Mooki's Secret (Forest Tales Series) - Hardcover

Gibson, Kari Smalley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576732665 ISBN 13: 9781576732663

Publisher: Multnomah Books, 1998

Synopsis

Having grown up without parents, Mooki is ashamed of his extra large teeth until he meets a family of beavers and learns that he is just like them

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

An orphaned beaver discovers his heritage and gains self-esteem in this woodland picture book. When his family and home are washed away in a flood, young Mooki must move to a home for wayward critters run by the kindly badger Mrs. Twizzer. Though Mooki's housemates include a peacock, a rabbit and a skunk, he feels self-conscious about his appearance--especially his enormous teeth. It doesn't help matters when the other animals make fun of him. But then Mooki meets a young female beaver who makes him feel more comfortable in his fur and appreciative of his "chompers." Gibson's well-paced text has an easy-going tone that kids will find reassuring. The positive message about accepting oneself and being tolerant of others has universal appeal regardless of faith. Bernal's deep, earthy palette is appropriate for the forest setting, and his wide-eyed animal characters inject humor and warmth into the tale. Smalley provides an afterword for parents in which he explains the various issues of faith raised in the text and suggests related Bible passages for families to explore. Ages 3-7.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1576732665
• ISBN 13: 9781576732663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Bernal Richard