Scruffy and Silk

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978-0-6451731-0-9

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978-0-6451731-2-3

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Karen Kepert is a retired teacher of students with learning difficulties (literacy and numeracy). She has written many songs and now writes stories for young children. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

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Australian Society of Authors; Writers Victoria; Creative Kids Network

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Karen Clarke was born with a pencil in her hand (ok, slight exaggeration) in Sydney, Australia and has been drawing like crazy ever since! Creativity is her way of life, her passion, so her head is always full of far out ideas and funny characters. After a long career as a Graphic Designer, Kaz is now focused on being an Illustrator and putting all those crazy characters to work. Her dream is to make a difference in the world through her art.

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JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pets

JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings

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Family & health

Family life fiction

Society and Social Sciences

Children's: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts

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Children's / Teenage: Personal & social issues

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Family; relationships; sibling rivalry; personality; individual differences; student well-being; belonging; respect; pets

Full Description

Mr Prim comes home from work.

Scruffy jumps with joy.

But Mr Prim shoos Scruffy away

and plays with Silk instead.

Scruffy feels unwanted until one night...

A story about family relationships and belonging.

This book explores the personalities of two characters and concludes that they are both important in their own different ways. It is good for opening discussion about individual differences.

As an early reader book, the simple text uses alliteration, repetition, and descriptive action words