Children’s Book Review: Sophie the Awesome, by Lara Bergen -- Plus a Two-Book Giveaway!

In Sophie the Awesome, by Lara Bergen, we meet “Sophie the Boring.” At least, that is how Sophie sees herself! So she decides to change her image and dubs herself “Sophie the Awesome”! Now she has to live up to her name and prove to everyone in her third-grade class that she really is awesome. So, that’s what Sophie sets out to do.

In music class, everyone covers their ears when Sophie plays instruments. Clearly, she isn’t awesome at making music. Next, Sophie tries to show everyone how she can make an awesome jump from the stairs, but she falls painfully on her bottom. In the lunchroom, she tries to impress her classmates by stuffing fries into her mouth, but the principal puts a stop to it. Sophie also fails to beat the jump-rope record on the playground. Will Sophie ever become “awesome” in the eyes of her classmates? You’ll have to read the rest of the book to find out!

Sophie the Awesome is the first in a series of adventures about Sophie, who tries on various personas in each book. Is she Sophie the Hero? Or Sophie the Chatterbox? Kids will love getting to know spunky Sophie and her classmates as they navigate the school scene and learn more about themselves and each other. This illustrated chapter book is perfect for elementary school readers (Reading Level 3). My boys are heading into second grade, and this is a great level for them. As you’ll read in this book, Sophie is definitely awesome, and so is this series of books!

GIVEAWAY

One lucky winner will receive a copy of Sophie the Awesome, PLUS Sophie the Snoop, by Lara Bergen! To enter, visit www.larabergen.com and check out the other “Sophie” titles. Then leave a comment on this post with the name of another one that you or your child would like to read besides the two offered in this giveaway. You must do this to enter the giveaway.

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One winner will be randomly selected from the qualified comments received by Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 11:59 PM ET. Please leave an email address on one of your comments if it’s not available on your Blogger profile. Winner must respond within 72 hours or another winner will be drawn. Contest is open to US residents only.

CONTEST CLOSED. Congratulations to the winner: Anonymous (theyyyguy@yahoo.com).





DISCLOSURE: I received product samples for this review, which I am donating for this giveaway. I was not financially compensated for this review and all opinions are 100% mine. The Amazon affiliate links are also mine.