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Changes Changes

3/29/2019

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Here and There by Tamara Ellis Smith ill Evelyn Daviddi

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Ivan loves music, all kinds of music. He is especially drawn to the melodic chirps, calls, and trills of birds in his backyard. Up in the branches of the pear tree, he coaxes the winged creatures with bird seed, identifying various neighborhood birds by the sounds that each species makes.
Then something happens which disrupts his childhood and causes Ivan’s life to undergo a radical change. Dad moves out and into a new place. Ivan distinguishes the two dwellings by referring to the familiar home with mom as here. Dad’s new residence is there. Smith emphasizes the distinction Ivan makes between the two homes with the words here and there in bold face type.
Over there at his father’s house, things are not the same. No pear tree. No customary surroundings. No mother. Ivan remains sullen and silent. He can't seem to successfully transition from the home of his early childhood to a different living arrangement with his father.
His relationship with dad remains at an impasse until his father begins to strum his guitar. Ivan is drawn to the welcome sound this music. When he responds to the tune, dad invites Ivan to create lyrics for his composition. Ivan thinks about it. Inspiration strikes. He knows what to do: fit the sounds of his winged friends into his father’s melody. Working together, a new song is born.
Combining his love for music and for birds, Ivan and his parents forge a connection that will help Ivan bridge the two distinct worlds of mom and dad. Climbing the pear tree in mom’s spacious backyard is different from a swing attached to a tree limb in dad’s small fenced-in outdoor space. Ivan can belong in each space. While it isn't always so easy in real life, Here and There offers youngsters and their caregivers an exploration of ways to help children cope with parental separation.
Italian artist Daviddi captures the contrast between the two homes of this biracial child. Mom in her fashionable attire serving milk and cookies contracts with dad sporting facial stubble ordering take-out pizza. Birds flit in both environments, creating a unifying theme of music and nature in two separate homes.
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Additional Resources

Looking for additional picture books to help youngsters cope with family separation and divorce? Try these books.
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Bird Song

A small chart listing a few familiar bird calls can be found at the back of the book.
​Listen to the recorded bird calls.  How many can you identify?
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Electronic copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: March 31, 2019  Publisher: Barefoot Books  ISBN: 978-1782857419
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Book Fandom

3/26/2019

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The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

"You'll...read a book...with me?"
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What's with all the pink? Lately there has been a resurgence of pink, strikingly pink books. For the record, I like pink books. In fact, pink book cover groupings were one of our most popular library displays. People seem to like their book covers pink.  
But let's get back to Greg Pizzoli's latest title for young readers. This charming little piggie travels around town on his Vespa, searching for books. (Okay the vehicle is green. But is serves as a nice color contrast to the omnipresent pink.) 
But here's the kicker: although he has an extensive collection of books, Hog doesn't know how to read.
One day, he happens upon a long low building filled with books. He's in hog heaven! When he attempts to abscond with an armload of books, the gentle librarian, Miss Olive offers to read with him.
He has found unlimited books and a caring person who will share books with him. He is hooked. He brings books from home, borrows books from the library, and with the patient tutelage of the librarian, Hog learns to read. Readers will find several PIzzoli books make cameo appearances: Owl, Number One Sam, Templeton, The Watermelon Seed. The bedtime stack of book spines reveal an extensive reading assortment. Everything from classics such as Harry Potter and Charlotte's Web to the graphic novel El Deafo and picture book Du Iz Tak?  Readers may choose to create their own visual stack of favorite books.
The Book Hog is a celebration of books, stories, reading, learning to read, libraries, librarians, storytime, and Summer Reading. Let the good times begin.  Note: Contrary to Hog, it is best not to read while operating a moving vehicle.
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Go Hog Wild for Pizzoli Books

Can't stop with just one book by Greg Pizzoli? Try these classic picture books.  Also be sure to check out his illustrations for the My Little Cities board book series by Jennifer Adams. The San Francisco book is featured in the Spring 2019 Reading Style Guide.
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Bonus: Buttons!

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The children that I often work with adore buttons. They can't get enough of them and I'm always running out of buttons to hand put into little hands.
This Book Hog button is the best!  I wish that I had a wholesale account and could order a dozen dozen, i.e. a gross. 
My little readers would snatch them up in a heartbeat.
​Any way to get these from a retail source?
Uncorrected copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: March 26, 2019  Publisher: Disney-Hyperion  ISBN: 978-1368036894
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Beautiful Alert!

