THE WHINGDINGDILLY by Bill Peet is my favorite.
And the theme is also used in THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON by Eric Carle.
Sharron McElmeel
At 1:35 PM -0400 10/30/09, Beth Davis wrote:
>Thre may be several titles that fit this:
>I'm looking for a book where the main character, an animal, is not
>happy with himself, so he takes the tail from one animal, the beak
>from another, etc until he is a mixed up creature. He then learns
>to appreciate himself the way he is. ANy title suggestions? TIA
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>Beth Davis
>Media Specialist
>Model Elementary School
>Rome, GA
>bethdavis@floydboe.net
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