You Are a Reader! / You Are a Writer!

by April Jones Prince (Author) Christine Davenier (Illustrator)

You Are a Reader! / You Are a Writer!
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Two rhyming books in one that inspire and encourage children who are learning to read and write.

You are a Reader! / You are a Writer! is a book made to be read twice, once from the front and once from the back. Read one way, children will see all the joys that reading can bring--flip it over and they'll be inspired by the imaginative possibilities of writing!

With a jaunty rhyme that's great for reading aloud and a diverse cast of characters at various stages of reading and writing, there is something for everyone here. Learning to read? Scan, sound, simmer, think. You can guzzle words and ink. You might stumble, you might sigh. But readers practice, grow, and fly! Learning to write? Wake, watch, wonder, plot. You can weave with words and thoughts. Still staring at an empty page? Every writer knows that stage. Ask What if? Change your view. Try a pen--or stick--that's new. But writers read and draft, and fly!

Throughout the book are suggestions for where to find inspiration for reading and writing and different ways to move on if you are discouraged. Christine Davenier's energetic illustrations add to the fun in this true celebration of what it means to be a reader and a writer, no matter how accomplished you are or aren't.

A winning, winter race. --Kirkus Reviews

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Starred Review

Taken together, the text and pictures articulate a quirky, inspirational call to creative action that is sure to empower young children to explore the wild world of words. A cleverly designed, engaging picture book about the joy of text. (Picture book. 3-6).

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Review quotes

April Jones Prince presents these related skills with a spirit of joyful adventure. . . . Christine Davenier's pictures here are, as ever, a treat: With lively lines and delicious dappled watercolors, they radiate coziness and good cheer.The Wall Street Journal
April Jones Prince
APRIL JONES PRINCE is a children's book author and freelance editor.

ROBERT CASILLA is an American artist and illustrator of award-winning children's books. He has illustrated over 30 children's books, including biographies and multicultural stories. His illustrations are influenced by his Latino background.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823454648
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Publication date
July 18, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV057000 - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
JUV074000 - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural
Library of Congress categories
Stories in rhyme
Books and reading
Authorship
Upside-down books

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