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Being Edie Is Hard Today

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By Ben Brashares

Illustrated by Elizabeth Bergeland

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This warm and tender story about being yourself–even when you’re sad, anxious, or feeling lonely–reminds readers that human connection is essential, tears can heal, and a new day is always coming.

Being Edie is hard today. No one understands. Not her mother. Not her teachers, or the kids at school. If only if she could be an animal! Edie’s imagination may be the perfect escape, but she can’t run from her feelings forever if she’s going to be comfortable in her own skin.

Debut author/illustrator team Ben Brashares and Elizabeth Bergeland offer an entirely original, wry, and poignant take on having a bad day–and trying again the next.

Genre:

  • * "Her mother's love that reminds her that being Edie is more than just all right."
    Booklist, starred review
  • "Edie's plight is identifiable to anyone who's ever been bullied or who sometimes finds everyday life a bit of a struggle."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • "An interesting and subtle story about feelings and anxiety."
    School Library Journal
  • "Empathetic."
    Publishers Weekly
  • "This book will serve as a reminder to adult readers harried by kid antics that the comparatively small problems of youth should still be treated with kindness and empathy."
    School Library Connection

On Sale
May 7, 2019
Page Count
40 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9780316521741

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Ben Brashares

About the Author

Ben Brashares lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife, three children, a dog, a cat, a mouse, and a lizard. He writes about his life as a stay-at-home dad in a blog called The SAHD Life. He holds an MFA in creative writing and has written for several magazines, including Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, and Entertainment Weekly.

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Elizabeth Bergeland

About the Illustrator

Elizabeth Bergeland received a BFA in painting from the University of Colorado and works primarily with oils, watercolor, and pencil. Elizabeth grew up in Denver, Colorado, but now lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their three children in a quirky old row home.

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