Review of The Day You Begin

​The Day You Begin
Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Age Level: 5 - 8
Grade Level: K – 3

Have you ever looked around and seen yourself as less? That’s exactly what the main character in this story does. Follow her and learn how she accepts that she’s different. And that she’s just as worthy as the people she meets.
 
How do you learn  to do that? It all starts the day you begin to see yourself as worthy, with something to contribute. I loved this book, and I would have put it in my classroom library when I was still teaching. All kids need to begin . . . to see themselves as worthy. Grown-ups too!

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