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Do You Remember?

By Sydney Smith


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Publish Date

October 03, 2023

Category

Juvenile Fiction / Family
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings

Price

$19.99

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flowers, comes a moving look at how memories are made.

Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew the power out.

Now it's just the two of them, and the house where all of those memories happened is far away. But maybe someday, this will be a favourite memory, too: happy and sad, an end and a beginning intertwined.

Do You Remember? is another unforgettable book from award-winning author and illustrator Sydney Smith.

 

Key Text Features

illustrations

dialogue

panels

 

Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

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.

ISBN: 9781773069869
Format: Hardback
Pages: 40
Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Published: October 03, 2023

Smith shows that, at any age, shared memories can help tilt the balance from present-day fearfulness to hope for the future.An immensely satisfying glimpse of a family's ability to navigate challenges through honest conversation and mutual support. STARRED REVIEWThe author delicately and triumphantly creates a book worth remembering, with a relatable topic for families and school-age children who also may be suffering loss. STARRED REVIEWThis hushed and deeply tender story will spark many conversations. STARRED REVIEWStrong emotion is conveyed through effective illustrations and book design ... The undertone of sadness is ever present but so is the feeling of hope. The design and details in the illustrations ask readers to proceed slowly, think beyond what is stated, and construct their own interpretations of story and memory. STARRED REVIEWA loving familial portrait that envisions intentionality around the process of memory-making. STARRED REVIEWSydney Smith beautifully captures all the fear and hope that comes with change in this heartfelt picture book about remembering and starting anew.Though there is an undercurrent of sadness, Do You Remember? concludes on a hopeful note, its images and nuances remaining in one's memory long after the book has been set aside. This publication is nothing short of a triumph for Sydney Smith.The essence of this story is to be found not in what's said, but in what's left unspoken ... Do You Remember? is a story of separation and change not to be missed.Beautifully written and evocatively illustrated.

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