Can Old Be Beautiful?
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$1900
Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2020

Can Old Be Beautiful?

By Sonja Lange Wendt

Part of the Cultivating Compassion in Children series

Can age and wrinkles hold beauty? A child's heart seeks answers.

48 pages
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Bookroo's summary

Six-year-old Maggie wonders if age can be beautiful. As she talks with her grandmother, they explore the beauty in old things, like quilts and stained glass. Maggie's journey challenges societal norms, leading her to a heartfelt conclusion about beauty and self-esteem. Will she see beyond the surface to find true beauty in age?

From the publisher

A story of a little girl and her grandmother who engage in an insightful discussion of the beauty of old people and old thiings. It talks about the natural process of aging with gray hair and wrinkled skin. They talk about beautfiul things and old beautiful things like stained glass windows, castles, and mountains. The little girl concludes that her grandmother is beautiful just the way she is, with gray hair and wrinkled skin.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about diversityBooks about the bodyBooks about first conceptsBooks about multicultural
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Book details

Publication
Published
April 13, 2020
Publisher
Cultivating Compassion in Children LLC
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781734246322

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