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Let's Go! (Hardcover, 2024)

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A 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book!
A 2025 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title!
A Kirkus Reviews and Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2024!
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2024!

"Gives the viewer the sense that not only is the world big, but its bigness impels us to keep going."--Juanita Giles, The New York Times

"Beautifully highlights the value of perseverance along with the joy of skateboarding."--Horn Book STARRED Review

"Perfectly sums up the feeling of embarking on something new and also the determination to try again after a setback."--School Library Journal STARRED Review

"[R]eminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats ... a beautiful job of capturing the grace and speed of skateboarding."--Youth Services Book Review STARRED Review

Let's Go! is an extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community, from beloved artist and author Julie Flett, a winner of the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award.

Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?

Let's Go! features:

  • A glossary of Cree words featured in the book, and a Cree refrain (haw êkwa!) repeated throughout
  • A note to the reader from Julie Flett about her inspiration for the story
This fun and touching story is a tribute to family, friendship, and perseverance. Julie Flett's renowned art and powerful text shows a community of support is all around, ready to help each other... go!


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Let's Go! (Hardcover, 2024)

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A 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book!
A 2025 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title!
A Kirkus Reviews and Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2024!
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2024!

"Gives the viewer the sense that not only is the world big, but its bigness impels us to keep going."--Juanita Giles, The New York Times

"Beautifully highlights the value of perseverance along with the joy of skateboarding."--Horn Book STARRED Review

"Perfectly sums up the feeling of embarking on something new and also the determination to try again after a setback."--School Library Journal STARRED Review

"[R]eminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats ... a beautiful job of capturing the grace and speed of skateboarding."--Youth Services Book Review STARRED Review

Let's Go! is an extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community, from beloved artist and author Julie Flett, a winner of the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award.

Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?

Let's Go! features:

  • A glossary of Cree words featured in the book, and a Cree refrain (haw êkwa!) repeated throughout
  • A note to the reader from Julie Flett about her inspiration for the story
This fun and touching story is a tribute to family, friendship, and perseverance. Julie Flett's renowned art and powerful text shows a community of support is all around, ready to help each other... go!


 
UPC/EAN: 9781771646109
Publisher Imprint: Greystone Kids
Page Count: 44
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Dimensions and weight: 1.10 LBS, 11.20x9.20x0.50inc

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