Peaceful me

Title:

Peaceful me

Author:

Summary:

"A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again. Acclaimed picture-book creators Sandra V. Feder and Rahele Jomepour Bell have teamed up once again to create a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated exploration of peacefulness. "I like feeling peaceful," the young narrator tells us, then describes the times when he is filled with this emotion. When he is playing with a friend, he feels "free peaceful"; when he is having family dinner, "yummy peaceful"; when he is outside gazing up at the sky, "fluffy clouds" peaceful. But, of course, he doesn't always feel peaceful, and we hear about his strategies for coping during those times, such as taking deep breaths, imagining his favorite things, and finding a quiet refuge or a hug. Peaceful Me is the perfect companion to Angry Me -- together, they encourage readers to let anger come and go, while inviting peace to come and stay."-- Provided by publisher.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Emotions -- Juvenile fiction.

Peace -- Juvenile fiction.

Calmness -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Jomepour Bell, Rahele,

Publisher:

Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781773063416

Publication Information:

Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, [2023]

Call Number:

P FEDER

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again.

Acclaimed picture-book creators Sandra V. Feder and Rahele Jomepour Bell have teamed up once again to create a thoughtful and beautifully illustrated exploration of peacefulness.

"I like feeling peaceful," the young narrator tells us, then describes the times when he is filled with this emotion. When he is playing with a friend, he feels "free peaceful"; when he is having family dinner, "yummy peaceful"; when he is outside gazing up at the sky, "fluffy clouds peaceful". But, of course, he doesn't always feel peaceful, and we hear about his strategies for coping during those times, such as taking deep breaths, imagining his favorite things, and finding a quiet refuge or a hug.

Peaceful Me is the perfect companion to Angry Me -- together, they encourage readers to let anger come and go, while inviting peace to come and stay.

Key Text Features

explanation

illustrations

vignettes

Correlates to the Common Core State 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.1.2

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4

Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2--A brown-skinned child with black hair describes all the ways that they feel peaceful: with other people or alone, inside or outside, having fun or doing kind things. They also describe how to regain that peaceful feeling when it doesn't come naturally: "Sometimes being peaceful is easy. Sometimes it takes work to get there." The child takes a deep breath in and out, finds a quiet place, pictures favorite things, or finds a hug. The first-person narration is simple and direct, and the art, created with hand-printed textures, complements and enhances it beautifully: the child's exhale appears as a spiral, and a bird's-eye illustration of them floating in the water is stunning: ripples form a ring around them, light bounces off the water, leaves float on the surface with a sliver of shadow beneath. Like Deborah Underwood and Renata Liwska's The Quiet Book, and Julia Denos and E.B. Goodale's Here and Now, this is a book that refrains from didacticism and connects directly with children through its text and pictures equally and effectively. VERDICT There is much to ponder, practice, and observe here, and the book has a sense of play; some readers will enjoy finding a little black cat on many pages. Highly recommended, a first purchase for all libraries.--Jenny Arch

Publisher's Weekly Review

In a mellow companion to Angry Me, Feder catalogs situations in which an experience of peace might arise as well as actions that can help one to feel peaceful. Digitally finished spreads with a printmaking feel by Jomepour Bell portray the book's narrating child with brown skin: "I like feeling peaceful," simple text begins. An accounting of calming experiences follows: "Sometimes" the narrator feels peaceful when with others, when alone, when things go well, or when outside. By a body of water, the child gazes at the sky (" 'Fluffy clouds,' peaceful"), then bobs blissfully (" 'Floating,' peaceful"). But "Sometimes I don't feel peaceful." Now, the text turns to ways that the mental and somatic state might be restored: breathing deep, imagining favorite things, finding a quiet place, getting a hug. At last, peace returns. Acknowledging that the sensation of grounded ease can be both easy and difficult to come by, this calming read gives readers words to talk about their experiences, and uses lulling lines to model settling one's body and mind. Ages 3--6. (May)