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Just Like Me

Author Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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Hardcover
$17.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Knopf Books for Young Readers
9.38"W x 11.31"H x 0.41"D  
On sale Jan 14, 2020 | 32 Pages | 978-0-525-58209-0
| Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile NP
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  • English Language Arts > Fiction > People & Places by Group > Girls & Women
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An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that's just for them.

I am a canvas
Being painted on
By the words of my family
Friends
And community

From Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma's Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. With bright portraits in Vanessa's signature style of vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites readers to find themselves and each other within its pages.

"A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls."--Kirkus 

"Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory"--Publishers Weekly

"Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem."--Booklist
Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter who studied fashion illustration at FIT and children's book illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the author and illustrator of Grandma's Purse, Just Like Me, and Becoming Vanessa, and has illustrated numerous children's books, including The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Sewing Stories by Barbara Herkert. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes. Learn more about Vanessa and her artwork at VanessaBrantleyNewton.com and on Facebook and Instagram. View titles by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Classroom Activities for Just Like Me

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

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Discussion Guide for Just Like Me

Provides questions, discussion topics, suggested reading lists, introductions and/or author Q&As, which are intended to enhance reading groups’ experiences. Some young-adult specific guides may be correlated to Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
“Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory.” —Publishers Weekly

“Simple, upbeat, and affirming—a great reminder of what is to be gained when girls appreciate their own uniqueness and that of others. A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem." —Booklist

About

An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that's just for them.

I am a canvas
Being painted on
By the words of my family
Friends
And community

From Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma's Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. With bright portraits in Vanessa's signature style of vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites readers to find themselves and each other within its pages.

"A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls."--Kirkus 

"Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory"--Publishers Weekly

"Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem."--Booklist

Author

Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a self-taught illustrator, doll maker, and crafter who studied fashion illustration at FIT and children's book illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the author and illustrator of Grandma's Purse, Just Like Me, and Becoming Vanessa, and has illustrated numerous children's books, including The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Sewing Stories by Barbara Herkert. Vanessa currently makes her nest in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named Stripes. Learn more about Vanessa and her artwork at VanessaBrantleyNewton.com and on Facebook and Instagram. View titles by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Guides

Classroom Activities for Just Like Me

Classroom activities supplement discussion and traditional lessons with group projects and creative tasks. Can be used in pre-existing units and lessons, or as stand-alone.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Read More
Discussion Guide for Just Like Me

Provides questions, discussion topics, suggested reading lists, introductions and/or author Q&As, which are intended to enhance reading groups’ experiences. Some young-adult specific guides may be correlated to Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

Read More

Awards

  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE | 2021
    South Carolina Children's Book Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
  • SELECTION | 2021
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award

Praise

“Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory.” —Publishers Weekly

“Simple, upbeat, and affirming—a great reminder of what is to be gained when girls appreciate their own uniqueness and that of others. A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem." —Booklist

Additional formats

  • Just Like Me
    Just Like Me
    Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 12, 2022
  • Just Like Me
    Just Like Me
    Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Jul 12, 2022

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  • Becoming Vanessa
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  • Class Act #2
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  • Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
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  • Drum City
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  • I Can Do It!
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    Trish Holland, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $5.99 US
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    Jul 22, 2014
  • The Queen of Kindergarten
    The Queen of Kindergarten
    Derrick Barnes, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    May 24, 2022
  • Becoming Vanessa
    Becoming Vanessa
    Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jun 15, 2021
  • The King of Kindergarten
    The King of Kindergarten
    Derrick Barnes, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 02, 2019
  • Sleepover Scientist #3
    Sleepover Scientist #3
    Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Nneka Myers
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 08, 2019
  • Grandma's Purse
    Grandma's Purse
    Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jan 09, 2018
  • Rock Star #1
    Rock Star #1
    Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 19, 2017
  • Class Act #2
    Class Act #2
    Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $6.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 19, 2017
  • Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
    Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
    Barbara Herkert, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $17.99 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 13, 2015
  • Drum City
    Drum City
    Thea Guidone, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Sep 08, 2015
  • I Can Do It!
    I Can Do It!
    Trish Holland, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    $5.99 US
    Hardcover
    Jul 22, 2014
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