Little Skink's Tail

Written by Janet Halfmann · Illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein

A skink loses her tail and dreams of new ones, but a surprise awaits.

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32 pages· 356 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· 560L

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Bookroo's summary

Little Skink escapes a crow by losing her tail, but now she dreams of having different animal tails. Each new tail she imagines is either too fluffy or too stinky. Just when she thinks she'll never find the perfect tail, an unexpected surprise changes everything. Will Little Skink find contentment with her own unique self? Discover the whimsical journey of self-acceptance and imagination in the forest.

From the publisher

While Little Skink hunts yummy ants for breakfast, she is suddenly attacked by a crow! But she has a trick to escape - she snaps off her tail, and it keeps on wiggling! Little Skink is happy to be alive, but she misses her bright blue tail. Readers will enjoy pretending with her, trying on tail after tail. The first is too puffy-fluffy, and another too stinky! Then one day Little Skink gets a big surprise…and she doesn’t have to dream of tails anymore. The -For Creative Minds- section has information on tail adaptations and communications and a mix-and-match tail activity.

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