Woodson, Jacqueline.
THE DAY YOU BEGIN
New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018
IL 3-6
ISBN 9780399246531

(3 booktalks)

Booktalk #1

There are times when you feel different from others. Your hair looks unlike others and you speak a different language from everyone else in your class. Your classmates go on vacations in the summer and bring their treasures from their trips into school to show, but for your vacation you stayed home all summer long. The food you pack for lunch is nothing like the other kids and they ask, “What is that?” We all are unique, and this is what makes each one of us special. This is a story of how you may feel shy or uncertain when you meet new people for the first time. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2019-2020)

Booktalk #2

"There are times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you." Have you ever felt that way? Maybe no one has the same skin color or a different hair style. Maybe they come from a different background. But if you get to know them, you may find you have things in common. And this is the day you begin.

Booktalk #3

Have you ever felt different from everyone else around you? In the book, The Day You Begin, Jacqueline Woodson reminds readers that it is great to be different! She reminds us that at times we may all be outsiders, but it is important to be brave. This story helps us to celebrate our differences and remember that we are all unique!  (Prepared by:Sara Kalbaugh, Langford Elementary, skalbaugh@richland2.org)   (South Carolina Book Awards, 2020-2021)