PICTURE BOOK EXCERPTS

Ja Karra

Enjoy excerpts from the picture books of the series: "IN MY SISTER'S WORLD"

Mhia (mia)

Gillean (jillian)

The series features African-American sisters, Mhia,  Gillean, and JaKarra, and their view of the world around them.view more videos

What would you do to ease the fears of your child’s nightmares? 

NOT A SOUND, NOT A PEEP shows how the family in prose and illustrations handles the nightmares of Mhia, the youngest child in the family. 

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"A short story written in narrative verse. The author has found a lovely way of explaining to children not to be frightened of the dark. Being a mother myself this is an experience shared and related to, which was enjoyed and easily understood by my children"

 

Excerpt:

After a week of no sleeping, Mama gives Mhia a big surprise.

“This bear will protect you in the night if you hug him close and squeeze him tight. He will give anything ‘frightening’ a great big scare, ‘cuz everything scary is afraid of a bear.”

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BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM explores the advantages and disadvantages of being the middle child and shows how Gillean discovers she has the uniqueness of being the only sister with the ability to be either the eldest or the youngest child in the family.

 "Gillean is the middle daughter. She sometimes feels neglected and left out. Between the Two of Them explores the advantages and disadvantages of being the middle child and shows how Gillean discovers she has a special 'uniqueness' in the family."

 EXCERPT:

Between the two of them I am the ONLY one.

I am the only one that’s not so smart I just blow everyone’s mind.

Between the two of them I am the only one who’s not so cute, I make everyone want to smile and hold me close.

But when it’s the ONE of me, I am the smartest, I am the cutest, I am the most huggable daughter in the world.

 

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Who Will Hug the Sun

 Mhia is so upset about not being able to hug the sun her mom tell her the story of the antics the sun goes through to get a hug and she learns a little science in the end. Who Will Hug the Sun is part of a series of picture books titled IN MY SISTER’S WORLD .
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"This is a beautiful short children's story. Very cleverly written, with a wonderfully moving story line. My children loved this story when I read it. It also included a very clever little method of explaining to children what happens during an eclipse (making a difficult concept understandable for them)."

 EXCERPT

The sun was very hot. No one would touch her. This made the sun very sad, because more than anything, she wished she could be hugged.

Every day she saw mommies hugging their children.

She saw children hugging their pets.

She saw mommies and daddies hugging and wanted to be hugged even more.

She tried to hug the birds, the airplanes, and the balloons that escaped from the children…but they all flew too low.