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Doug's Dung

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Doug, Doug!

I felt a very special connection to little ol’ Doug. He inspires creativity and promotes self awareness in little minds about the ability to “be all they can be”, and I love books that have meaning.

Young kids are easily influenced, for the good and the bad. So, anything that can be for the good, is great by me.

My child’s opinion is he loved the message and the art work. He thinks everyone in his class would like it too!

*Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Doug is an adorable dung beetle whose talents and strengths are his creativity and sensitivity. I found this gentle story perfect for teaching little ones how to recognize that differences make us all stronger together. Recommended!

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It is story of a dung beetle.
And a dung beetle who is outlier.
A beetle who craves art and creativity.
Who looks farther than just doing mechanical jobs and filling his belly.
An inspiring story for kids to promote creativity and innovation.
Artwork is very good.
Story is in simple vocabulary easily readable by kids.
Book teaches moral lessons of grit and perseverance.

Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

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Doug the dungbeetle is trying to build his strength so he can move his dung pile. Instead, he finds inspiration in nature and begins to create his own art.

I feel pretty indifferent towards this one. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it.

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While Doug’s Dung was a little too preachy for my taste, the story was effective in demonstrating that individuals carry with them unique gifts and insights that can enrich and beautify their environments and relationships.

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I received this arc from Netgalley for an honest review. This is a cute picture book about being different and accepting it. Positive message for your kids.

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Dung Beetles! After reading this, I had a little bit of fun looking up on the Internet fun facts about this cute little beetle.

Doug’s Dung is a story about finding what you love and are good at and accepting those who are different.

Thoughts:
Dung beetle’s are very strong and have lots of power. But even though Doug tries and tries he just isn’t very good at what other Dung beetles do. But then, he gets inspiration from a petal. He decides to make art out of his balls of dung. From there he gets another idea and another. Eventually, he wants to have an art show, but no one shows up. That is, until a butterfly wants to see it and then everybody becomes interested in it.

I love having a picture book focusing on the dung beetle. Picture books are awesome in all their options and creativity. The story was cute with key words or phrases within the story such as ‘determined,’ ‘never gave up’ bolded for emphasis. The only issue I had was the transition from no one showing up, to the butterfly wanting to see, followed by the dung beetles feeling sorry about everything. I felt like there just needed to be one additional piece tying the art Doug has created to why the other beetles felt bad. To me, it seemed they were only sorry because they weren’t part of the cool crowd looking at the art. I mean, it’s pretty accurate for human behavior, but not generally seen in picture books.

Rating: 4 stars

Thanks to Netgalley and American Psychological Association for the advanced reader copy and the opportunity to provide an honest review.

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A book that will give many a chuckle, as well as successfully portray the benefits of thinking outside the box. Dung beetles are just supposed to be interested in balling up, lifting and moving dung, but Doug is different, and has different strengths. This should comfort the youngster who's not the sporty kind, and give impetus to many who have their own interests that, if they only get knowledgable or talented enough, will still manage to wow the naysayers. That simple message is really well conveyed here, and while Doug's antler-shaped antennae are not a patch on his contemporaries', I know who I'd rather be.

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I thought that this was a lovely book and the images are great.

The story is easy to follow and I liked the end, the book gets the message across well and it is a very good point well made - everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses as we are all unique and individual.

It is 5 stars from me for this one, it is another lovely book by this author - very highly recommended!!

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Inspirational story for young children. Do what you enjoy and the rest will fall into place. I liked this little tale of being true to one's own nature. It's innovative and inspiring. If no ever did anything differently, nothing would ever be accomplished! I like that it inspires creativity and individualism. Good story. Also a chance to introduce dung beetles to young kids! Might want to visit your local library and check out some dung beetle books! Lol.

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This is another cute title from the Once Upon a Garden series. In Doug's Dung, we meet a dung beetle named Doug who's not as physically strong as his friends, but who finds his strength in his creativity instead.

It's a cute theme of brains versus brawn, with the strong dung beetles eventually coming around and learning to value Doug's gifts. The illustrations are amusing, especially when Doug is turning his artistic talents loose on his dung balls.

Overall, this is another nice addition to the series. Readers who enjoyed the previous books will probably like this one as well.

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Why do we all have to be the same? Doug the dung beetle doesn't like doing everything that a dung beetle is expected to do or be. He soon finds out that he's got a talent for art, but whoever heard of dung beetle art? Doug braves the norm and soon finds he feels the best when he's expressing himself in art. I enjoyed that the book shows children it's okay to be different without throwing in any extra political correctness. Parents can use the story as a basis for many different topics with their children. A wonderful addition to any picture book collection.

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