"the spooky tail of prewitt peacock" might be my favorite peet book so far. (also love the pun!)
sadly prewitt was born with a weird tail.
his tail only had two eyes. while all
the other peacocks' tails had many eyes.
phineas' tail had the most eyes so he was the leader.
one day when prewitt was older his tail grew into a monstrosity.
eyebrows grew over the eyes, a mouth formed and the feathers on the side grew out like arms and as a result, prewitt's tail looked like a monster! the other peacocks were frightened by it. as a result phineas told prewitt that either the tail went or prewitt had to leave.
that night prewitt had a dream and decided he would keep his tail!
the next day, the peacocks decided they would take prewitt's tail. so they chased him, trying to take his feathers. they were so caught up in the chase the they ran into an open field. just then a tiger went to attack them but . . . prewitt's spooky tail scared the tiger away and saved them!!!
afterward, the peacocks wanted prewitt to be the leader, but humble as he was he declined but said thr peacocks could hang out with him, which they did.
i loved this book not only because i thought prewitt's monster tail was amazing!!! but it is also a wonderful
tale (and tail) about how something that makes us "different" is actually what makes us special! it's important for kids to know that they should be themselves and eventually they will find friends who like them for who they are!
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