The day you begin / Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Rafael López.

Woodson, Jacqueline, (author.). López, Rafael, 1961- (illustrator.).

Summary:

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are lots of 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. Whatever it is, it's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody knows you, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art celebrate the bravery it takes to go forth even when you feel like an outsider. And they remind us that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our story, others will be happy to meet us halfway. -- From dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0399246533
ISBN: 9780399246531
Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:	AD980L Lexile AD980L Lexile.
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.8 0.5 197645. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4 0.5 197645. Accelerated Reader LG 4.0 0.5.
Awards Note:	ALSC Notable Children's Book, 2019 BCCB Blue Ribbons: Picture Books, 2018 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title, 2019 Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books, 2018 CSMCL Best Books, 2018 Monarch Award Master List, 2020 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book, 2019 Publisher's Weekly Best Picture Books, 2018 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018