{"id":32499,"date":"2021-06-01T08:24:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T12:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/witsprogram.ca\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15933"},"modified":"2024-10-04T08:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:31:42","slug":"lili-macaroni","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/witsprogram.ca\/store\/product\/lili-macaroni\/","title":{"rendered":"Lili Macaroni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>By Nicole Testa<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Self-confidence is hard\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to come<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0by when classmates make fun of the things that make Lili Macaroni herself.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Butterfly-loving Lili opens by telling readers where her signature traits came from:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0got Mom\u2019s red hair, Dad\u2019s freckles, Grandma\u2019s eyes, and Grandpa\u2019s \u201cmagical laugh.\u201d She proclaims: \u201cI am the way I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lili starts school, not only does she learn the three R\u2019s,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">she also<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0learns \u201cthat a heart can ache\u201d when her new friends tease her for those very special family traits. Lili tries to become a new girl, renaming herself Sophia, but how will her family members feel if she erases their parts? Luckily, Lili\u2019s wise father has a suggestion for easing the ache that also taps into her passion. He\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">doesn\u2019t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0solve the problem for her; Lili herself takes the next step to let her class know why she has been so sad. And the next school day, everyone sports a polka-dot butterfly on their shoulder to help with their own heartaches. 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