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wrentheblurry's review against another edition
3.0
Both this title and the one where Sophie gets really, really angry are good at providing ways for children to deal with difficult emotions. For this one, Sophie draws a picture of her favorite tree, and it's not what her classmates expect. They make fun of her for this, and as a result, as you can expect, her feelings get really, really hurt.
I'm not particularly a fan of this style of heavily lined, simply drawn, brightly colored art, though I'm guessing kids will like it just fine.
I'm not particularly a fan of this style of heavily lined, simply drawn, brightly colored art, though I'm guessing kids will like it just fine.
jbolwerk8's review against another edition
3.0
A school painting project has Sophie paint her favorite tree. When other students make fun of her for painting it blue, Sophie gets really, really hurt. Sophie’s teacher helps the students realize that everyone portrays their emotions differently, and that makes each painting special. Format-wise, the text was not a consistent color and the contrast was bad at times, and the illustrations almost borderline on being too busy.
shanny1366's review against another edition
3.0
This is a great book about processing feelings for kids. However, on a lot of the pages the illustrations are a bit overwhelming, and the text can be hard to make out. The bright colors and detail are lovely, but there needs to be a spot for the text so that it doesn't get lost on the page.
kkersting's review against another edition
3.0
Good book to use with kids to help work through feelings. Although it seemed like the teacher just solved her problems and that made Sophie feel better. Not a lot of coping or problem solving on her own.
ap1's review against another edition
4.0
Sophie paints her favorite tree at school. Another child makes fun of her painting, which hurts Sophie's feelings. The teacher intervenes to enlighten the kids a bit about artistic expression and the kids all feel better or see other points of view.
This is a nice story. It lacks the emotional punch of "When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry," however.
This is a nice story. It lacks the emotional punch of "When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry," however.
tashrow's review
5.0
Sophie and her class at school are given an assignment to paint a tree from real life. Sophie has a favorite tree, the big beech tree where she goes when she is feeling sad. When she visits it, she sees how it glows in the sun, how its branches are formed. But when she tries to paint it, she realizes that its gray trunk actually looks sad in the painting, it’s the opposite of how she feels about the tree. So she changes the bark color to a vivid blue, the sky is orange and the leaves are chartreuse and ringed in yellow to make them glow. Sophie is very happy with her painting until the other children start to tease her about it not being realistic at all. Sophie’s feelings get very hurt until her teacher comes over and they talk about what Sophie was showing in her painting of the tree. Sophie also gets the chance to see the trees that everyone in the class painted and to see how they conveyed what they were feeling too.
This second book about Sophie follows the very popular When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry, which received a Caldecott Honor. This book focuses on feelings and emotions once again and wisely takes on emotions through the lens of art. Bang makes sure to explain exactly how Sophie is feeling throughout the book, focusing on the emotions from how the tree makes her feel to the way that the teasing at school feels down to her physical reactions as well. These clear looks at emotions will allow a discussion of feelings that is manageable and one that can embrace art as well.
Bang’s illustrations are exceptional. They glow with a light from within. The beech tree is fabulous and one can immediately see the connection between Bang’s art and Sophie’s. Both are playful, colorful and show deep emotion. I particularly love the image when Sophie is upset that looks at her gazing down at her feet, so that the reader is almost seeing things from Sophie’s perspective. It captures the feeling of self-doubt and even shame that teasing can create. The entire book has moments like this.
Another winning title from Molly Bang, this second Sophie book deserves to be in every library right alongside the first. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
This second book about Sophie follows the very popular When Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry, which received a Caldecott Honor. This book focuses on feelings and emotions once again and wisely takes on emotions through the lens of art. Bang makes sure to explain exactly how Sophie is feeling throughout the book, focusing on the emotions from how the tree makes her feel to the way that the teasing at school feels down to her physical reactions as well. These clear looks at emotions will allow a discussion of feelings that is manageable and one that can embrace art as well.
Bang’s illustrations are exceptional. They glow with a light from within. The beech tree is fabulous and one can immediately see the connection between Bang’s art and Sophie’s. Both are playful, colorful and show deep emotion. I particularly love the image when Sophie is upset that looks at her gazing down at her feet, so that the reader is almost seeing things from Sophie’s perspective. It captures the feeling of self-doubt and even shame that teasing can create. The entire book has moments like this.
Another winning title from Molly Bang, this second Sophie book deserves to be in every library right alongside the first. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
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