3/22/2019

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The Becket List by Adele Griffin ill LeUyen Pham

"Country life sure is quiet," I say   "Not with you in it," murmurs Caroline.
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Meet the irrepressible Becket. When her veterinarian parents decide to leave the city and relocate in the country, Rebecca is ready to go. She wants to take on a new country persona, requesting to be called Becket and creating a list of all the new experiences she plans to have on the farm. Not everyone shares her enthusiasm. Older sister Caroline is devastated, as she must leave friends. Twin brother Nicolas finds that his perceived ailments are even worse. Then there's Mr. Fancypants, the pug that has always been a member of the family but has slowed down and isn't much fun anymore.
Living with her family on grandmother's Blackberry Farm, isn't quite what Becket envisioned. Collecting eggs can be painful when Laying Godiva, Gran's prize New Hampshire Red hen, defends her eggs by viciously pecking Becket. There is a lemonade stand fiasco, when Becket discovers the importance of sweeteners. Summer day camp is not the friend-fest she thought it would be. And sometimes helping the launch of a camper’s miniature boat is not helpful.
This camp has been a bran muffin amount of fun, not a banana split with three cherries and sprinkles amount of fun.
Becket dreams of owning a different dog, whom she decides will be named Noble. She hopes for either a Labrador or German shepherd that will perform tricks, play catch, and run with her through the countryside. Instead, she finds herself pampering Mr. Fancypants, coating his heart pills in peanut butter and carrying him up and down the stairs.
Throughout the summer her list of good things about country life goes through multiple revisions. Some unexpected items Becket adds to her list include driving a tractor and catching a runaway llama. 
Becket receives her share of both real and figurative lemons. Her attempts to "make lemonade" out of difficult situations don’t always pan out. But the girl who prefers grooming the old mule and donkey to shopping, who makes mistakes and then tries to make amends, and who constantly discovers the wonder of life with her Beautiful Alerts is the kind of friend I want. Thanks Adele Griffin and LeUyen Pham for this little charmer. More stories from Blackberry Farm please.
Outside, the big old moon is glowing yellow over the fields.
​”Beautiful Alert,” I whisper.

Have You Met These Girls?

If you enjoyed The Becket List, here are four girls who know their own minds and aren't afraid to speak up and take action. These cover images let you know that these girls mean business.  Terrific series for young readers.
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​Pub date: April 2, 2019  Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers  ISBN: 978-1616207908
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Adventure Awaits

3/19/2019

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Explorer Academy: The Falcon's Feather by Trudi Trueit

The impossible missions are the only ones that succeed.
Jacques Cousteau
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National Geographic takes on a new publishing venture with Explorer Academy, a fiction series combining action-adventure with science, technology and world exploration. Twelve-year-old Cruz Coronado is a member of Explorer Academy, an international team of young people training to become the world's future scientists.
The Falcon’s Feather, second in the seven-book series, finds Cruz aboard the academy's flagship and headed to northern aquatic seas. He will be trained to swim in frigid waters and pilot a deep-sea exploratory vessel.
The ship is equipped with fascinating technological gadgets: a helmet with an embedded computerized translator which allows the wearer to communicate with marine animals, clothing with bio-luminescent properties and the ability to change appearance to blend with surroundings, a drone that appears as a tiny insect but can transmit messages.
Cruz faces grave personal danger. His cabin is ransacked the first day on board. He becomes wary. Whom can he trust? Twice during the voyage someone attempts to kill him. His computerized underwater helmet is sabotaged. Later, a deliberately set explosion traps Cruz and three of his companions in an ice cave. 
They killed your mother. They will not hesitate to kill you, too.
Nebula Pharmaceuticals is behind these attacks.  Cruz’s mother, a former Nebula employee, developed a serum which could regenerate human cells.  Nebula ordered her to destroy her discovery and its formula.  Prior to her death in a mysterious lab fire, she recorded a message to Cruz on her digital holo-video journal and engraved the serum's formula onto a black marble stone. She then split the stone into eight fragments and deposited them around the world. Her son has her journal which contains clues to the location of the coded marble fragments.
Trueit has created stories with action, intrigue, and suspense galore. At one point in my reading I replied to a request from an individual near me, saying “I can’t come right now. Cruz is trapped underwater and can’t breathe.” 
Those who love scientific and geographical trivia will be fascinated with all the factoids scattered throughout the narrative.  Interesting The Falcon's Feather bits include Norse mythology, whale rescue, receding glaciers, and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. All volumes are chock-full of fascinating futuristic tech gadgets. There is a Jules Verne quality to the series, envisioning scientific achievements that may become a future reality.
Discover the world and examine the possibilities of science and technology with these pulse-racing high-octane escapades. Young readers will anxiously await the next volume. Fortunately, National Geographic plans to release a new title every six months. 

