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Sophie and the Swans

Welcome to the Sophie and the Swans by Holly Peppe Book Tour hosted by The Children’s Book Review.

About the Book 

Sophie and the Swans book cover

Title: Sophie and the Swans

Written by: Holly Peppe

Illustrated by: Aeron Cargill

Ages: 3+ | 36 Pages

Publisher: Lincoln Square Books

Find it: Amazon – B&N – Bookshop.org

Sophie is a little girl who lives beside a lake and makes friends with a pair of swans who visit her every day. One day, when a bully starts to torment the swans, Sophie rushes to defend them not by attacking the bully but by showing him kindness when he gets into trouble on the lake.

Sophie and the Swans Review

Such a sweet story about the swans Sophie loves so much. (I have a white pet duck so I get it.) Everything is peaceful and lovely until Ned, a new neighbor boy, and a big old bully, puts a ripple in the lake. Sophie confronts him and soon meets his nice brother Sam. One day, the bully Ned runs into trouble and needs help. Sophie and Sam momentarily consider ignoring him – but in the end, they are much too nice and give in to help. This is a story about a bully and two nice kids who consider stooping to his level. We’re so happy they offered Ned kindness and made a difference. A great story to start a conversation and to show kids it’s nicer to be nice.  

This post is sponsored by Expound Publicity. The review and opinions expressed in this post are based on my personal view.

About the Author

Holly Peppe is a writer and editor who lives near a lake full of colorful ducks, noisy gray geese, and elegant white swans who take to the sky when they feel like flying. Her published writing includes essays about the Jazz Age poet Edna St. Vincent Millay; a memoir, Mum’s the Word: The High-flying Adventures of Eve Branson; and two Young Adult books about Barrington Irving, the first Black pilot and youngest person to fly solo around the world.

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