Playful and poetic, Every Space Between highlights the little moments tucked between beginnings and endings, between actions and reactions, between you and me - and shows how special an ordinary day can become if you pay close enough attention.
You can find in-betweens everywhere! Some are as overlooked as the space between an itch and a scratch. Others are as thrilling as the pause between making a wish and blowing out your birthday candles. How you feel about an in-between really does depend on your perspective ... and each one is full of potential.
Once you spot the spaces in-between, everything changes. Instead of rushing from one thing to the next, you can pause to collect and reflect. Is this something you really want to do? How much longer can you wait? Maybe it's time to say ... sorry?
Sparkling with the signature wit of Naseem Hrab (author of How to Party Like a Snail) and the cracking comedic timing of John Martz (illustrator of How to Give Your Cat a Bath: In Five Easy Steps), Every Space Between is an unexpected invitation to a world of possibilities!
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Correlates to the Common Core States Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
Discover the hidden moments tucked between beginnings and endings, between actions and reactions, between you and me!
• BIG CONCEPTS FOR LITTLE KIDS: For fans of They Say Blue, Time Is a Flower and The Book with No Pictures, this picture book is meditative, playful and inviting.
• CELEBRATED CREATORS: Author Naseem Hrab's books have been honored with the Governor General's Literary Award (The Sour Cherry Tree; Owlkids; 2021), JLG selections (Weekend Dad; Groundwood; 2020), and starred reviews from Kirkus, Quill & Quire and Publishers Weekly. Illustrator John Martz is also widely acclaimed, with nominations for the Eisner, the Doug Wright Award (Burt's Way Home; Tundra; 2022), and the Governor General's Award (A Cat Named Tim; Tundra; 2021), among many other accolades.
• SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL FUN: Through Every Space Between, very young readers will learn to recognize and use the "spaces in-between" to pause, reflect, and recognize their emotions and relationships to others. These concepts are key early features of social-emotional learning. They support childhood learning and development with big heart and humor.
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