Julie Abery is a children’s book author, former Pre-K teacher and polyglot. She is English
by birth, has lived in different parts of Europe, and now calls Switzerland
home. Besides English, she also speaks Dutch,
German, and French. Her love of languages, picture books and teaching very young
children has helped Abery create her own stories.
STORY FIRST
LANGUAGE
Little Monkey and Little Hipp0, Suzie Mason (Illustrator), are the latest
books in Abery’s little animal series. Also published by Amicus, these two books
will release on February 25, 2020. Using a similar structure to her first two
books, Abery takes us through a day in the life of two different animals.
Abery’s rhyming couplets and use of verbs that describe actions specific
to each animal to create a rhythmic flow. Her word choices build a world
authentic to each animal’s environment.
NONFICTION POETRY
Written in sparse rhyming text, Abery uses a trochaic meter to tell the story of Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer YusraMardini in Yusra Swims, Sally Deng (Illustrator). Abery did not ignore the difficult and dangerous journey. She tells the true and emotional journey of Yursa’s family and others like hers who escaped war torn Syria.
Written in sparse rhyming text, Abery uses a trochaic meter to tell the story of Syrian refugee and Olympic swimmer Yusra
Creative
Editions, February 25, 2020.
Writers looking for rhyming
texts with humor and heart will find books by Julie Abery wonderful mentor
texts to study.
Yay Julie! I love all of these books and I'm so excited to see them featured here!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kirsti and Keila for featuring them :)
DeleteTotally love seeing each new book that launches with Julie's lyrical way with words! I've been a Julie Abery fan from day 1...and I can't wait to read all the beautiful stories that flow from her pen. And I agree with you, Keila...the make excellent mentor texts for anyone wanting to write in rhyme.
ReplyDeleteGreat article Julie!
ReplyDeleteJulie Abery successfully tackles the challenge of toddler attention. Her wordplay and storytelling create a refreshingly rhythmic flow for reading aloud. Stellar mentor texts for rhyming beyond the stale, cliches tossed in.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know about Julie's work. I haven't read her books yet, but will remedy that immediately!
ReplyDeleteOooh, thanks for introducing me to her work. Off to check it out!
ReplyDeleteHumor, heart, rhyming? Wow! Putting these on my TBR list. Thanks for bringing them to my attention!
ReplyDeleteI do a lot of rhyme, so this will be a wonderful resource. Love what I was able to read of Julie’s stories. Must check these out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great examples!
ReplyDeleteCapturing the attention of toddlers while also entertaining the adult reading the book, fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see them all.
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