Francis loves learning new words. At school, when her class is reviewing words that begin with the letter âF,â someone sneers âFat, like Francis.â Francis always thought âfatâ was a warm wordâlike snuggling with Mama or belly rubs for her puppy. But now âfatâ feels cold, and Francis feels very small.Â
After school, Baba takes Francis to the park. She chooses the bench instead of the swing set, and gets very quiet. But when Baba uses the word âpossible,â Francis wants to know what it means. They explore the park together, discovering whatâs âpossibleâ around them. Is it like airplanes, hovering in the sky? Or does it look like planting and how some things take a long time to grow?Â
âPossibleâ makes Francis feel warm and bigâlike âfat,â before someone else made her feel small. This ode to self-acceptance will model for child readers what âpossibleâ might mean in their own lives.
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781647000745
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- English
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May 15, 2022
Grades K-2 Tuesday is word day, and each week Francis' class focuses on words that begin with a specific letter. Before they start today's letter, P, the teacher reviews some earlier letters. For F, one child gives the example word "fat," and another finishes, "like Francis." Francis had been excited to share pumpernickel, pudding, and porcupines, but the way her classmates say fat takes the pleasure out of her day. Similes are employed to describe her feelings, such as, "Fat was usually a warm word. Like belly rubs for Francis' puppy." After school, Baba takes her to the park, where they talk about P words. He mentions possible. Considering all the potential in the word possible helps Francis regain her confidence. In soft pastels and watercolor, inclusive illustrations depict a child wearing a headscarf and another using a wheelchair. The characters have varying skin and hair colors, hair styles, names, and body types. The author uses the word fat directly and not as an insult and underscores the positive message by including a loving ""fat parent, fat child"" relationship.COPYRIGHT(2022) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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