Carol is tired of listening to her bossy toad hat -- until a pigeon
carries it away! This delightful picture book from Ooko creator Esmé
Shapiro is a quirky and funny fable about overcoming self-doubt and
finding your inner voice.
In the big city, people wear all kinds of hats. Not everyone wears a
toad as a hat, but some people do . . . and some of those toad hats can
be VERY bossy! Carol has always followed the orders of her demanding
toad hat at the expense of her own inner voice. But when her toad hat is
plucked away by a pigeon, how will Carol know what to do? After spending
so long being told what to eat and do and paint, Carol's not sure what
SHE wants, and nothing feels quite right. Feeling lost, she creates a
new hat -- a toad made out of pickles and eggs -- to help guide her.
Even though her new pickle-toad doesn't make a sound, Carol can hear it
loud and clear! But when a pigeon takes away THAT hat too, Carol begins
to understand that there is a big, booming voice that lives inside
herself . . . and that it's well worth listening to!
For any reader who's doubted their own voice and talents, or felt like a
bossy friend or family member is always drowning them out, Carol and
the Pickle-Toad is an inspiring invitation to listen to your own heart
and stand on your own two feet -- even better if you're wearing very
tall boots.