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Take Off Your Brave: The World through the Eyes of a Preschool Poet
author: Nadim
illustrator: Yasmeen Ismail
For scared-sugar things, you put on your brave
And you can take it off again, when you realize it’s OK.
And that’s it. Scary and sweet. Scared-sugar.
Four-year-old Nadim puts his words on paper and gives us a glimpse of how he sees the world: one filled with glitter, magical boxes, and cuddles with Mom. A place where school smells like daffodils and honey (and sometimes dirty socks), where Wednesdays are rainbow-colored, where fish in the sea make a shhhh sound, and where everyone has love, even baddies. The poems in this anthology make for joyful reading and are paired with vibrant, child-friendly artwork by Yasmeen Ismail that invites us to full-heartedly enter Nadim’s world. At once funny and sweet, gentle and zany, this anthology may just entice readers young and old to release the poet within.
See the world through a small child’s eyes in this enchanting collection of poems by a four-year-old, joyfully illustrated by an award-winning artist.
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suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$17.99 /
$23.99
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isbn-10/isbn-13:
1536223166 /
9781536223163
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on sale date:
03/2022
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type/format:
Poetry Anthology / Hardback |
age range:
4 yrs - 8 yrs
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# of pages/size:
32 / 7 11/16" x 9 13/16" |
grade range:
Preschool - Grade 3
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subjects:
Family; Poetry; School & Education; Social Topics;
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author’s comments:
Nadim wrote these poems as a four-year-old. In addition to poetry, he likes building stuff, learning about history, finding insects, riding his bicycle, playing with friends, and reading to his sister. |
illustrator’s comments:
Yasmeen Ismail is an award-winning illustrator and animator who has a love of inks, paints, and watercolors. Her debut picture book Time for Bed, Fred! was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. She is the author-illustrator of Christmas for Greta and Gracie; the author of Joy, illustrated by Jenni Desmond; and the illustrator of Nuts! by Lou Peacock. Yasmeen Ismail lives in Bristol, England, with her husband, their toddler, and Betty the cat. |
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