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About The Book
Bob, the anxious little red bird, learns you can’t know if you like something until you try it in this funny and gently reassuring picture book companion to Take a Breath.
No longer afraid of flying, Bob loves visiting friends…until Crow invites him to sit and perch for a while. Perch? Bob isn’t sure if he’d like perching. So he makes up an excuse and off he flies. But no matter where he goes, Bob meets someone who invites him to try something new (swimming! bagels! tater tots!), and poor, uncertain Bob keeps flying away until he’s flown himself ragged!
When Bob stops to catch his breath, he encounters the biggest, most powerful bird he’s ever seen who tells Bob of the amazing experiences he’s had—after overcoming his own fears! It just might be the push Bob needs to take a chance of his own…
No longer afraid of flying, Bob loves visiting friends…until Crow invites him to sit and perch for a while. Perch? Bob isn’t sure if he’d like perching. So he makes up an excuse and off he flies. But no matter where he goes, Bob meets someone who invites him to try something new (swimming! bagels! tater tots!), and poor, uncertain Bob keeps flying away until he’s flown himself ragged!
When Bob stops to catch his breath, he encounters the biggest, most powerful bird he’s ever seen who tells Bob of the amazing experiences he’s had—after overcoming his own fears! It just might be the push Bob needs to take a chance of his own…
About The Author
Photograph © Charlie Bianchini
Sujean Rim is the author and illustrator of Take a Breath, Take a Chance, Birdie’s Big-Girl Shoes, Birdie’s Big-Girl Dress, Birdie’s Big-Girl Hair, Zoogie Boogie Fever!, Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland, and more. She has illustrated for clients including Tiffany & Co., Target, and the website DailyCandy. Sujean lives in New York with her favorite artist and husband Bob, and their son, Charlie. Find her online at SujeanRim.com.
About The Illustrator
Photograph © Charlie Bianchini
Sujean Rim is the author and illustrator of Take a Breath, Take a Chance, Birdie’s Big-Girl Shoes, Birdie’s Big-Girl Dress, Birdie’s Big-Girl Hair, Zoogie Boogie Fever!, Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland, and more. She has illustrated for clients including Tiffany & Co., Target, and the website DailyCandy. Sujean lives in New York with her favorite artist and husband Bob, and their son, Charlie. Find her online at SujeanRim.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (April 18, 2023)
- Length: 40 pages
- ISBN13: 9781534492554
- Grades: P - 3
- Ages: 4 - 8
- Lexile ® AD610L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
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Awards and Honors
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Take a Chance Hardcover 9781534492554
- Author Photo (jpg): Sujean Rim Photograph © Charlie Bianchini(0.1 MB)
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