SuitabookDoris
Lo Cole
- Reading
- Read it together slowly, pausing to notice the colour and crowd imagery. Invite the child to describe Doris’s feelings, then compare blending in with being valued for something distinctive.
- Themes
- Standing out and self-acceptance: Doris is a bright red elephant who longs to blend into a colourful crowd, then comes to appreciate what makes her special. The book presents this favourably.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how Doris’s shyness and wish to blend in are handled, and whether her individuality is respected rather than treated as a problem to overcome.