Morgan Brown's Reviews > Tutus Aren't My Style

** spoiler alert ** This story is about a girl who is a typical "tomboy" and likes to get dirty, play games, and have adventures. Her uncle sends her a package in the mail, which turns out to be a ballerina outfit and she spends the whole afternoon trying to figure out how to be a ballerina and failing miserably. In the end, her uncle just sent her the wrong package. The message was to embrace your own individuality and self-love. The story also countered gender stereotypes. In my classroom, I would use this story to discuss gender stereotypes and to discuss self-love and encourage all of my students to be free to be themselves.