A Little Space for Me

by Jennifer Gray Olson (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

With clever, inventive art and universally relatable themes, A Little Space for Me by Jennifer Gray Olson is a heartwarming picture book about the importance of mindfulness, understanding, and finding a moment of peace within a big, busy world. 

Sometimes, when it's too loud, too crowded, too messy, too smelly, or for no reason at all, you might just need a little bit of space to feel like yourself again.

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Inventive compositions will transport readers into the thoughts and emotions of the protagonist. Both text and art show familiar experiences, but Olson also leaves them open to interpretation, showing people can interact with the world in different ways . . . Ripe for discussion.

Review quotes

A thought-provoking rumination on mindfulness . . . Olson's art is gorgeous . . . An excellent choice for a bedtime book as kids wind down from their chaotic days. —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Jennifer Gray Olson
Jennifer Gray Olson is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton, where she earned her bachelor of arts degree in art education. Her love of creating funny and offbeat characters, and the worlds in which they live, led her to illustrating. Her first Ninja Bunny book was praised for its "sweetly humorous fun" (Publishers Weekly), "gorgeous illustrations" (New York Journal of Books), and "marvelous simplicity" (Examiner.com). Jennifer lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. To find out more about her, please visit her at JenniferGrayOlson.com, jennifergrayolson.tumblr.com, and on Facebook and Twitter: @jgrayolson.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250206268
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication date
July 28, 2020
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV039050 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
JUV015030 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Mental Health
Library of Congress categories
Families
Family life
Schools
Mindfulness (Psychology)

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