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    My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood

    Author Tameka Fryer Brown
    Illustrated by Shane Evans
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    $18.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
    On sale Mar 07, 2013 | 32 Pages | 9780670012855
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    What color is your mood?

    On a really good day, Jamie feels purple like the first bite of a juicy cold plum.

    And with a crayon in his hand, Jamie eases into a green feeling--like a dragon dancing through a jungle made of green jello.

    But when his brothers push him around and make fun of his drawings, Jamie feels like a dark gray storm brewing.

    What will it take to put Jamie back in a bright-feeling mood?

    Through Jamie, young readers will learn to describe how they’re feeling in a unique way.


    My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood is a 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book.

    Tameka Fryer Brown loves drawing with brand-new, super-sharp crayons like Jamie, and her favorite color is all the colors of the rainbow. Writing stories for kids puts her in a sweet, juicy, peachy kind of mood. Tameka lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Shane Evans is an artist, author, illustrator, musician, songwriter, and founder of Dream Studio, a community art space in Kansas City, Missouri, where he currently resides with his wife, daughter, and three dogs. In 2012, he became a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner for Underground, published by Roaring Brook Press.
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    Praise for My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown:

    "In a free-wheeling style and going far beyond the usual pairings of colors with moods… a nicely sophisticated exploration.” —Kirkus 

    “It’s valuable both for its believable exposition of Jamie's interior world and for its warm portrait of the life of a nonwhite family in which sharing is essential, rules are followed, conflicts are resolved, and meals are enjoyed together.” —Publishers Weekly

    "An excellent jumping-off point for discussion—or writing—about readers’ own colorful moods." —Booklist

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    What color is your mood?

    On a really good day, Jamie feels purple like the first bite of a juicy cold plum.

    And with a crayon in his hand, Jamie eases into a green feeling--like a dragon dancing through a jungle made of green jello.

    But when his brothers push him around and make fun of his drawings, Jamie feels like a dark gray storm brewing.

    What will it take to put Jamie back in a bright-feeling mood?

    Through Jamie, young readers will learn to describe how they’re feeling in a unique way.


    My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood is a 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book.

    Author

    Tameka Fryer Brown loves drawing with brand-new, super-sharp crayons like Jamie, and her favorite color is all the colors of the rainbow. Writing stories for kids puts her in a sweet, juicy, peachy kind of mood. Tameka lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Shane Evans is an artist, author, illustrator, musician, songwriter, and founder of Dream Studio, a community art space in Kansas City, Missouri, where he currently resides with his wife, daughter, and three dogs. In 2012, he became a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner for Underground, published by Roaring Brook Press.
    Tameka Fryer Brown View titles by Tameka Fryer Brown
    Shane Evans View titles by Shane Evans

    Praise

    Praise for My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood by Tameka Fryer Brown:

    "In a free-wheeling style and going far beyond the usual pairings of colors with moods… a nicely sophisticated exploration.” —Kirkus 

    “It’s valuable both for its believable exposition of Jamie's interior world and for its warm portrait of the life of a nonwhite family in which sharing is essential, rules are followed, conflicts are resolved, and meals are enjoyed together.” —Publishers Weekly

    "An excellent jumping-off point for discussion—or writing—about readers’ own colorful moods." —Booklist

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