Children's Fiction Self-esteem & Self-reliance
Becoming Blue
- Publisher
- Beach Lane Books
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2022
- Category
- Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Friendship, Colors
- Recommended Age
- 0 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 0 to 8
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781665900010
- Publish Date
- Aug 2022
- List Price
- $25.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781665900027
- Publish Date
- Aug 2022
- List Price
- $10.99 USD
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Description
A clever and moving picture book about finding out what it means to be yourself—in this case, what it means to be Blue!
Blue wants to be Red. Red is exciting and funny and fascinating. She gets to fight fires and swing from trees and tell cars to STOP. But it turns out trying to be Red isn’t as fun, or as easy, as Blue thought it would be. What might happen if instead of trying to be like Red, Blue tried to just be Blue? Come along with Blue on his journey to self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-love.
About the authors
Ellen Tarlow writes stories for children, including the picture books Looking for Smile and Becoming Blue. She has been a teacher and for many years worked as an editor of early childhood classroom materials. In that job, she got to create hundreds of stories for young children. Now, she is excited to work on stories of her own. Ellen lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, David, a painter.
JULIEN CHUNG est designer professionnel et illustrateur depuis plus de 25 ans. Il a cre´e´ des personnages pour des marques du monde entier et travaille pour le journal La Presse a' Montre´al, au Que´bec.
Over the past 25+ years, JULIEN CHUNG has created a lot of crazy characters for book publishers, art directors, and product designers around the world. He also designs pages and illustrates everything from superhero ducks to globe-trotting pigs for Montreal’s French-language newspaper La Presse. When he's not drawing animals with hats, Julien enjoys collecting comics and hunting for flea market treasure.He and his wife live in Montreal, QC with a lovebird named Cookie.
Editorial Reviews
"Being oneself is a great message to convey—as is joining forces with friends.... The quirky digital illustrations are appealing; occasional colored typefaces and backgrounds enhance visual interest, as do the characters’ expressive faces.... Cute and reassuring."
6/1/2022
