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Written by Jacqueline Woodson<\/strong><\/div>\n
Nancy Paulsen Books, An imprint of Penguin Random House 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael L\u00f3pez’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bestseller The Day You Begin illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence.<\/span><\/div>\n
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On a dreary, stuck-inside kind of day, a brother and sister heed their grandmother\u2019s advice: \u201cUse those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing. Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored as you are now.\u201d And before they know it, their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom. Then, on a day full of quarrels, it\u2019s time for a trip outside their minds again, and they are able to leave their anger behind. This precious skill, their grandmother tells them, harkens back to the days long before they were born, when their ancestors showed the world the strength and resilience of their beautiful and brilliant minds. Jacqueline Woodson\u2019s lyrical text and Rafael Lopez\u2019s dazzling art celebrate the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves up and imagine a better world.<\/span><\/div>\n
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REVIEWS<\/h3>\n
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\u201c<\/span>Vibrant illustrations, purposeful rhythms, and deliberate repetition create a read-aloud experience that kids of varying ages can follow.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201c<\/span>A must for any collection, and an outstanding example of the picture book as an artistic and literary form.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201c<\/span>Colorful butterflies and a vibrant little bird that often appear flying around the siblings represent their freedom, which is only ever as far away as an open book or the doorways of their imaginations.<\/span>\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u2013 Kirkus<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Amazon Editors Pick-<\/span>Best Children\u2019s Books of 2022 So Far<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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INTERVIEWS\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
CBS Mornings with Jacqueline Woodson<\/span><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CUxsVRs_IDE<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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