Poopsie Pomerantz, Pick Up Your Feet by Patricia Reilla Giff

We have a little girl insecure with how she looks and that affects a lot of stuff. The only other girl who lives close to her, who could be her friend, is what might be considered a bully in that she can always talk her into doing whatever, whether she wants to or not. In the course of the story, Poopsie learns how to accept herself a little better and to realize that the other girl has insecurities too and they become friends. The vocabulary in the writing is pretty simple which makes it appropriate for 3-4th grade. Some descriptive words like "slithered"..."dead worms sloshed" are certainly clearer. Ideas like "lily liver" and "afraid of everything that comes down the pike" are things that kids these days have no idea of. Most of her books at this level are similar. The copyright date of 1989 clearly shows this dating. It was Ok, but I like her historical fiction much better than her classroom books.