Too Tall Alice

Too Tall Alice, by Barbara Worton, is a children's book about Alice who is 4 inches taller than all the other girls in her class.
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Her parents have friends over to play cards one night. While trying to go to sleep she hears her parents talking about her. "She's a string bean, a twig...." Alice worries that she will always be too tall but if she doesn't stay a bean pole her parents wont have enough money to keep a roof over her head. She cries herself to sleep where she meets girls who are tall and confident. She learns in her dream that she isn't a string bean, that she is just the right height. She sees that she can be anything she wants and she wakes up knowing she is perfect the way she is.
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This is a wonderful book. The illustrations, by Dom Rodi, are great and the story touches a subject that many find hard to deal with, our differences and insecurities. What a great story and a fun read!
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I give this a 5 out of 5.