When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt

In a sequel to her bestselling When Sophie Gets Angry..., Caldecott Honor Illustrator Molly Bang asks: What hurts your feelings, and what do you do about it?

Everyone's feelings get hurt, and it's especially painful in childhood. In this story, Bang's popular character Sophie is hurt when the other children laugh at her and tell her she's wrong. Sophie's face gets hot, and tears begin to flow. Then she questions herself and the value of the choices she's made.At issue is Sophie's colorful, expressive painting of her favorite tree. Sophie loves it, but her picture is different from the paintings done by the other students. "The sky isn't orange! Trees aren't blue! Your picture is wrong!" they tell her.In addition to the book's subtle art lesson (imagine the skies of Vincent van Gogh, for example), readers have the opportunity to compare and contrast all the paintings done in Sophie's class. In the end, the students learn there are many different ways to interpret the world -- and each other. Here is a simple story that tackles the common issue of hurt feelings as it gently helps us to be more kind.

Author: Molly Bang
Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ)
Published: 09/29/2015
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780545788311
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178065 / When Sophie's Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt


Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2015 pg. 36
Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 65
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 64
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 74
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2015
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 22
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2016

About the Author
Molly Bang has written and illustrated more than twenty books for young readers, including When Sophie Gets Angry -- Really, Really Angry... ; Ten, Nine, Eight; and The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, each of which were Caldecott Honor books. Bang divides her time between Falmouth, Massachusetts, and Northern California.