#audreyvernick

[akzfineart]

I’m very excited to be part of the blog tour (hosted by Rockstar Book Tours) for AFTER THE WORST THING HAPPENS by Audrey Vernick! Today on the blog, I’m sharing an excerpt of this fantastic book - be sure to check that out along with the giveaway (link in bio)! ............................................................ Left reeling after her thoughtless mistake causes a terrible accident, 12-year-old Army Morand channels her grief to help someone in need. Army Morand feels like her life has been blown to bits when the worst thing imaginable happens--her beloved dog dies. It was an accident, but it was also Army's fault. She can't seem to stop hiding from everything and everybody including her best friend JennaLouise. But then Army sees Madison, the little girl who moved in across the way, climbing a tree and walking down the street unsupervised. Her family is not neglectful, just overwhelmed. Army finds herself overcome with the need to help Madison's family to make sure another worst thing doesn't happen--which becomes even more challenging when a big storm threatens her town. #mglit #books #bookstagram #reading #audreyvernick #aftertheworstthinghappens #blogtour #contemporary #booknerd #coverlove #booklover #kidlit #holidayhouse #bookworm #bookish #booksofinstagram #bibliophile https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyjhlfA2nk/?igshid=1ryy240pe5uxj

[noodlenuts]

Sick days are the worst! As we head into autumn and then winter, sniffles and sneezes rear their ugly heads, and the occasional cold or icky virus is inevitable. "Bob, Not Bob! (To be read as though you have the worst cold ever)" (2017) by Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick, is the perfect antidote to those miserable days! It revolves around a little boy with a terribly stuffy nose, and his hilarious attempts to seek comfort from his mom while unable to enunciate clearly because of his cold. As he is misunderstood time and again to ridiculous effect, kids and parents alike will be giggling non-stop. And Matthew Cordell's brilliantly silly, evocative illustrations just add to the uproarious fun. A must-read for sniffly days! ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ #noodlenutskidsbooks #bookstagraminthe6ix #bobnotbob #tobereadasifyouhavetheworstcoldever #lizgartonscanlon #audreyvernick #matthewcordell #sickday #sickdays #gotthesniffles #stuffynose #coolkidsbooks #wordplay #classroomreadalouds #kidsbookstagrammer #readaloudbooks #readaloudfamily #familyreading #makereadingfun #booksforchildren #kidsbookswelove #screenfreekids #mustread #kidsbookstagram #readinglist #childhoodmemories https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P6Ha9nyw5/?igshid=h4kchmpxilhp

[altamirabooks]

Regrann from @itsybitsyresisters - In 2006, Effa Manley was the first (and thus far only!) woman to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In SHE LOVED BASEBALL: THE EFFA MANLEY STORY (2010), we learn about her childhood and love of baseball; her civil rights work in Harlem—she organized the Citizens’ League for Fair Play and led a boycott of department stores that didn’t hire black sales clerks; and the work she and her husband Abe did in the Negro Baseball League. ⚾️ From 1935-1948 she and Abe owned a baseball team and Effa treated all of the players like family. When MLB began recruiting black players from the Negro League, they didn’t compensate teams or pay out the rest of a player’s contract. Effa changed that, too. After the Negro League ended—integration of the major leagues ultimately made the Negro League unsustainable—Effa fought for Negro League players to be remembered and honored in the Hall of Fame. Effa Manley is an inspiration and powerful #rolemodel for all of the work she did throughout her life; And, when fighting for justice, for refusing to take “no” for an answer. Ages 5-10. Written by #AudreyVernick and illustrated by #DonTate . Published by @harperchildrens ⚾️ I found that the first half of SHE LOVED BASEBALL shared a couple of the same themes as the middle grade BETTY BEFORE X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson. They are set in the same time period and both discuss #colorism (Betty Shabazz was dark-skinned; Effa was light-skinned and in childhood saw that her dark-skinned siblings were treated worse than her) and boycotts based on equal access to jobs. 9-10 year-olds might enjoy reading both books and making some of those comparisons. 🎉 Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth and #kidlitwomen throughout March with books that honor women’s past achievements, and depict the diversity of girls’ experiences—and hopes—in the world!