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The Invitation
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This book is ideal for young children who are beginning to experience and manage worries and fears. It suits parents, educators, and carers looking for a gentle story to help children understand and cope with anxiety and uncertainty. The engaging illustrations and relatable storyline make it particularly appropriate for early primary school readers.
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The Invitation by Stacey May Fowles is a debut picture book that presents a whimsical, warmhearted story exploring how a super-special surprise can lead to anxiety, or alternatively, invite imagination.
On a beautiful fall day, Fern finds an envelope in her mailbox. With much apprehension about its contents, her friend Fawn encourages her to open it. Inside, she discovers an invitation to a super-special surprise at the museum—but Fern does not like surprises!
Fortunately, Fawn offers to accompany her to the party. He reassures her by asking, "What could possibly happen?" As they journey together, Fern shares her worries: What if they can't make it in time? What if they don't know anyone there?
Fawn playfully adopts Fern's way of thinking, gently suggesting imaginative twists to her narrative and introducing a fun new cast of characters: the chipmunk who could show them a shortcut, the grumpy bear who could clear their path, and the brave dentist who might treat the bear's toothache. Eventually, they arrive, allowing Fern to relish the wonderful surprise surrounding her.
Marie Lafrance’s delightfully dreamy illustrations vividly bring the imagined world of Fern and Fawn to life in this super-special story about catastrophic thinking.
Key Text Features
- Illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781773066615
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 18 May 2023
Country: Canada
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Illustration: Full-colour illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Marie Lafrance
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 228.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 453g
Pages: 40
About the Author
STACEY MAY FOWLES is an award-winning journalist, essayist, critic and the bestselling author of five books, including Baseball Life Advice, which was selected by the Globe and Mail, The National Post and Maisonneuve as a best book of the year. Stacey's debut picture book, The Invitation, illustrated by Marie Lafrance, received a starred review and was named a Canadian Children's Centre Best Book. Stacey lives in Toronto, Ontario. MARIE LAFRANCE has illustrated for magazines, newspapers, billboards and boxes of jelly powder, but now she prefers to use her warm and engaging artwork to bring picture books to life. Her books include The Lady with the Books by Kathy Stinson, Gemma and the Giant Girl by Sara O'Leary and The Brass Charm by Monique Polak. Her art has been included in the New York Society of Illustrators Original Art Exhibition, and she has won the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award. Marie lives in Montreal, Quebec.
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