This is a whimsical story about a friend who wants to be the center of attention but tries in all of the wrong ways. Mac loves hanging out with Cheese when it's just the two of them, but when Cheese is around other people, he starts to annoy Mac. Cheese tries too hard to be popular by acting like someone he's not. When Mac explains that it's better to just be himself, Cheese realizes that being real is what it's all about! Includes a ""Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Educators"" with information about what it means to be yourself and what they can do to help.

Age range: 4-8.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by American Psychological Association .

Michael Genhart, PhD , is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice He lives with his family in Marin County, CA. Created by the Flash Kids editorial team and illustrated by steve Mack, who has worked with Hallmark, Scholastic, Harcourt, Chronicle Books and American Greetings.