We really enjoyed reading this adorable book! The thing I love the most is that it highlights a situation children (of all races) might encounter in their everyday lives. But will she be ready to sing her big solo on Sunday morning in front of the whole congregation? With the help of her supportive family and community members, June gains back her confidence. She overhears her friends making fun of her which hurts her feelings and makes her even more nervous and scared. As a result, her voice starts to tremble when she sings. It’s almost little June’s big day to sing her first solo in the youth church choir and she couldn’t be more excited! But when it’s time to practice at choir rehearsal, June gets a little stage fright.
As her special moment approaches, June leans on the support of her whole family, as well as advice from her father, to conquer her fear of singing in front of the congregation.Įarly Sunday Morning is a heartwarming celebration of the special time a young girl and her family share together as she learns how to lift her mighty voice. Along the way, she visits the barbershop with Mommy and Troy, gets her hair done by Mommy, receives a special dress from her aunt, and shares her family ritual of getting ready for Sunday morning service. Readers spend the weekend with June as she collects helpful pieces of advice on how to be less nervous about her big solo. Early Sunday Morning follows June, Mommy, Daddy, and brother Troy through their weekend routine as June prepares for a special performance leading the children’s choir at church on Sunday morning. These are the things that a little girl finds most special about Sunday mornings. “A dynamic, uplifting, and welcoming world of girls.”–Kirkus “Thoughtful, inclusive, and celebratory”–Publishers Weekly “Bursting with positivity, this would be a great book to use in primary school classrooms when discussing issues of friendship, diversity, and self-esteem.Early Sunday Morning by Denene Millner, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton With bright portraits in Vanessa’s signature style of vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites readers to find themselves and each other within its pages. I am a canvasBeing painted onBy the words of my familyFriendsAnd community From Vanessa Brantley-Newton, the author of Grandma’s Purse, comes a collection of poetry filled with engaging mini-stories about girls of all kinds: girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful girls who love their bodies and girls who don’t country girls, city girls girls who love their mother and girls who wish they had a father. An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over it to find a poem that’s just for them.
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