Francis Discovers Possible is a lyrical picture book from Tony Awardโwinning producer Ashlee Latimer and award-winning illustrator Shahrzad Maydani that models joyful self-acceptance.
Francis loves learning new words. At school, when her class is reviewing words that begin with the letter โF,โ someone sneers โFat, like Francis.โ Francis always thought โfatโ was a warm wordโlike snuggling with Mama or belly rubs for her puppy. But now โfatโ feels cold, and Francis feels very small.
After school, Baba takes Francis to the park. She chooses the bench instead of the swing set and gets very quiet. But when Baba uses the word โpossible,โ Francis wants to know what it means. They explore the park together, discovering whatโs โpossibleโ around them. Is it like airplanes, hovering in the sky? Or does it look like planting and how some things take a long time to grow?
โPossibleโ makes Francis feel warm and bigโlike โfat,โ before someone else made her feel small. This ode to self-acceptance will model for child readers what โpossibleโ might mean in their own lives.
โFull of heart and candor, Francis teaches us that loving your body isnโt perfect or easy, but itโs always worth it.โ โJulie Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Dumplinโ
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