Ever wondered how a children's book can subtly teach life skills? Join us as we take a journey into "The Time Machine" by Pauline David Sacks & illustrated by Melquea Smith enchanting world of "Do You Say You're Sorry?" In his episode Lucy & Alex talks to you through the fascinating ride through this beautifully illustrated piece of literature, discussing its unique features that make it a fantastic tool for social and emotional learning. We share our thoughts on the book's main characters, Bailey and Nina, and their journey toward resolving a serious conflict. We also delve into the beneficial aspects of the book such as reflective questions and guidelines for apologies that kids can use.
This week we also talk about our adventures over the pass two Saturdays where we attended the Brooklyn, Morristown and Princeton book fairs as well as meeting Oliver Jerffers book signing. Stay connected as we invite you to join us on our YouTube channel and social media platforms, to share your insights and thoughts on this book and others in our collection. Finally, Lucy and Alex would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support for our podcast. Don't miss out on this enlightening discussion about children's literature and author encounters.
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Lucy:
You're listening to the Daddy Daughter Bookworms sponsored by CareFresh Training Group, where we talk about children's books. Hello, bookworms. My name is Lucy.
Alex:
And I'm Alex, and today we're going to learn about how Do you Say You're Sorry? And Lucy, why don't you tell us about the book that we're reviewing this week?
Lucy:
A book just released last week, on October 2nd, called the Time Machine.
Alex:
And who wrote it?
Lucy:
The author is Pauline David Sacks.
Alex:
And why don't you tell us a little bit more about the book?
Lucy:
The illustrator is Malika Smith and is published by Cardinal Rule Press Incorporated, located in Dearborn Heights, michigan.
Alex:
That's great. And, lucy, what kind of genre is it?
Lucy:
It's a children's picture book and other grownups in the teaching world would call it Great Book for ESL Social and Emotional Learning.
Alex:
That's right. S-e-l not ESL, that's something different, but that's okay. But it is Social Emotional Learning. Why don't you tell the listeners how we found out about this brand new book?
Lucy:
Well, you and I have been to a lot of book fests since our last podcast episode. We met all sorts of authors and illustrators. We learned about this book at the Brooklyn Book Fest.
Alex:
And let me tell you folks, if you are in the Brooklyn area, it's a great little festival. There's a lot of independent authors and publishers and we learned so much about all these different writers and there's a lot. There was a couple of writers and I'm going to try to put some of the writers in the show notes that we didn't get to, but there's a lot of first time writers and it's just a great festival for kids. Let's get back to the book. Who were the main characters in the time machine?
Lucy:
Two friends named Bailey and Nina.
Alex:
Every good story has super exciting parts or problem to solve, or sometimes even both. What happened in this book?
Lucy:
Bailey and Nina had a pretty serious conflict. Bailey said the thing and Nina ran away. Bailey wanted a time machine to go back in time and say what she said.
Alex:
So do you know what the thing was?
Lucy:
You're going to have to read the book. I don't want to give too much away, but I understand.
Alex:
Have you ever felt that way?
Lucy:
I know I have had that feeling, but I can't think of a specific story to share.
Alex:
I know it's that little knot in your stomach and you just don't want to. You just want to make it all better, you know, yep. So what do you think Nina was feeling?
Lucy:
She was very hurt by Bailey's words. I know because she ran away.
Alex:
Absolutely, and was the problem between the girls solved?
Lucy:
The problem is solved by the end of the story, but maybe not in the way that you might predict it to be.
Alex:
Exactly and we're finding with a lot of these books. The ending is a little bit different than what you want, but you do get the ending that you want. It's just in a different way and that's just part of life. This book is unique in a few different ways from your usual choices, and what are some of the differences?
Lucy:
This book has questions to think about before, during and after the book. Ms Hunt, my teacher, likes to ask ourselves questions while we read, so this book helps me learn what kinds of questions to ask myself. This book also has dos and don'ts for apologizing. The last thing that made this book different than my usual choices is that it was a serious topic. I usually choose silly and funny books.
Alex:
Folks. I think that it's important to. This book is an important book for a bunch of reasons. Kids are always having a drama of some kind. I know when I was talking to some kid, some teachers of childcare and after school programs, they're always saying they're putting out fires all the time. This is a topic that never goes away and I think this is a topic that you can read with your child and that you can empower them to give them the tools that they're going to need when these problems arise. Lucy, is there anything else that you would like to share about this book?
Lucy:
I really like the illustrations, especially the clothing on both of the girls.
Alex:
That's the other thing about this book. I love the illustrations. The colors are vibrant. I shouldn't say they're vibrant, they're very rich. I think it's the one thing I found by going to these book fairs with all these amazing and I say amazing authors and illustrators. The books that we had when we were kids, these are not the same books at all. These are great messages with beautiful pictures. I mean, all these illustrators are like artists Not that they're like they are artists, but it's just amazing to look at this stuff. So the illustrations are well done from front to back. So I'm gonna jump back. What did you think when you saw the title or the cover of the book?
Lucy:
Well, I thought something was gonna happen with the two kids and her people, because it says it's never too late to apologize.
Alex:
And that's something. No matter what. You're never too late to apologize. So when you have a problem with your friends in school or a problem with your friends around the neighborhood, it's never too late to apologize. The hardest part about apologizing is what Just trying to talk to the person and starting Yep. So, lucy, why don't you tell the listeners how you can get this book if they wanna buy it?
