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    Yesterday I Had the Blues

    Author Jeron Ashford Frame
    Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
    Paperback
    $8.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Tricycle Press
    8.56"W x 11"H x 0.13"D  
    On sale Sep 01, 2008 | 32 Pages | 9781582462608
    Preschool - 2
    Reading Level: Lexile 630L
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    Ever had the blues? Yesterday one boy had them bad--not just the ordinary blues, the "deep down in my shoes" blues, the "go away Mr. Sun quit smilin' at me" blues. But today he's traded in those blues for greens, the "runnin' my hands along the hedges" greens, the kind of greens that make him want to be Somebody.

    With text that begs to be read aloud, and bold, colorful paintings, this book will have readers big and small pondering the spectrum of moods and how they can change from day to day.
    Jeron Ashford Frame View titles by Jeron Ashford Frame
    R. Gregory Christie has illustrated more than sixty books for young adults and children, including Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He has also received two New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards, six Coretta Scott King Honors for illustration, the NAACP Image Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. In addition, Greg has designed John Coltrane album covers and animated films on Netflix, and he operates his online store of autographed children’s books, GAS-ART Gifts. He lives and works in the Atlanta area. View titles by R. Gregory Christie
    • Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
    • Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year
    • Claudia Lewis Award --Bank Street College of Education
    • Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2003 Blue Ribbon
    • 2004 Best of the Best List--Chicago Public Library
    • 2004 Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book--Pennsylvania Library Association
    • Featured on the PBS/WGBH show “Between the Lions”

    “Debut author Frame and consistently masterful Christie riff on the range of human emotions with the agility of longtime collaborators, and the result is a book that truly sings.” –Publishers Weekly

    “Readers and listeners alike will enthusiastically respond to this book and instantly identify with the sentiments expressed.” –School Library Journal

    “This is a dramatic partnership of text and images with strong curricular uses, and it will give young readers and listeners a simple way to express feelings and emotions that may often leave them wordless.” –Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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    Ever had the blues? Yesterday one boy had them bad--not just the ordinary blues, the "deep down in my shoes" blues, the "go away Mr. Sun quit smilin' at me" blues. But today he's traded in those blues for greens, the "runnin' my hands along the hedges" greens, the kind of greens that make him want to be Somebody.

    With text that begs to be read aloud, and bold, colorful paintings, this book will have readers big and small pondering the spectrum of moods and how they can change from day to day.

    Author

    Jeron Ashford Frame View titles by Jeron Ashford Frame
    R. Gregory Christie has illustrated more than sixty books for young adults and children, including Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford, which was awarded a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He has also received two New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards, six Coretta Scott King Honors for illustration, the NAACP Image Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award. In addition, Greg has designed John Coltrane album covers and animated films on Netflix, and he operates his online store of autographed children’s books, GAS-ART Gifts. He lives and works in the Atlanta area. View titles by R. Gregory Christie

    Praise

    • Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award
    • Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Book of the Year
    • Claudia Lewis Award --Bank Street College of Education
    • Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2003 Blue Ribbon
    • 2004 Best of the Best List--Chicago Public Library
    • 2004 Carolyn W. Field Award Honor Book--Pennsylvania Library Association
    • Featured on the PBS/WGBH show “Between the Lions”

    “Debut author Frame and consistently masterful Christie riff on the range of human emotions with the agility of longtime collaborators, and the result is a book that truly sings.” –Publishers Weekly

    “Readers and listeners alike will enthusiastically respond to this book and instantly identify with the sentiments expressed.” –School Library Journal

    “This is a dramatic partnership of text and images with strong curricular uses, and it will give young readers and listeners a simple way to express feelings and emotions that may often leave them wordless.” –Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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