I Want to Be Somebody New! (Beginner Books(R))

by Robert Lopshire

Book Overview

Spot, the beloved hero of Put Me in the Zoo, is back in another Beginner Book classic. When Spot grows tired of doing tricks in the circus, he decides to turn into another animal. But what kind? An... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394876164
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Not as good as the first book

I bought this book to see how it ended but it wasnt as good as Put Me in The Zoo. Some of the pages were colored and I couldnt appreciate the artists work. Kids dont like it as much either....

Children love this one

My children love this book. I noticed that someone reviewed and pointed out that the children say that Spot is fat when he is in the shape of an elephant. I don't care much for that myself, but it is a frequently used adjective. When teachers explain adjectives, they often use pretty/ugly, fat/thin, tall/short, and the like. It probably doesn't do much harm to describe an elephant as fat to a child. They probably hear their mothers say it about themselves on a regular basis; we all do it. The point in this book in which the word "fat" is introduced would be a good time to explain to your child that saying this about someone could hurt their feelings, which is probably the reason why Spot did not retain his elephant shape. The overall meaning of the story is to like yourself for who you are, and any shape or form has its pitfalls. This is an excellent book for beginning readers. The rhyming story makes it much more fun to read.