Simon is having a bad day because his sister gives him a strange hair cut and his friends tease him, but he runs into Grandma Rose who teaches him how to handle teases and put-downs.
Simon is having a bad day; a bad hair day. First his sister gives him a strange hair cut, then his friends tease him. Simon doesn't know what to do. Lucky for him he runs into Grandma Rose. After listening to his sorrowful story she helps him learn an important life lesson; how to handle teases and put-downs. By comparing teases to fishing hooks she tells him a tale of how fish learned not to bite. With fanciful characters such as Harmony Hippy Fish, Freddie Fang, Max the Mouse Fish and more, Simon learns that he, too, can swim free from the teasing hooks that people toss his way.
Simon is having a bad day because his sister gives him a strange hair cut and his friends tease him, but he runs into Grandma Rose who teaches him how to handle teases and put-downs.
Katie's parents are concerned that she doesn't act as mature for her age as they would like. Then one day Grandma Rose takes them through her beautiful flower garden to show them a special flower, a rosebud that will bloom some day, but can't be rushed--just like Katie. Notes about people who were late bloomers follow the story.