Extra. Extra. 

National Geographic has created a wealth of extras to enhance the series.The treasure trove of online resources includes codes and ciphers to solve, profiles of scientists working on cutting edge advances. There’s an animation video of C.A.V.E. (Computer Animated Virtual Experience), a slide show of "Weird But True" facts,  and personality quiz to determine what type of scientist you are.
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The Truth Behind

​Meet the real National Geographic Explorers who helped inspire the science in the book series. Watch them in action and find out how they’re changing the world through science and adventure in “Explorer Academy: The Truth Behind.”
Watch Zoltan trap a rattlesnake, extract some blood, and then set the venomous reptile free.
Head into caves and view what might be considered the emojis of ancient civilizations.
Williams dives into frigid arctic waters to find clues to climate change.
These tiny flying drones inspired by insects have tremendous spy potential.
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Pub date: March 19, 2019  Publisher: Under the Stars  ISBN:  978-1426333040
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Questions. Questions.

3/14/2019

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To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer

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​​Full disclosure: Initially I skimmed this book's  back cover and concluded that it was a remake of The Parent Trap. To be honest, I wasn't crazy about the movie. So, no. I wasn't interested. But... this middle grade novel was by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer.  I reasoned that two extremely talented authors would write something more than a warmed-over Disney movie script. Once I started reading I was hooked. 
​​Reasons why I loved this book:
Point one: The girls are interesting individuals, not plot contrivances. While they have a west coast vs. east coast point of view, they have enough unique traits to transcend the California and New York City stereotypes. 
Point two: The dads.  These men are neither good guys nor bad guys. They are guys.  They are dads. They make some good decisions, arrive at some conclusions based inaccurate assumptions. They make mistakes. They love their families.
Point three: Supporting characters, especially Bett's grandma and Avery's birth mother are not phantom shadows or cardboard standees. Even campers are not one-dimensional. ​The snobby camper reveals a surprising side near the end of the book. 
Point four: There are no simpering, sniveling, demanding rivals trying to destroy each girl's relationship with her father.  The adults are adults. Readers will be cheering for a resolution that will help all characters build fulfilling, happy lives. 
Point five: There are plenty of interesting plot twists to keep readers engaged. Some are telegraphed early on, others are hinted at as the story progresses. A few caught me by surprise.  This is not a Disney remake.  Prepare to be delighted and surprised in a good way.

I Have Questions

After reading To Night Owl From Dogfish I found I had several questions.  After a quick internet search, I could not find answers to my questions, so am posing my questions for Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer online.
  • What inspired you to create this story of two girls being raised by single gay dads?
  • Did you have the plot in mind from the outset or did the story evolve as you wrote?
  • Was one of you the voice of Bett and one the voice of Avery?
  • How did Gaga evolve?  What inspired the creation of this character?
  • What about camp? Were those two very different camps based on personal experience?
  • What brought the two of you together to write this book?
  • What are the advantages of writing a middle grade novel together?
  • What are the challenges of writing a middle grade novel together?

Music of Love

'Bonus: The 1998 version of The Parent Trap opens with Nat King Cole's “L.O.V.E.” ends with Natalie Cole's “This Will Be An Everlasting Love.” Both songs make a terrific soundtrack for To Night Owl From Dogfish. 
Uncorrected copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: February 12, 2019  Publisher: Dial Books  ISBN: 978-0525553236
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On Your Toes

3/13/2019

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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins
by Michelle Meadows ill Ebony Glenn

