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Category:
Psychology
Clementina
and the Hooey-Phooey Circus Troupe,
by Linda Silvestri with illustrations by Keith Kern
A rhyming self-help picture book for "tweens" experiencing negative psychological pressure from those around them. The Hooey-Phooey Circus Troupe (representing self-doubt) enters Clementina's subconscious via the rumbles and rumors, claims and blames, and snaps and roars directed towards her. When it all becomes too much, she must find a way to rid herself of the Hooey-Phooey Circus.
Clementina and the Hooey-Phooey Circus Troupe helps improve a child's self-esteem by:
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identifying how self-doubt can enter into the subconscious
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describing how self-doubt can systematically dismantle a child's self-perception
and self-worth -
offering a solution and showing the importance of ousting self-doubt from one's mind
The absurdity of it all is delightfully portrayed in full color illustrations by Keith Kern. Soft cover.
"Words alone, or in a line—
Yours, hers, his, and mine
Drift with ease through our ears
Smooth as Venetian Gondoliers."
