Joining the Feelings & First series: a young child learns helpful skills to use when struggling to transition from one activity to the next. Joining the Feelings & First series: a young child struggles to switch gears when it's time to leave the house for ballet class. Once they've arrived, they need a bit of time to warm up. When baby brother doesn't want to leave, they put their new skills to good use to help him count down to transition time! Full of humor, this adorable and relatable bilingual tale offers a positive model for guiding children through transitions. AGES: 0 to 4 AUTHOR: Sumana Seeboruth writes books inspired by the natural world and her two young children. A night owl, she is most likely to be found writing when her husband and children are fast asleep. She loves music and a noisy, happy house! Sumana is based in London, UK. Fotini Tikkou was born in Athens, Greece. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2009 and has been working as a freelance illustrator ever since. She works in a variety of media, including gouache, pencils, and ceramics. Fotini is a lover of pattern and texture, and she enjoys exploring new techniques and materials to develop her style. SELLING POINTS: . SERIES: Joins the endearing Feelings & First series of board books that playfully address common struggles for toddlers. . SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Uses empathy and humor to portray a young child's struggle to transition from one activity to the next, and offers a positive model of techniques to help adults problem-solve this common hurdle. . HELPFUL SOLUTIONS: Written in a toddler's voice, the book reflects young children's thought processes and models language children can use to articulate big feelings. . LGBTQIA+: Portrays a two-dad family. . LANGUAGE LEARNING: Bilingual text helps children and adults strengthen reading, speaking, and listening skills in either language.
