Ranked #10 in Windows, Ranked #14 in Empathy — see more rankings.
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.
There will be times when you walk into a room
and no one there is quite like you.
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you... more
There will be times when you walk into a room
and no one there is quite like you.
There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you... more
Rankings by Category
The Day You Begin is ranked in the following categories:
- #47 in Compassion
- #80 in Confidence
- #39 in Conversation
- #81 in Diverse
- #35 in Diversity
- #86 in Emotional Intelligence
- #54 in Emotions
- #45 in Feelings
- #18 in First Day Of School
- #32 in Identity
- #93 in Immigration
- #64 in Loneliness
- #29 in Making Friends
- #25 in Multiculturalism
- #31 in Self-Confidence
- #49 in Self-Esteem
- #59 in Self-Love