Sounds Like School Spirit

Illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins On Tour
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$17.99 US
On sale Jul 20, 2021 | 32 Pages | 9780593108321

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The ultimate back-to-school ode, this interactive, cheer-filled picture book joyfully celebrates the community we build at school

They have spirit, yes they do! Follow kids from circle time to the lunch line in this lively, rhyming picture book that perfectly matches the high energy of a new classroom. With a call and response like "We say ALPHA, you say BET," built into the text, kids will love reading and cheering along.
Meg Fleming is an award-winning children's book author, a fan of all dogs and a big-time laugher. Also a voice teacher and former music educator, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories. Her previous titles include Here Comes Ocean, Sometimes Rain, and Ready, Set, Build. She writes from her home outside of San Francisco, where she lives with her three kids, her one husband and her dancy-prancy dog named Opal.

Lucy Ruth Cummins spends her days as an art director, working on everything from picture books on up to young adult novels. She has previously illustrated This Is Not a Valentine by Carter Higgins, Truman by Jean Reidy, and From Ed's to Ned's by Gideon Sterer. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

Sounds Like School Spirit - Read Aloud With Author Meg Fleming | Brightly Storytime

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The ultimate back-to-school ode, this interactive, cheer-filled picture book joyfully celebrates the community we build at school

They have spirit, yes they do! Follow kids from circle time to the lunch line in this lively, rhyming picture book that perfectly matches the high energy of a new classroom. With a call and response like "We say ALPHA, you say BET," built into the text, kids will love reading and cheering along.

Author

Meg Fleming is an award-winning children's book author, a fan of all dogs and a big-time laugher. Also a voice teacher and former music educator, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories. Her previous titles include Here Comes Ocean, Sometimes Rain, and Ready, Set, Build. She writes from her home outside of San Francisco, where she lives with her three kids, her one husband and her dancy-prancy dog named Opal.

Lucy Ruth Cummins spends her days as an art director, working on everything from picture books on up to young adult novels. She has previously illustrated This Is Not a Valentine by Carter Higgins, Truman by Jean Reidy, and From Ed's to Ned's by Gideon Sterer. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

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Sounds Like School Spirit - Read Aloud With Author Meg Fleming | Brightly Storytime

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