Why Are You So Mean to Me?

by Deborah Hautzig, Tom Cooke (Illustrator)

Why Are You So Mean to Me? is a 1986 Sesame Street storybook featuring Grover, Betty Lou, Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch.
Grover's Mommy gives him a new baseball bat on the day of the school picnic at Bluebird Park. Grover has fun playing with Betty Lou and the other students at the park, but when it's time to pick teams for baseball, nobody wants to pick Grover. They know that he never played it before.

During the game, Grover can't hit the ball, and the other kids tease him. He walks home in a very bad mood. He bumps into Big Bird, who happens to be painting a picture of Grover. "That stinks!" Grover shouts. "That does not look like me at all!"

Big Bird starts to tear up, saying, "Grover, why are you so mean to me? I am your FRIEND!" Grover breaks down, and explains to Big Bird and Oscar about what happened at the baseball game. They help Grover -- Oscar gives him an old ball to play with, and Big Bird helps Grover practice his hitting. He apologizes to Big Bird for yelling at him and thanks him for the picture, goes home, and tells his mother about his day.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Beatriz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mais um livro da Biblioteca Andarilha para ler com a minha filha.
Que livro amoroso. Talvez eu tenha um carinho especial pela Rua Sésamo pois, lembro-me de ver quando era pequena mas, o que é certo é que gostei muito da história. O livro aborda algo pelo qual todos passamos em algum momento da vida: sentirmos que fomos alvo de troça. A história retrata muito bem (na minha opinião) como uma criança se sente após passar por essa situação: revolta, raiva, tristeza... e mostra também que com o carinho de amigos podemos sentir-nos melhor e especiais, como realmente somos. Gostei muito da mensagem do livro. Parece-me valiosa para as nossas crianças.
Depois de ouvir a história a minha filha conseguiu lembrar-se que tem um DVD da Rua Sésamo e começou a dizer "Poupas". Só pontos positivos!

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book focuses on Grover. One day his feelings get hurt on a school outing and he lashes out at Big Bird. They are able to talk about what happened and make up. Grover realises that it is not a good thing to hurt another person's feelings just because your feelings were hurt.

[Madeline Miranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seeing a sad Grover and sad Big bird really affected me but I’m glad all was resolved in the end

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