Get Me Out of This Book: Rules and Tools for Being Brave - Hardcover

Cholette, Deborah; Dakos, Kalli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823438627 ISBN 13: 9780823438624

Publisher: Holiday House, 2019

Synopsis

"GET ME OUT OF THIS BOOK!" shouts Max. Max is a scaredy-cat bookmark until he learns 3 rules for being brave--breathe deeply, make a plan, and think positive thoughts!

When Max the bookmark went into a scary book, he couldn't LOOK and he SHOOK and he SCREAMED, "GET ME OUT OF THIS BOOK!"

Then he learned to (1) breathe deeply, (2) make a plan, and (3) think positive thoughts--techniques used by the Navy SEALs. Max put his new tools into practice and now he's brave enough to face a snake, yucky bugs, and even a seven-headed monster!

This humorous story packs a big punch as it introduces children to mindfulness, self-regulation, self-control, and other techniques for dealing with stress and overcoming fear.

Every copy of Get Me Out of This Book! comes with its very own pull-out Max the Bookmark. He's ready to hold your place in any book and remind you of the rules and tools--just in case things get too scary.

About this title

About the Author:

Kalli Dakos is a poet and writer. Her books are very popular with children and include six ILA/CBC Children's Choices. She splits her time between the United States and Canada.

This is Deborah Cholette's debut as a picture book author. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Sara Infante has won national awards in Portugal, where she currently lives. She has illustrated eight picture books.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—Max is a bookmark who is afraid of books. Actually, it's the pictures that really freak him out. The king cobra from The Jungle Book is the one that sent him over the edge and he decided he desperately needed to get some help. He went back to school to get a Special Bookmark Badge. At school, his trainer offers ideas on how to face his fears and make them go away. He learns to breathe deeply, make a plan, and think good thoughts. And it works! The art is just perfect for this story. The "scary" images are not nearly as scary as Max seems to think and the interspersing of darker images with the light takes the fright down a notch. Max, himself, is appealing and his emotions are shown best in the shape of his mouth and arch of his eyebrows. Consider pairing it with Ed Emberley's classic Go Away, Big Green Monster!, Patricia Polacco's Thunder Cake, Greg Pizzoli's The Watermelon Seed, and Emily Gravett's Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears. VERDICT Books that help children deal with fear are always helpful when done right and this one is. A solid addition for most collections.—Joan Kindig, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

About this edition

• Publisher: Holiday House
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0823438627
• ISBN 13: 9780823438624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Infante Sara