Description
The Dinglehopper Blueberry Belly-Button Snooter is a fairytale-style story about sisters who find their room picked up and things put away, but they didn’t do it! Relevant themes such as embracing unique characteristics, personality, and thoughts are necessary teachings and reminders for readers of all ages.
Sisters Olivia and Caroline discover one day something “off” about their room: it is tidy, shelves dusted, and toys put away; their parents said they didn’t do it, and the girls know it wasn’t from them, so who could have done this anonymous good deed? Mom guesses it to be a friendly elf, but Dad is sure it is a Dinglehopper Blueberry Belly-Button Snooter, aka Steven, something the girls are skeptical about believing. A trip through the woods with Dad provides the proof that everyone was looking for: a Dinglehopper Blueberry Belly-Button Snooter who is shy, carries ammunition in the form of blueberries, and wears broken antlers atop his head, nothing like what anyone previously imagined, but purposeful and fitting for his character.
An invitation and visit to their house shows that regardless of quirky behaviors, his kind and thoughtful personality is what matters and shines brightest. The story contains similarities to The Gruffalo in its writing style, minus the scare tactic toward the animals, with this story being opposite with care and compassion versus intimidation. All ages will find learning opportunities through the universally understood lessons about understanding and acceptance. The format of the story shows text and coordinating pictures on each page, with illustrations appearing colorful, whimsical, and family-friendly. The story is an equal amount of imaginative and realistic, teaching the entertainment and benefits of being “outside the box” versus containing yourself in thought and action to the four walls of the “box.”
The story shows that adventure can happen anywhere, from outside your window to inside your bedroom, with just yourself or several others. Adventure is what you make of it and how far you are willing to go with creativity, imagination, and being open-minded to new things. Things that seemed different or scary may not be after further consideration and not taking people, places, and things at first impression. A strong and positive family dynamic is evident in the fictional family, serving as an example for the reader, whether a child or an adult. A good work ethic is apparent in the story physically (cleaning the house) and through determination to solve the mystery of who cleaned their room.