Starring Hillary

by Kathy Caple

Hillary the cat makes herself miserable trying to lose weight for a play audition, but she finally realizes that she is just right the way she is. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157505261X
• ISBN13: 9781575052618
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

An ably-told self-esteem story

Kathy Caple's "Starring Hillary" is about a little girl (well, a little girl cat) named Hillary who is perfectly happy with herself until she finds out that maybe she ought to lose a little bit of weight. As it turns out, Hillary's all-time-favorite heroine, an actress, is ever-so-slightly chunky just like Hillary is--and Hillary learns that there's nothing wrong with bodies coming in all shapes, sizes, and colors.It's an important lesson, but Caple sometimes edges into pedagogy in telling it. Still, overall, this is a valuable book--for little girls especially.

A great book for building self esteem

If you are looking for a book that children will enjoy and will build self esteem at the same time, then this is a book for you. The author deals with a difficult topic, weight, yet it is one most young children are already painfully aware of. This book helps children to see themselves as alright despite their size or shape. I am a teacher of 5 and 6 year olds and my class enjoyed the story as just a story but best of all they also related to it's theme of liking and accepting ourselves. After reading this book and the author's other book "The Biggest Nose", my class is beginning to say,"Hey I like myself."