When a classmate ridicules her painting because the colors are “wrong,” Sophie is hurt and embarrassed. But her attempt at a realistic depiction doesn’t capture what she wants to express, so she changes the gray of the trunk to a vibrant blue makes the sky orange outlines the branches in yellow (“as if it’s shining”). Look at it carefully…Tomorrow you’re going to paint that tree from memory.” Sophie can’t wait: she loves to paint, and she loves her tree. Sophie’s teacher gives the class an assignment: “Find a tree you like a LOT. In Bang’s now-classic When Sophie Gets Angry…Really, Really Angry, Sophie coped with a volcanic episode of rage by communing with a favorite beech tree both Sophie and the tree are back in a new book, this one about hurt feelings - although in truth it’s just as much about the creative process and how art functions. When Sophie’s Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt
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