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Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters

Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters
by Sophie Berger (Author) and Ruan van Vliet (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Bartholomew struggles to get himself ready as the monsters from last night’s dreams sabotage the most simple of morning routines. A vast purple monster sits on his chest, making it hard to get up. A slug monster slimes his clothes, so he can’t get dressed. Brushing teeth, eating breakfast, and even going to the toilet all present challenges as the monsters mess around at Bartholomew’s expense. Will Bartholomew’s dad ever manage to get him out the door?

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It’s So Difficult

It’s So Difficult
by Raúl Nieto Guridi (Author) and Lawrence Schimel (Translator)
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Booktalk: A school day can be so overwhelming: so many people, so many noises, so many things to remember. Grown-ups say it’ll get easier with time, but even saying hello is incredibly hard. Thank goodness for comforts like math, for anything that can relax a restless mind. Maybe this time a few words will come out at last. . .

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I count things until I reach the sign for the 21 bus stop.
There is a man there who breathes very loudly.
The bus took seventeen breaths to arrive–
I counted.

Counting things or calculating relaxes me.

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