This picture book was about Katie Catz and her fear of the water. She had heard all kinds of rumors about what lives in the swimming pool, and she hated to have water up her nose, so she refused to get in. The other kids made fun of her and when she got invited to her friends pool party she didn't want to go. She didn't even have a bathing suit that fit her. Her mother got her a new bathing suit and signed her up for swim lessons with Patsy Polarbear. Katie overcame her fear with the help of Patsy and by taking small steps each lesson. As I was reading this book, I could relate to Katie and the fear she had. It was great for me to be able to make a connection with the character and I believe that many other people could relate to her fear as well. I think it is important to make connections like these when you read books. I also thought the ways that Patsy helped her overcome her fear were great and could really be applied when helping someone get over their fear of water.
This book would be a great way to talk to students about fears they have and how they can overcome them. They could write about their fears and think of different ways that they can face their fear and what steps they could follow to help them deal with the fear. The pictures in the book were very colorful and students would really enjoy them and they illustrated the authors point very well. This book was very cute and I think students would really enjoy it.
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