A Perfectly Messed-Up Story
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$1697
Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2014 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

A Perfectly Messed-Up Story

Written by Patrick McDonnell

A tale of chaos teaches Little Louie that imperfections make life perfect.

4.7/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,661 ratings
40 pages· 306 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· ~140L
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Bookroo's summary

Little Louie is frustrated as his story keeps getting disrupted. Determined to tell it perfectly, he struggles with each unexpected twist. But when he pauses and breathes, Louie discovers that life's messes make his story uniquely wonderful. Can he embrace the chaos and find joy in imperfection?

From the publisher

In this interactive and engaging read-aloud, bestselling author and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell creates a funny, engaging, and almost perfect story about embracing life’s messes. Little Louie’s story keeps getting messed up, and he’s not happy about it! What’s the point of telling his tale if he can’t tell it perfectly? But when he stops and takes a deep breath, he realizes that everything is actually just fine, and his story is a good one–imperfections and all.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.4
F&P level
~E
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
170605
Publication
Published
October 7, 2014
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316222587

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