Three Nasty Gnarlies
Three Nasty Gnarlies by Keith Graves, published by Scholastic in 2003, is a humorous children’s book that spans 40 pages. This engaging story explores the theme “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” through a self-help satire that also serves as a fun-to-sing operetta. The narrative follows three nasty gnarlies who are content with their lives in the dump until a snooty butterfly persuades them to change their appearance to match her standards of beauty.
Readers will find a delightful tale that encourages self-acceptance and inner strength as the gnarlies learn to appreciate their true selves. The book features a musical score and includes a recipe for Mud Puddle Surprise, a treat made from chocolate pudding, peanut butter, and gummy worms. With its blend of humor and social themes, this edition offers a unique approach to discussing self-esteem and self-reliance in a playful manner.
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is the theme of this hilarious self-help satire that doubles as a fun-to-sing operetta.
Based on an obscure operetta by the composer Funguso Smellagrossi, this is a story of three nasty gnarlies who love their lives in the dump until a snooty butterfly comes along and convinces them that they have to look like her to be beautiful. So they wrap themselves in bits of silk and hang upside down from a tree. In the spring, when they discover they are still nasty gnarlies, they must draw on all of their inner strength to appreciate their true selves.
Musical score and recipe for Mud Puddle Surprise (a treat made of chocolate pudding, peanut butter, & gummy worms!) are included.
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