This is the girl who danced...
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​Echoing the rhythmic quality of dance, Meadows uses rhyming couplets to tell the story of Janet Collins.  The cumulative syntax traces her story from early beginnings to prima ballerina with the Metropolitan Opera House.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1917 and raised in Los Angeles, California, Janet displayed not only talent, but a love for dance. ​
In a time when dance opportunities were limited for a youngster of color, Collins found ways to realize her dream. Whether it was finding teachers or studying and performing other forms of dance including Spanish, Caribbean, and African, she continued to pursue her passion.
Collins' determination to be true to herself and her heritage is remarkable.  She was invited to join Ballet Russe with the stipulation that she lighten her skin. She refused. She would find ways to dance, but on her terms.
Glenn captures the joyous enthusiasm of a young girl and the willowy body of a gifted dancer. She uses a realistic approach, positioning bodies in classic ballet style with arms gracefully rounded, fingertips with thumb and middle finger slightly curved inward. The arms are always extended, reaching out and up. The bearing is regal.  Glenn's color palette allows Janet’s skin to be the focal point. The gorgeous sienna skin makes each pose more elegant and visually arresting.
This picture book is enriched with an author's note which provides additional information on the life of Janet Collins. Two small photographs of Collins as a professional performer provide a real life look at this beautiful, poised woman. A list of print and online resources is also included.
Together Meadows and Glenn have choreographed a sparkling tribute to dedication, persistence and above all, the wonder of dance. Youngsters will be enchanted and inspired by Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins.
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Young Ballerinas

Meet Misty Copeland, Siena Cherson, and Maria Tallchief. Each dreamed of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Each practiced endless hours, pushing her body to execute difficult moves with precision and grace. Along with Janet Collins, they are role models for aspiring dancers.
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​Pub date: January 8, 2019  Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)  ISBN:  978-1250127730
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Left is Right

3/8/2019

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In Russia, doing the right thing meant being like everyone else. And everyone else was right-handed.

Anya’s Secret Society by Yevgenia Nayberg

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Anya was born with a dominant left hand. She was also born into a Russian culture that considered the right hand as the "legitimate" hand. Even the word "right" meant not only a direction, but also "correct." 
When this resourceful and determined little girl recognized that local norms frowned upon use of the left hand, she taught herself to use her right hand for most activities. Anya was able to master even difficult tasks with this hand.
However, there was one activity in which it was impossible to use her right hand: drawing. Her brain could only process and create images with her dominant hand, her left hand.
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Anya created a special stratagem to live within the confines of Russian expectations and still express herself: a secret society. She learned that great artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelango, and Rembrandt were left-handed. When she was alone, she would put on a mask and pretend to be in the company of famous left-handed artists. The secret society was the place where she felt that she could safely create.
Then life took a surprising turn. Her parents chose to leave Russia and immigrate to America. In addition to all the differences she encountered in this new country, Anya was astonished to learn that left-hand dominance was not considered wrong. Schools were equipped with scissors and desks to accommodate children with either dominant hand. Her teacher did not seem to notice or care which hand Anya chose to use.
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Based on her personal experience growing up in the Soviet Union, Yevgenia Nayberg has created a poignant story. With determination, imaginative thinking, and a bit of subterfuge, Anya finds a way to continue to draw. Readers get a glimpse into the private life as well as the real world struggles an artist faces. 
I will always have a place in my heart for the secret society of my childhood.

Art: A Visual Treat

Nayberg's art is stunning. Her work is replete with arresting design and unconventional juxtaposition of objects. The use of light is extraordinary. Textures add nuance and dimension. She uses vibrant colors to emphasize Anya's fertile imagination. Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva and The Wren and the Sparrow received Sydney Taylor Honor Awards. View her online portfolio that includes illustration, theater posters, sketchbooks and more.
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Anya’s Secret Society is more than a gorgeously illustrated story, it’s an affirmation for all children who feel different, who don’t fit into the prevailing cultural definitions of correct.
​While the story is specific to left-handedness, the message that basic traits in individual children are neither “right” nor “wrong” is powerful.
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Electronic copy provided by publisher.
Pub date: March 12, 2019  Publisher: Charlesbridge  ISBN: 978-1580898300
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How It Happened

3/5/2019

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Because by Mo Willems ill Amber Ren
“ If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person"
​Mister Rogers
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Because is a word laden with possibility. Mo Willems explores a chain of cause and effect in his latest picture book Because. 
Willems begins with Beethoven and traces the events that lead from his composition to a performance by an orchestra. He includes moments on this continuum that are deliberately planned: musicians who learn to play an instrument and practice until they become proficient. Then there are unexpected occurrences: due to illness there is an extra ticket available.
The result of this string of events is that the life of one girl is changed. She becomes a composer and conducts an orchestral performance of her composition.  
And that night, someone heard her music and was changed.
Ren's illustrations are filled with many charming touches. The portrait of Beethoven hanging on the wall shows him glancing into the future at young Franz Schubert.  A violinist practices in his home and on the side table is a photo of himself as a young boy with his first violin.   A continuous golden musical ribbon weaves throughout the book, tying all the elements together. End papers featuring the score of Schubert's Symphony no. 8 in B-minor and Hilary Purrington's contemporary composition The Cold appropriately bookend the story.                
This is how it happened:
I sitting with a teen and together we read this book. We considered how because happens in her life. Because she wanted to play a music instrument that was different from the instruments other members of her family play, she decided to try strings. Because she liked the sound and the shape, she decided to try the cello.
Because she played the cello with the orchestra in her school, she met another student studying the cello. Because they performed together, the two became best friends.
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Pub date: March 5, 2019  Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children ISBN: 978-1368019019
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Do You Believe in Magic?

