers, counselors, and other adults foster dialogue with children about overcoming perfectionism and coping when things don’t go according to plan.
Our Thoughts:
Such a fun book for elementary
kids!
Ting has a tendency to get into
a routine, and things get a little crazy around her if that routine gets out of
whack. Thankfully she has gotten much more laid back in recent years, but we
can still relate to this story of Penelope and her routine of perfection.
Penelope strives to be the
perfect kid, and she is stuck in a routine. She wakes at the same time, eats
the same breakfast, skips recess to tidy her notes, and is meticulous to do her
homework until bedtime. She perfects each and every detail of her life.
Until… she oversleeps! The day
that Penelope oversleeps becomes a day of laid back fun. She discovers an
entire world outside her routine, and she discovers that she doesn’t have to be
perfect all the time.
What a great lesson for
children to learn. They don’t have to be perfect, and it’s okay to have fun and
be a kid.
This book is also filled with
some great illustrations – bold colors with a fun style. The end of the book
also has activities and discussion ideas that can be used with kids both at
home and in the classroom.
