

And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. 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. Browse all of the BookPagez resources for The Day You Begin here. You will need your own copy/copies of the book. Please note that a copy of the book is not included in this resource set.

It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. I hope that you will enjoy using the BookPagez resources for The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. There are many reasons to feel different. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lpez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and. 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. Publisher's Synopsis: Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Genres: Bullying, Early Childhood Anti-Bias, Girls and Women, People & Places, RacismĪlso by this author: Each Kindness, The Year We Learned to Fly
