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THE DAY YOU BEGIN

Rafael López Jacqueline Woodson

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez 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, 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 Lopez'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 stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, the NAACP Image Award and a Sibert Honor. She received the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a three-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include The Other Side, Each Kindness, Coming On Home Soon, Feathers, Show Way, After Tupac and D Foster, and Miracle's Boys. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature.

Rafael López won Pura Belpré medals for Drum Dream Girl and Book Fiesta, and has also received three Pura Belpré honors, two Américas Book Awards, and the 2017 Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award and Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal. His work has been featured in Communication Arts, American Illustration Annual, Graphic Design USA and Huffington Post. He's a founder of San Diego's Urban Art Trail movement, created seven US Postal Stamps, and created official posters for the '08 and '12 Obama-Biden campaigns.
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Published 2018-08-28 by Nancy Paulsen Books

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Published 2018-08-28 by Nancy Paulsen Books

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This lovely and sensitive treatment of adjustment deserves a spot in any collection for youngsters.

Woodson's gentle, lilting story and López's artistry create a stirring portrait of the courage it takes to be oneself: "There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you until the day you begin/ to share your stories."

Chinese (simpl.): TB Publishing ; French: Scholastic Canada ; Japanese: Chobunsha ; Korean: KIZM ; Portuguese: Morro Branco ; Swedish: Natur & Kultur

In her interview, Jacqueline discusses THE DAY YOU BEGIN, her role as National Ambassador, and tackling tough subjects in her writing. Read more...

Jacqueline Woodson has been named the 2020 recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award! The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books.

Woodson's superlative text sees each character turns that moment of desolation into an opportunity to be brave and find hope in what they have in common. VERDICT: This masterful story deserves a place in every library.

A must-have book about the power of one's voice and the friendships that emerge when you are yourself.

Interview with Jacqueline Woodson: Jacqueline Woodson Is Named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Read more...

The New York Times announced that National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson will publish a picture book The Day You Begin coming in Fall 2018. Both Woodson and her long-time editor Nancy Paulsen were interviewed for the piece which will run in today's Arts section. Read more...