If Only...

By Mies van Hout

Book Overview

Bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout employs vivid creatures in a jewel-tone natural setting to explore the longing we all feel at times to be like somebody else.

What child has not daydreamed about having wings like a butterfly? But secretly, the flashy butterfly yearns for a stick insect's privacy. And the stick insect wants to swim like a whirligig beetle.

One after the other, the denizens of bestselling author-illustrator Mies van Hout's vibrant garden landscape wish to be like somebody else. From the glowing firefly to the capable spider to the adorable ladybugs, each one brings something to be admired. And when the dragonfly wishes to be like a child who can run, play, laugh, and build, a world of possibilities opens up.

A gentle but effective story for social emotional learning, If Only... allows children to reach their own conclusions and acknowledge that while it's common to compare ourselves to others, it's best to remember and celebrate what we ourselves can do.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772781967
• ISBN13: 9781772781960
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Pajama Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Children's Book

This is a Children's book that I read to my kids. This is a simple children's book that shows kids that everything wants to be what they are not. I think it has a great message, and the pictures are so cute. I love that in the back of the back as facts about the bugs that are throughout this book. My kids really enjoyed this book too. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.