Odd Velvet

Written by Mary E. Whitcomb · Illustrated by Tara Calahan King

Velvet brings a milkweed pod to show and tell and draws with only eight crayons. Can the oddest girl in class win over her classmates?

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32 pages· 700 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· AD820L

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Velvet is different from the other kids in her class. She brings a milkweed pod for show and tell, collects rocks, and enters the class art contest with just an eight-pack of crayons. At first her classmates think she is strange. But as the school year goes on, the things Velvet says and does begin to make sense, and the class discovers that being different is what makes Velvet so much fun.

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Velvet is odd. Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell. She wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons. She likes to collect rocks. Even her name is strange–Velvet! But as the school year unfolds, the things Velvet does and the things that Velvet says slowly begin to make sense. And, in the end, Velvet’s classmates discover that being different is what makes Velvet so much fun.

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