3/5/2019

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The Revenge of Magic by James Riley

"...you can't live in fear, Fort"
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Take a look at the cover. Yes. That's right, a giant hand has emerged from beneath the ground, grabbed the Washington Monument, ripped it from its foundation, and now holds all 555 feet menacingly above the nation's capital.
Terror reigns.  Fear runs rampant.
Fort, aka Forsythe Fitzgerald watched in horror as the monstrous hand snatched his father and then disappeared underground. Alone, angry, and searching for answers, Fort agrees to enroll in a special government -sponsored boarding school run by Dr. Oppenheimer. This is no ordinary school. 
Students are invited to enroll because they have the potential to read books containing secret formulas visible only to kids born on or before date that these magical books were discovered. Fort will study The Magic of Recuperation and Restoring What Has Been.  He will learn to:
  • Restore small cuts or shallow burns with a cooling touch.
  • Take away the emotion of terror from any living thing for a period of one hour.
  • Grant the power of movement to an inanimate object. Newly animated objects will operate under the spellcaster's control.
  • ​Revive any deceased creature into an undead servant under the spellcaster's control.
Powerful stuff! 
Fort learns that there are deeper and darker secrets hidden in the lower levels of the school. We're talking some seriously creepy secrets: monstrous beasts and a truly evil ancient force that can control them.
James Riley's new series, The Revenge of Magic is much darker than the Story Thieves. Much darker. When you're ready to delve into a high-stakes fantasy adventure with mind controlling, body-possessing sinister forces, follow Fort on his quest for books filled with ancient techniques needed to summon mysterious powers.  
Heads up:  There are more books containing secret formulas.  Will Fort find them? Will he learn what happened to his father? Why is the government so interested in all of this?  Stay tuned for the continuing adventures of Forsythe Fitzgerald.
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Pub date: March 5, 2019   Publisher: Aladdin   ISBN: 978-1481485777
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Let’s Get Meta

3/4/2019

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Another by Christian Robinson

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The list of award-winning books by illustrator Christian Robinson is extensive and impressive: Caldecott Award Honor, Coretta Scott King Award Honor (twice), Sibert Award Honor, and Boston Globe-Hornbook Nonfiction Award Honor. 
​In an exciting new career move, Christian Robinson is publishing his first solo book. It turns out that the man who has command of design, space, and color also has a mind filled with very intriguing notions.
Let's get meta with Christian Robinson.  
​What if there is another individual just like you, but.... your doppelgänger lives in a parallel world?  And what if you could travel to that world? And what if you could bring a friend with you to meet your double?
​It begins with a cat. At night. On the bed of a sleeping child.
Another cat appears, takes the cat's mouse, and escapes. The cat with the red collar chases after the cat with the mouse. Then the child awakes in time to see the cat leaving and quickly joins in pursuit of the purloined mouse. In and out of holes and portholes. Over and under. Between and through. The cat and its owner search. 
Lo and behold.  In another dimension they discover that the cat has an owner who could be the child's double. They reach out across space to return the missing mouse. Cat and owner return home with the mouse. All is as it should be. The child falls asleep. Except.... something is under the bed!
The concept of an alternate universe is mind-bending. However, Robinson breaks it down into easily understood images that allow for multiple interpretations. 
Robinson’s eye-popping flat colors are the perfect medium for this journey into another dimension. And dots! They are everywhere. It’s like being in one of those kiddie play areas filled with small plastic balls.
Worth noting: Another’s world is filled with a diverse array of children and faces with a gorgeous range of skin tones. It's easy to spot wheelchairs, eyeglasses, a hijab, and even an arm cast.  All children can be found are here.
All worlds are for all children.
 Another is a wordless picture book for thinking readers of all ages. 
Copy provided by publisher.
​Pub date: March 5, 2019  Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers  ISBN:  978-1534421677
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