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Just Ask!

Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
By Sonia Sotomayor
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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor is a heartwarming children's book that celebrates diversity and understanding. It follows a group of children who have various challenges and abilities as they work together to plant a garden. The story encourages curiosity and open dialogue, promoting the idea that differences should be embraced and explored with kindness.
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You might enjoy this children's book if you're looking for an inspiring story that celebrates diversity and the uniqueness of each person. With vibrant illustrations, it encourages children to embrace differences and ask questions, fostering empathy and understanding in young readers.

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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us special.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.

Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor is a #1 New York Times bestseller and a winner of the Schneider Family Book Award.

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But just as different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful and enjoyable, different types of people make our world more vibrant and wonderful.

In Just Ask!, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor celebrates the different abilities kids (and people of all ages) have. Using her own experience as a child who was diagnosed with diabetes, Justice Sotomayor writes about children with various challenges and highlights the special powers those kids possess as well. As the children work together to build a community garden, they ask questions of each other along the way, encouraging readers to do the same. When we encounter someone different from us and we're unsure why, all we need to do is just ask.

Praise for Just Ask!

"Addressing topics too often ignored, this picture book presents information in a direct and wonderfully child-friendly way." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"An affirmative, delightfully diverse overview of disabilities." --Kirkus Reviews

"A hopeful and sunny exploration of the many things that make us unique with dynamic and vibrant illustrations that emphasise each character's unique abilities. . . A thoughtful and empathetic story of inclusion." --SLJ

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Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor is praised for addressing often overlooked topics in a child-friendly manner. Reviews highlight its diverse depiction of disabilities, with affirmative and vibrant illustrations that celebrate individuality and inclusion. The book is regarded as a hopeful and empathetic exploration of unique abilities, emphasising understanding and celebrating differences.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780525514121

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Philomel Books,U.S.

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 241.0mm

Height: 289.0mm

Weight: 465g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Sonia Sotomayor

About the Author

Sonia Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York. She earned a BA from Princeton University and a JD from Yale Law School. She served as assistant district attorney in New York County, and then as a litigator at Pavia & Harcourt. In 1991, President George H. W. Bush nominated her to the US District Court, Southern District of New York. In 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton nominated her to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009, becoming the first Latina to ever hold such a high position. She is the author of My Beloved World, Turning Pages, The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor, Just Ask!- Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, and Just Help!- How to Build a Better World. Rafael L pez (RafaelLopez.com) won Pura Belpre medals for Dancing Hands, Drum Dream Girl, and Book Fiesta!, and has also received three Pura Belpre honors, two Americas Book Awards, and the 2017 Tomas Rivera Children's Book Award and Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal. His work has been featured in Communication Arts, American Illustration Annual, Graphic Design USA, and Huffington Post. He's a founder of San Diego's Urban Art Trail movement, created thirteen US Postal Stamps, and created official posters for the '08 and '12 Obama-Biden campaigns. Follow him on Twitter @RafaelLopezArt.

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