Scorned for his love of swimming, Casper the cat has a secret plan to turn a grouchy, yet uniquely talented crew into a team. Will it work?This empowering story is a delight to children who are just beginning to embrace their own uniqueness and celebrate their friends for their differences. Fans of Giraffes Can't Dance will easily relate to the clever rhymes and adorable illustrations.
Also in the series: The Cat Who Loved to Exercise
. Casper is an idea cat. When his friends are spiteful, confused, or sad, he's the one with unique solutions that turn things around. The exercise book is the perfect encouragement for bored, unmotivated kids. Derwin, a tearful moose throws his hooves to the sky complaining of unfixable low morale. Casper carefully steers Derwin to observe friends who are happy just pretending to be a kangaroo and doing cartwheels. Derwin ends up twirling in the air, laughing and singing and realizing exercise can be whatever moves you!
And: The Cat Who Loved to Knit.
This book is about friends with no time to shop for Christmas. They're sad because they have nothing to give. When they talk about their hobbies, they realize they might be able to come up with gifts after all. Casper surprises them with hand-knitted blankets. Ruby makes vine and berry wreathes, and Stormy strings acorn necklaces. There's a big party at the end with gumdrops, tea, dancing, and a happy exchange of the things they made.