The Day You Begin

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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018 2019 National Ambassador for Young People s Literature National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and aloneThere will be times when you walk into a roomand no one there is quite like you.There are many reasons to feel different Maybe it s how you look or talk, or where you re from maybe it s what you eat, or something just as random It s not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it.Jacqueline Woodson s lyrical text and Rafael Lopez s dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes and how brave it is that we go forth anyway And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. Best Read eBook The Day You Begin By Jacqueline Woodson – kino-fada.fr Gorgeous and sweet and affirming.Every child starting school should have a copy of this bookFinally had a chance to read this masterpiece several times this morning heartprintWonderful, wonderful story, and the illustrations are simply breathtaking My 7 yr old enjoyed this so much, and we had a great discussion about the meaning behind the storyline as we read it together We ll definitely read this many times Great bedtime and classroom readThis is a very sweet children s book which would be great for kids who feel different from their peers in some way It discusses what it can be like to feel like you re different and like you re an outsider, and how friendships can form through finding commonalities.Another critical darling that didn t impress me I ve loved Jacqueline Woodson s previous picture books, but this one I did not like much The language is poetic The illustrations are nice But it s very message y And it felt long But the main problem I have with it is the way the negative feelings of otherness and inferiority dominate the book It s 90% negative I m embarrassed, I don t feel as good as everyone else , and 10% positive diversity is wonderful, everyone is unique So it s th Another critical darling that didn t impress me I ve loved Jacqueline Woodson s previous picture books, but this one I did not like much The language is poetic The illustrations are nice But it s very message y And it felt long But the main problem I have with it is the way the negative feelings of otherness and inferiority dominate the book It s 90% negative I m embarrassed, I don t feel as good as everyone else , and 10% positive diversity is wonderful, everyone is unique So it s the negative emotion that made the lasting impact And maybe this is silly or overprotective, but I wouldn t want to introduce a feeling of inferiority to a child who never thought his lunch was weird or something else The last line is great every new friend has something a little like you and something else so fabulously not quite ...I had a chance to read this book at NErDCampMI and I am so happy I did What an important book to have in my library A look at how we feel when we don t fit in, but also how important it is to be who we are, too I can t wait to share this book with teachers and students.This book celebrates differences and the importance of sharing YOUR personal story in order to let others in to your world and appreciate who YOU are.Two words Jacqueline Woodson Getting along, being kind, inclusion Need I say Richie s Picks THE DAY YOU BEGIN by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael L pez, ill., Nancy Paulsen Books, August 2018, 32p., ISBN 978 0 399 24653 1 Be yourself.Free yourself Graham Nash 1971 There will be times when the words don t come.Your own voice, once huge, now smallerwhen the teacher asks What did you do last summer We went to France, Chayla says.These shells cam...One of the best picture books of 2018 Read this aloud to my fifth graders to kick off the school year.https youtu.be kMwQMHgVPnw

The Day You Begin
  • 08 October 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 0399246533
  • Jacqueline Woodson
  • The Day You Begin