Name: What'S Inside Your Backpack?
SKU: 53624188
Price: 620.00 TWD
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Author: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Jessica Sinarski

Publisher

National Center for Youth Issues

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.4x19.8x0.3 cm

Weight

0.09 kg.

ISBN13

9781953945235

Synopsis "What'S Inside Your Backpack? "

All around us, children are carrying backpacks that are heavy with more than just textbooks. Each day, they also bear the weight of difficult life experiences and intense feelings.Zoey Harmon just wants to feel light-hearted and carefree. Unfortunately, she keeps getting weighed down by pesky books in her backpack, like Worry and Shame. Much to her surprise, she's not the only one! Zoey learns that the adults in her life deal with difficult feelings too! Luckily, they have some ideas that can help her set aside the books she's not meant to carry. Will it be enough to help her unload the heaviest book of all?You look a little worried, kiddo, Zoey's mom said, giving her a squeeze. Sometimes I need a bright thought to help me when I'm feeling upset. Here, try this. She slid a bookmark into Zoey's hand. Zoey looked down and read: Imagine with Hope.What's this? asked Zoey.When we don't know what to expect, worry wants us to imagine with fear, to think about all the worst possibilities. This is a little reminder I use to think of the good things that might happen when I imagine with hope instead.While there are no quick fixes for all of life's complex problems, What's Inside Your Backpack? highlights some of the ways we can nurture resilience in body and mind. Using the metaphor of books and bookmarks, author Jessica Sinarski offers gentle, effective strategies to help children impacted by trauma. By sharing their burdens with people they trust, kids can lighten their load and realize just how strong and courageous they really are!

Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

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Joanne Lew-Vriethoff is an award-winning children's book illustrator, born in Malaysia and raised in Los Angeles and New York. She studied illustration at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena and currently resides between Amsterdam and Malaysia. Her style blends tenderness and humor, addressing emotional themes with sensitivity and creativity. She has illustrated over 70 books, including picture books, chapter books, and educational works.

Among her most notable works are The Invisible String (2000), The Invisible Leash (2019), and The Invisible Web (2020), all in collaboration with Patrice Karst. She has also illustrated Beautiful (2016) and Brave (2017) with Stacy McAnulty. Her work has been recognized with awards such as the Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Honor Award (2024) and the Nautilus Book Award (2019).

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