Stephanie decides to have a ponytail and asks her mom to do it for her. When she arrived at school, all the children chanted, ” Ugly, Ugly, very ugly. Stephanie says, “It’s my ponytail and I like it.” The next day to Stephanie’s dismay, all of the girls were wearing ponytails. She called them “copycats.”
The next day she wore her ponytail to one side. The kids at school did the “ugly chant again. However, the next day the children, even some of the boys were wearing ponytails on the side. This went on for a few days, Stephanie would wear her pony tail a different way and the next day the kids wore theirs the same way.
Stephanie finally got fed up with all of the copycats and announced that she was going to shave her head. Read this book to find out what happened next.
This is a really fun book that teaches about conformity and individuality. It’s a wonderful book to read with your kids and then discuss it with them. The art work is colourful and creative. Highly recommended.
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