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The Day You Begin

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$14.24 $18.99 In stock

Category: Books

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature



A #1

 NEW YORK TIMES

BESTSELLER!



National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.



There will be times when you walk into a room
and 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 López’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.


  • Printed in China
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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 2 reviews)

Nicholas K. ★★★★★

The illustrations in this book are stunning, and the message about finding courage to share your story really resonated with my first-grader. We've read it three nights in a row now, and she asks different questions each time.

Alexander Y. ★★★★★

Bought this for my niece after seeing it was a #1 bestseller, and the way Woodson weaves the kids' differences into one shared feeling of courage is just beautiful. The illustrations by Piquemal are warm and expressive, and it’s already become her bedtime favorite read.