By Poppy Green, Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)
Book #20 in the The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series
A sister and brother navigate their feelings about sickness and attention.
Sophie Mouse feels envious when her brother Winston falls ill and receives all their parents' attention. Longing for the same care, she wishes to stay home from school. But when Sophie catches a cold herself, she discovers that being sick isn't as fun as it seems. Will Sophie learn to appreciate her health and the joys of school? Dive into this charming tale of sibling rivalry and unexpected lessons.
Sophie is jealous of the attention her brother gets from their parents while he’s sick in this twentieth book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse! When Sophie’s brother, Winston, gets sick, Sophie feels bad for him…at first. But when she sees how much attention he’s getting from their parents, she starts to feel something else: jealousy. Sophie normally loves school, but now she wishes she could stay home and play all day like Winston. But when Sophie begins to get the sniffles herself, she realizes she was much better off without them. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!
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