A book about a little sister pig called Florence who loves to sing and all the other animals tell her she sounds wonderful. However, her confidence gets a knock from older sisters telling her she is no good and laughing at her. When she tries to sing in front of them, no sound comes out and she feels shy and small and nervous. The big piggy sisters enter a singing competition where the first prize will be to perform live on TV. The audition day arrives and the big sister pigs get up on stage in front of the judges, but here is where the tables are turned and they feel shy and small and nervous and unable to sing! Florence comes to the rescue and begins to sing from her seat in the audience. The crowd and the judges go wild and Florence is discovered at having a marvellous singing voice and goes onto win the competition and become a piggy popstar!
Categories: Acceptance & Inclusion, Being Different & Being Yourself, Bullying, Violence & Abuse, Confidence & Self-esteem, Courage, Resilience / adaptability, Shyness
Small Florence
This book may help a child to understand that if they have a special talent or something they love doing, that they can achieve their dreams.
Author: Claire Alexander
Illustrator: Claire Alexander
Publisher: Gullane Children's Books
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Worth noting:
Loosely uses the X Factor format of the open audition singing competition to make a popstar.
Review by: Debbie Brace