Overview
A Sheila Barry Best Picturebook of the Year
A 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book
A 2025 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title
A Kirkus Reviews and Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2024
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2024"Gives the viewer the sense that not only is the world big, but its bigness impels us to keep going."--Juanita Giles, The New York Times"Beautifully highlights the value of perseverance along with the joy of skateboarding."--Horn Book STARRED Review"Perfectly sums up the feeling of embarking on something new and also the determination to try again after a setback."--School Library Journal STARRED Review" R]eminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats ... a beautiful job of capturing the grace and speed of skateboarding."--Youth Services Book Review STARRED Review Let's Go is an extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community, from beloved artist and author Julie Flett, a winner of the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award. Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him haw kwa Let's go Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them? Let's Go features:
- A glossary of Cree words featured in the book, and a Cree refrain (haw kwa ) repeated throughout
- A note to the reader from Julie Flett about her inspiration for the story
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798855155402
- ISBN-10: 9798855155402
- Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books
- Publish Date: May 2024
- Page Count: 36
- Reading Level: Ages 3-8
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