Lucy:
They can buy the book at their local children's bookstore or they can go to our show notes, where we have a link. You can also help our podcast by giving it a five star review.
Alex:
And there's one other way that you can help the podcast, because we're trying to keep this thing going and, if you wanna become a supporter, we've got a couple of different levels in the podcast and that would just really help to defer to the cost of the podcast, and any of the profits are going right into Lucy's college fund, cause we all know college ain't cheap, isn't that right, lucy?
Lucy:
Yes, and for buying books.
Alex:
Oh yeah, I forgot the other habit that she has, which is buying lots and lots of books. So, before we get to the end, earlier this week, we did a lot of book looking at this week, didn't we? Yep? So we went to the Brooklyn Book Fest a week ago. We met a whole bunch of awesome authors, and then this week we got to meet.
Lucy:
Oliver Jeffers.
Alex:
And what was that like?
Lucy:
So cool.
Alex:
And what book did we review that he did?
Lucy:
The crayons go back to school.
Alex:
And we got to go to our first book signing and we got there early right and where did we end up sitting?
Lucy:
In the front row.
Alex:
Absolutely cause-.
Lucy:
It was the very first front row.
Alex:
And why did you wanna sit in the front row?
Lucy:
So that I could see.
Alex:
What were the things that he doesn't like to draw?
Lucy:
Ears and bicycles.
Alex:
And what was the question that you asked him?
Lucy:
What did he like to draw when he was a kid?
Alex:
And what did he say?
Lucy:
Whales.
Alex:
And I wanna focus in on him for a second cause. Obviously he's an illustrator. That's at the top of his game. He's a painter. But did he always write when he was a? Was he always writing? No, he was a painter first right.
Lucy:
Yep, he wasn't a writer at first.
Alex:
And he's from Ireland and that was a different way of doing things, wasn't it? But now he's got paintings all over the world and one of the things that he said was the only way you keep drawing is to keep drawing, and the only way you keep writing is to keep writing, and it was just really amazing to see him talk. So, when we were at the Brooklyn Book Fair, what were some of your, what was some of the things that you liked about that?
Lucy:
I just liked meeting the authors and seeing what their books were.
Alex:
This weekend. We actually did something really crazy, didn't we?
Lucy:
We went to two book fairs in one day.
Alex:
In one day, and the reason we did folks is they were close enough. They're probably two of the best in the area. One is the Mars Town Book Fair and we got to meet who there.
Lucy:
Dan Gutman.
Alex:
And what is Dan Gutman right?
Lucy:
Miss Daisy is crazy.
Alex:
He couldn't have been any nicer, and if you ever get a chance to actually meet him, please do If you get a chance. There's this other writer that I'd love to talk about. That was there. She has a series called Classic Critters. Her name is Catherine Holmes. The book that is getting reprinted is called Tally Turtle, and then she has another one that we bought, which is Madison is not a mouse.
Alex:
Madison is not a mouse and they all turn into an animal. It's just a really great book. Just listening to the author, she's just really passionate about what she does, and I can't wait for Lucy to review those. Also, why don't you tell us a little bit about the Princeton Book Fair? Do you remember anything about that?
Lucy:
Well.
Alex:
So, Lucy, when we were at the Princeton Book Fair, who did you get to meet that you were pretty excited about meeting.
Lucy:
Peter Brown.
Alex:
And what does he draw? He's an illustrator. What does he get to draw?
Lucy:
Creepy Carrots, creepy Pair of Underwear and Creepy Crayons.
Alex:
Exactly, and he was so, so, so, so nice. You know we were really blessed by doing this. And, folks, if you have a chance, go out to these book fairs, support these local artists. You know there's the big ones like Peter we also got to also meet, you know, sophie Blackall, who is a famous illustrator there's just a whole bunch of people out there. Christina Platt you know there's a local writer at SUNY Jersey, maggie Willis. She has a book called Smaller Sisters which seems really neat that I can't wait to get into right.
Lucy:
Yeah, we may. Well, we are going to review it, but it's going to be Right, it's going to be a while.
Alex:
We got a lot of books. Way later than what we're doing right now we got to meet this other writer, and it's a writer that I didn't realize Lucy had known about, because it was a little bit older. She has a book called Camp.
Lucy:
That I read.
Alex:
Yeah, which I didn't realize that you read. Do you remember the author's name, kayla Miller? Does that sound familiar? Yes, and what kind of sweater did she have on? Do you remember An?
Lucy:
avocado sweater.
Alex:
And she couldn't have been any nicer. She has a series of books, and the next book is called Act that I'm reading right now that you're reading right now and there's a whole bunch of great books out there and I just hope that you folks can get out there and there's something for everybody. I hope that you're enjoying it as much as we're doing it. So why don't you tell listeners how they can get back in touch with us?
Lucy:
To submit your theories and feedback. You can email us at daddydaughterbookwormsgmailcom.
Alex:
And if you're into social media, we're Daddy Daughter Bookworms on Instagram, twitter, it's DD Bookworms as well, as we're doing a lot with TikTok, which is Daddy Daughter Bookworms.
Lucy:
And don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel search Daddy Daughter Bookworms.
Alex:
So, lucy, how many books did we get yesterday? A lot 14. Is that all? It seems like. It seemed like a lot of. It was only 14?.
Lucy:
Only yesterday.
Alex:
Oh my gosh, I think that it was 27,000. My back is killing me, and so is my wallet, but you know what? I think you're pretty much worth it, don't you?