Pinduli's mama has always told her that she's the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don't think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, and her wiggly stripes? Poor Pinduli just wants to disappear--and she tries everything she can think of to make that happen. Yet nothing goes her way. Nothing, that is, until a case of mistaken identity lets her show the creatures of the African savanna how a few tiny words--bad or good--can create something enormous.

Janell Cannon, the creator of the bestselling Stellaluna, introduces yet another endearing character in this triumphant story about self-image, self-acceptance, and treating others with respect.

Includes notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savanna.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 09/01/2004
ISBN: 9780152046682
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Third Place
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2004 pg. 738
Publishers Weekly 08/02/2004 pg. 69
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2004 pg. 565
Booklist 09/01/2004 pg. 129
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 26 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 78828 / Pinduli
Reading Level: 3.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5