Creative Writing Inspired By Sophie’s Squash

We hit out local library the other evening. #Thebigone was happily engaged building with Legos, and my hubs was tailing #thelittleone as he explored. I seized the opportunity to stroll through the children’s section by myself! (The luxury!) I noticed Sophie’s Squash turned out on the shelf. It’s whimsical cover piqued my interest immediately. After thumbing through the book by Pat Zietlow Miller (author) and Anne Wilsdorf (illustrator), I knew at the very least it was coming home with us for a bit to be read.

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READING SOPHIE’S SQUASH

#thebigone and I read it together one evening, and giggled together over how silly the story was. As we talked about what qualities would or would not make a good friend, he admitted that although he did think it was pretty silly to be best friends with a squash, he’d much rather play with one than actually eat one! [He’s going through a picky eater phase. Some weeks, he enjoys eggplant or mushrooms. Other weeks, ‘his taste buds have changed’ and he won’t touch them. We’ve entered a non-squash phase, apparently.]

 Sophie's Squash Creative Writing- Book
Sophie's Squash Creative Writing- Book

WRITING INSPIRED BY SOPHIE’S SQUASH

Using the free printables I created, #thebigone took some time to do a little creative writing & drawing inspired by the book. He formulated his opinion on Sophie’s choice in a friend, and then drew a picture of Sophie & her BFF having a grand time together. That’s Sophie feeding Bernice a bottle, in case you can’t make out his masterpiece. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to grab your own printables!

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Sophie’s Squash is a silly, sweet story about a little girl who is able to overlook the few ‘faults’ her bestie Bernice may have. It also makes a fabulous jumping off point to spark a discussion regarding what your child values in a friend, and why those are so important to consider when they’re choosing which acquaintances to spend time with.  It’s seasonally perfect, as we dig into our sides of squash & sweet potatoes later this week, and give thanks for the friends in our lives who stand by us, and enrich our lives… Even if life gets a little rotten on occasion.

Have You Talked About How To Be A Friend With Your Child? Share Any Tips You Have In The Comments!

 

Spend some time talking about the importance of friendship with your children with this Sophie's Squash inspired creative writing prompt! Includes free printables to accompany the popular children's book. #beyondthebook #earlylearning #sophiessquash #creativewriting #writingprompt #kidlit #earlyliteracy

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