“Occasionally Sweety did things that others had a hard time comprehending. Like the day she gave her book report through interpretive dance.”

Have you ever danced to the beat of your own drum? Have hobbies that some may find weird or just different?

Sweety is an awkward mole rat. She likes to interpretive dance, look for various fungi, and read all sorts of books. But she doesn’t have many friends. Not a lot of the other mole rats like to look at fungi, you see. And they don’t quite understand the meaning of interpretive dance.

But after her beloved and equally awkward Aunt Ruth comes to visit, Sweety realizes that she doesn’t have to change who she is to have friends. Just be who you are and the friends will find you.

Sweety is a perfect book for preschool to lower elementary readers who need a boost of self-confidence (or to look at cute naked mole rats!)