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No One Is Angry Today
by Toon Tellegen (Author), Marc Boutavant (Illustrator), and David Colmer (Translator)
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Booktalk: In ten thoughtful, philosophical, absurd tales, the forest animals–from squirrel to scarab beetle–spend their days as friends do, with birthday parties, writing letters, visiting, dancing, or sometimes all alone. Each day brings emotions that are always worth exploring, although not always easy, as this illustrated storybook gently shows that anger, in all its shapes and sizes, is a natural, necessary and often misunderstood emotion.

Snippet: It was midsummer. The squirrel was sitting at a table in his house at the top of the beech tree.

The ant had gone off on a journey and might never return. Almost definitely not–that was what she had said as she left.

You are invited to join the June 1-August 31, 2022 #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club and read all summer long. The goal is to build a list of comps (published children’s books like yours) to use in your query when you send out your #kidlit manuscript.

Q. What is the #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club?
A. A digital reading log in a private Facebook Group.

#kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club Rules:
1. Read one *possible* comp a week (a children’s book like yours)
2. in June, July, and August.
3. Post a book emoji with a # to record it: 1, 2, etc.
4. Build a list of comps for your query
5. by selecting the best *possible* comps at the end of each month.

Q. Do you post the book title, too?
A. No. Only post a book emoji: . Book comps are a sales tool. Save this important sales information for your query letter.

Why read comps?

Book comps can help you:

Write your book
Revise your book
Sell your book

Are you ready to ready to read and write this summer? Join us!

Download the #kidlit Comps Summer Reading Club FAQ e-book on the Summer Reading page.
Click the yellow “Join group” button in the e-book.
Then click the blue Facebook “Join group” button.

Q. Can you join without downloading the e-book?
A. No. I’ve had too many friends lose control of their social media accounts to hackers, so I added this extra step as a precaution.