Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-Newton - ISBN: 9780525582120
Hardcover
First day fears fade when Vanessa learns her name’s power.

Becoming Vanessa

$42.59

  • Hardcover

    40 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 2021

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Summary

For readers of Alma and How She Got Her Name and The King of Kindergarten, this story will help kids just starting school transform from timid caterpillars into beautiful butterflies so they can love who they are.

Get ready to go back to school with this inclusive, empathetic story that will help kids new to the classroom transform from timid caterpillars into beautiful butterflies who love exactly who they are!

On Vanessa’s first day of school, her parents t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780525582120
ISBN-10:0525582126
Author:Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:40
Release Date:31 August 2021
Weight:452g
Dimensions:15mm x 290mm x 240mm
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Critics Review

“This classic school story offers a full range of emotions and situates this life-loving Black child in affirming family and school settings. A welcome addition to every shelf.”– Kirkus

“This classic school story offers a full range of emotions and situates this life-loving Black child in affirming family and school settings. A welcome addition to every shelf.”–Kirkus

“Bright, childlike mixed-media illustrations with a variety of patterns will appeal to youngsters, and the idea of a name having a meaning will be new to many children.”–Booklist

A hopeful celebration of individualism and an ode to recognizing one’s inner specialness.”–Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter who studied fashion illustration at FIT and children’s book illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the author and illustrator of Grandma’s Purse and Just Like Me, and has illustrated numerous children’s books, including The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Sewing Stories by Barbara Herkert. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes.

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