by Tomie dePaola · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780156681407
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«Oliver Button Is a Sissy» is a children's picture book by Tomie dePaola, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in paperback (48 pages, in English).
Oliver Button prefers reading, painting and tap dancing to playing sports, and for that his classmates make fun of him. Far from giving up, Oliver keeps up his hobbies and shows that being different is not a bad thing. A story about acceptance, respect for difference and the courage to be oneself.
Published in 1979; Tomie dePaola is also the illustrator. Recommended for early readers aged 6 to 7.
A title to read with family or in the classroom and to talk about bullying, gender stereotypes and the value of being different.
Thomas Anthony "Tomie" dePaola was an American writer and illustrator who created more than 260 children's books, such as Strega Nona. He received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lifetime contribution to American children's literature in 2011.
