Take Off Your Brave
by
Nadim & Yasmeen Ismail
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Candlewick, 2022 (2022)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
T
ake Off Your Brave
by four year old Nadim (and illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail) reveals '
The World through the Eyes of a Preschool Poet
'. The title comes from Nadim's mother asking about his feelings coming home. Nadim's reply - '
You take off your brave.
'
I
especially liked the verses on
Love
and
Baddies
- '
Baddies love their baddie friends / Even very baddie ones.
'
My Lonely Garden
sums up reflection beautifully. And
Scared-Sugar
is all about
putting on your brave
and stretching boundaries.
R
ead
Take Off Your Brave
with a wee one, who might just share some of her or his feelings and even write a verse or two of their own.
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