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Description
Mia's family members, from her brother to her grandparents, try all they can think of to get her to stop sucking her thumb.
Publication
Holiday House (2014), 32 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member memaldonado
Mia sucked her thumb because it comforted her when she was sad, when she excited, and when it encouraged her to be brave. Mia sucked her thumb when she was watching a movie that was exciting or boring. Her mother told Mia to stop sucking her thumb because she was a big girl. Her father told her if
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she continued to suck her thumb, Mia would have crooked teeth. Mia did not care about crooked teeth and continued to suck her thumb. Her brother felt embarrassed while walking with Mia. Mia’s grandfather tried to pay her money, so that she could stop sucking her thumb. Mia’s grandmother bought her an ice cream, and Mia stopped sucking her thumb. When Mia finished her ice cream, she began sucking her thumb again. Her grandmother saw how pleasant it was to suck the thumb, so her grandmother began to suck her thumb also. When Mia saw her grandmother sucking her thumb, she told her grandmother that it was embarrassing. The book reflects a young girl finding satisfaction when she sucks her thumb, and it also displays how adults imitate children’s behavior. Show Less
LibraryThing member tramtran
Mia has a habit of sucking her thumb. Everyone tell her to stop but she wouldn't. They tried all sorts of way to get her to but she won't budge. She couldn't understand what's the problem of her sucking her thumb. Sucking her thumb create comfort and ease her when she's scared or nervous. One day
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her grandmother got an idea to get her to stop and it was a clever one. Grandma joined the fun and started to suck on her own thumb. Grandma enjoyed it, but Mia thought otherwise. She was embarrassed. She tells her grandmother to stop. She's way to old to be sucking her thumb. And then that's when realizes she's also too old to do that. A lesson learned from her witty grandmother. I find this book is pretty enjoyable and fun to read. This book can teach kids to break away from certain habits that needed to stop when they''re older. Sucking on thumb is one great example that kids tend to do. Show Less
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
A thumb is good for so many things but Mia does not go hitchhiking.
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0823430677 / 9780823430673