Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)
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- Author：Ryan T. Higgins
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Summary
Ryan T。 Higgins， the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Mother Bruce series， delivers a contemporary tale of friendship。
Norman is a porcupine。 Mildred is a tree。 Norman and Mildred are best friends。 Just the two of them。 And only the two of them。 But when a surprise pops up， life will never be the same again。
Ryan T。 Higgins’ signature wit， whimsy， and humor brilliantly explore the depths and complexities of friendship。
Norman is a porcupine。 Mildred is a tree。 Norman and Mildred are best friends。 Just the two of them。 And only the two of them。 But when a surprise pops up， life will never be the same again。
Ryan T。 Higgins’ signature wit， whimsy， and humor brilliantly explore the depths and complexities of friendship。
Reviews
Chrissy
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Excellent and humorous title showing children that it is normal to feel jealous ， but that it's ok for your friends to make new friends。 The fact that the old and new friends are trees focuses all the emotion on norman and kind of highlights how other people don't necessarily have to take specific action for us to feel left out。 Excellent and humorous title showing children that it is normal to feel jealous ， but that it's ok for your friends to make new friends。 The fact that the old and new friends are trees focuses all the emotion on norman and kind of highlights how other people don't necessarily have to take specific action for us to feel left out。 。。。more
Maria
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Norman and Mildred are best friends。 Norman is a porcupine。 Mildred is a tree。 So when something comes between them， something must be done。。。 Why I started this book: New picture book by Higgins and I eagerly started it！Why I finished it: Charming reminder on the power of friendship and apologies。 And that true apologies start with undoing the harm。
Thomas Bell
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Love it。 Love the ending with the squirrel。 Love the artwork。
Mary
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Norman is unhappy because his best friend adds another friend。 So he makes a bad decision。 Then he regrets it and tries to make amends。 The wonderfully entertaining illustrations and the accessible moral message make this story a hit with young readers/listeners。 Somehow， preschoolers do not have trouble imagining a plant （tree） being best friends with an animal （porcupine）！ Higgins has written another great picture book with expressive characters and much visual humor。Tie-in with PBIS emphasis Norman is unhappy because his best friend adds another friend。 So he makes a bad decision。 Then he regrets it and tries to make amends。 The wonderfully entertaining illustrations and the accessible moral message make this story a hit with young readers/listeners。 Somehow， preschoolers do not have trouble imagining a plant （tree） being best friends with an animal （porcupine）！ Higgins has written another great picture book with expressive characters and much visual humor。Tie-in with PBIS emphasis on responsibility， lessons on repentance， lessons on the Golden Rule。Recommended for preschool through early elementary grades。 。。。more
Becky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A sweet story that teaches a good lesson。 Spoiler : Norman did do it！ （But he fixes it too）！
Amanda
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"And who is THAT？"We were laughing out loud in the Children's Section when we read this today。 Thank you Higgins for wrapping up our prickly feelings in such a funny way that makes it relatable and easier to talk about during those not-so-fun times。 Norman's squinty eyes are a mood unto themselves。 "And who is THAT？"We were laughing out loud in the Children's Section when we read this today。 Thank you Higgins for wrapping up our prickly feelings in such a funny way that makes it relatable and easier to talk about during those not-so-fun times。 Norman's squinty eyes are a mood unto themselves。 。。。more
gina
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Adorable！ We read this twice in the same night。 Highly recommend :）
Aaron
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Love the friendship jealousy and also the details in the pictures。 Always a good laugh from Ryan T。 Higgins。
Ms。 Arca
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“A prickly tale of friendship” is a perfect description for this book。 And wonderfully （and importantly！） enough it has some solid humor woven in to keep us afloat among the prickly。 But hooray！ Because we have to own and talk about the prickly！ Prickly happens！ This is an excellent classroom （or home！） read。 Normalizing these uncomfortable moments and how to handle them is so helpful/important。 We’ve had this conversation in many ways in my classrooms over the years and nothing is better than w “A prickly tale of friendship” is a perfect description for this book。 And wonderfully （and importantly！） enough it has some solid humor woven in to keep us afloat among the prickly。 But hooray！ Because we have to own and talk about the prickly！ Prickly happens！ This is an excellent classroom （or home！） read。 Normalizing these uncomfortable moments and how to handle them is so helpful/important。 We’ve had this conversation in many ways in my classrooms over the years and nothing is better than when you can pair these expected mistake/ upset feelings moments with a text！ I’m so happy this exists！ Can’t wait to use it with my cast of characters。 I do wish the ‘solution’ was a little trickier/ more nuanced （not such a clean ‘undo’， a model of a thoughtful apology would be GREAT） and that’s the only reason I’m not bumping this to 5 stars。 。。。more
Lacey Jones
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I gave this book five stars， and it was published in 2021。 This book is a Geisel Award Winner。 One central theme from this book is friendship。 This book shows how important it is to welcome new friends into our lives with grace and how we can all have multiple different friends。 It also speaks to how we should think before acting and getting upset about our friends making other friends。 I would have this book in a K-12 classroom because it sends a strong message to students to which many people I gave this book five stars， and it was published in 2021。 This book is a Geisel Award Winner。 One central theme from this book is friendship。 This book shows how important it is to welcome new friends into our lives with grace and how we can all have multiple different friends。 It also speaks to how we should think before acting and getting upset about our friends making other friends。 I would have this book in a K-12 classroom because it sends a strong message to students to which many people can probably relate。 In addition， I enjoyed the illustrations of this book; they do a great job of bringing Norman's feelings to life。 。。。more
