July 2022 - Page 3 of 14 - Anastasia Suen

Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding
by Benjamin Klas (Author) and Fian Arroyo (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad’s fiancé, Michael, has buried the apartment in piles of DIY wedding decorations. His best friend Sage now spends all her time with a new girl as quirky and bright as Sage ever was. Everywhere he goes, Jeremiah feels like the odd one out. Eager for something to get him away from all this, he starts volunteering in an English class for refugees. As the summer goes on, Jeremiah finds community in new places and with unexpected friends.

Snippet: There were many problems with the whole staying with Dad for the summer thing. I loved it and all but it was hard to switch back and forth between Iowa and the Twin Cities. Leaving all of my friends for three months always made me the outsider when I returned in time for school.

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Things We Feel – Alphabet Poems About Emotions
by Sylvia Vardell (Author) and Janet Wong (Author)
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Booktalk: Kids have been feeling a mix of complex emotions lately, which makes this poetry anthology perfect for sharing. In this alphabet book, you’ll find poems from A to Z along with full-color photos that will help kids talk about feeling amazed, brave, curious, determined, excited, frustrated, grateful, happy, inspired, jealous, kooky, lonely, mad, nervous, and more. The poems are ideal for children in preschool through Grade 2 (ages 3-7) and can also be used as mentor texts for older students. Share the poems to jump-start family talks at home or in classrooms. Parents, caregivers, and educators will find useful tips and resources to help make learning even more fun.

This anthology includes a diverse and inclusive blend of established and new voices, including Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Willeena Booker, Rose Cappelli, Kelly Conroy, Karen Elise Finch, Douglas Florian, Patricia J. Franz, Katey Howes, Carol-Ann Hoyte, Michelle Kogan, Marty Lapointe-Malchik, Carmela A. Martino, Juli Mayer, Rochelle Melander, Lisa Varchol Perron, Elizabeth Kuelbs, Naomi Shihab Nye, Joyce Schriebman, Anastasia Suen, Pamela Taylor, Linda J. Thomas, Fernanda Valentino, Vicki Wilke, Matthew Winter, and Janet Wong.

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100% of the profits from Things We Feel – Alphabet Poems About Emotions (Pomelo Books, 2022) will be donated to the IBBY Children in Crisis Fund (IBBY.org), so . . .

on #GivingTuesday, I’m offering a FREE 15-minute author visit to teachers and librarians who post a photo of themselves with the book on social media. (One visit per site.)

Download the DIY mini-comic and we can read the VICTORIOUS poem together before your students show me their art.

Month: July 2022

Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding

Things We Feel and DIY mini-comic