Madison
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Fantastic illustrations help tell the story of how Norman dealt with jealousy in a friendship。
Danielle
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Hilarious and adorable！ Ryan T。 Higgins is reliably silly and sweet， with lots of the joy coming from the illustrations as much as the words。
Anne
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This is so cute！ Plus would be appropriate for junior high girls。 You can have more than one friend！
Patricia N。 McLaughlin
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Narcissists have a story to tell， too， but Norman’s gaslighting and hoovering are alarming。 Amusing illustrations provide clever camouflage。
Laura
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4。5
Anita
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Tickled my funny bone。 。。。then there were three， er。。。 rather four。 Cute！
Anna
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I did not like the smell of this book。 I'm guessing it was the way it printed or it smelled like the library it came from。 Who knows。 Nonetheless， this was a fantastic book！ Very humorous！ I loved the illustrations and the story。 Great book all around！ Norman is adorable and I loved the ending。 The squirrel made me laugh who was also adorable。 I did not like the smell of this book。 I'm guessing it was the way it printed or it smelled like the library it came from。 Who knows。 Nonetheless， this was a fantastic book！ Very humorous！ I loved the illustrations and the story。 Great book all around！ Norman is adorable and I loved the ending。 The squirrel made me laugh who was also adorable。 。。。more
Kat
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More Norman Please！！！
Diane
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“Norman knew life was going to be different。 And that was okay。 He might even like it。”Norman （a porcupine） and Mildred （a tree） are best friends。 They do everything together。 But then， one day another tree appears。 “And WHO is THAT？” Norman is not happy that this other tree has joined them。 “What if Mildred liked the other tree MORE than she liked Norman？” Norman sees the two trees growing closer （literally — their leaves touch！） and can’t take it。 So he devises to get rid of the other tree， re “Norman knew life was going to be different。 And that was okay。 He might even like it。”Norman （a porcupine） and Mildred （a tree） are best friends。 They do everything together。 But then， one day another tree appears。 “And WHO is THAT？” Norman is not happy that this other tree has joined them。 “What if Mildred liked the other tree MORE than she liked Norman？” Norman sees the two trees growing closer （literally — their leaves touch！） and can’t take it。 So he devises to get rid of the other tree， relocating it to an island very， very far away。 But the guilt is too much for him （and the fear that someone might have seen what he did） and he brings the other tree back。Such a common problem with students 。。。 allowing a third friend to join a duo。 This is a great story to enable those conversations。 。。。more
Janet Self
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Cute book about friendship。 Would be a great read aloud for a class that is having trouble getting along。
Chrissy
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Oh yes - the next time we do a Forest Storytime， this one is going in the rotation！
Rebecca Ann
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This is a hilarious story about accepting new friends and making up for mistakes。 The illustrations are adorable and it would be a fantastic storytime read！
Peacegal
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Delightfully funny， with Higgins's always- awesome illustrations。 Norman faces a problem that will be instantly relatable for kids。。。when your best friend makes a new friend。 The fact that this friendship involves a porcupine and two trees makes this even better。 Delightfully funny， with Higgins's always- awesome illustrations。 Norman faces a problem that will be instantly relatable for kids。。。when your best friend makes a new friend。 The fact that this friendship involves a porcupine and two trees makes this even better。 。。。more
Nicki
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Cute story about how friendships can change， and it's okay。 Cute story about how friendships can change， and it's okay。 。。。more
Court
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Norman is me when my friends think they're making new friends。 HA！ Norman is me when my friends think they're making new friends。 HA！ 。。。more
Nancy
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Norman has issues！
Ellon
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This would be a great book to share with young kids when they are dealing with jealousy over a friend's friendship with someone else。 However， it just didn't really live up to my expectations because I love Higgins so much。 Norman is cute and the message of the story is great （it also shows how to own up to your mistakes/try to fix them） but the actual delivery felt really weird to me （like how Mildred didn't talk but Norman did）。 This would be a great book to share with young kids when they are dealing with jealousy over a friend's friendship with someone else。 However， it just didn't really live up to my expectations because I love Higgins so much。 Norman is cute and the message of the story is great （it also shows how to own up to your mistakes/try to fix them） but the actual delivery felt really weird to me （like how Mildred didn't talk but Norman did）。 。。。more
Julia Bennett
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This is a fun read。 A good story about how it doesn't have to be just two friends， three friends is okay too！ Potential for talking about big moods and emotions。 This is a fun read。 A good story about how it doesn't have to be just two friends， three friends is okay too！ Potential for talking about big moods and emotions。 。。。more
Kayla Johnson
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Adorable and humorous with a happy ending。
Amber
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