{"product_id":"verity-finds-her-voice-9781921497148","title":"Verity Finds Her Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen quiet, shy\u003cbr\u003eVerity eventually finds the courage to speak up, she discovers that standing on\u003cbr\u003eher own two feet can be amazing!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerity is a shy preschooler who is accommodating and\u003cbr\u003equiet, and always does whatever others tell her. She picks up after her\u003cbr\u003efriends, has no say in games, and even plays second fiddle to a drooling baby\u003cbr\u003eat the doctor's office. After a typical week of quiet deference to everyone\u003cbr\u003earound her, Verity is miserable. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she is overlooked at swimming class (her most\u003cbr\u003efavorite thing of all), Verity realizes something needs to change -- and she\u003cbr\u003ediscovers within herself the courage to speak up. What she finds is that by\u003cbr\u003espeaking up in a polite, positive way, she can change her world for the better\u003cbr\u003eand find joy in asserting herself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerity Finds Her Voice \u003c\/i\u003ewill help children who might be a\u003cbr\u003elittle scared to speak up learn that not only is it okay to be assertive, but\u003cbr\u003eit can bring happiness, and that being a good friend to yourself is just as\u003cbr\u003eimportant as being a good friend to others. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly, Kristin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristin Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's picture\u003cbr\u003ebook author and tutor for children with additional learning needs in New\u003cbr\u003eZealand. Across her career she has also worked as a nurse, preschool teacher\u003cbr\u003eand educational leader. Her previously published books\u003cbr\u003einclude \u003ci\u003eMitchell\u003cbr\u003eItches\u003c\/i\u003e (EK\u003cbr\u003eBooks, 2024) and \u003ci\u003eThe Squeakling\u003c\/i\u003e (Scholastic, 2024), which won the 2023 Storylines Joy Cowley Award. Kristin wrote \u003ci\u003eVerity\u003cbr\u003eFinds Her Voice\u003c\/i\u003e after observing a shy young child in her class who, she\u003cbr\u003efelt, might benefit from some gentle encouragement to speak up and set\u003cbr\u003eboundaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerry, Jasmine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJasmine Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is a children's\u003cbr\u003ebook illustrator and a graphic designer for an education publisher, living in Western Australia. She began drawing to impress the other kids as soon\u003cbr\u003eas she was old enough to hold a colouring pencil. But lately, she crafts these\u003cbr\u003eexciting and magical worlds with her computer, iPad and many coffees. Her\u003cbr\u003epreviously published books include \u003ci\u003eWhere's My Dinosaur?\u003c\/i\u003e (Riveted Press, \u003cbr\u003e2021), \u003ci\u003eTroll's Tall Tales\u003c\/i\u003e (Riveted Press, 2021), \u003ci\u003eMila \u0026amp; Ivy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wombat\u003cbr\u003eBooks, 2022), and the \u003ci\u003ePepper Masalah series\u003c\/i\u003e (Wombat Books, 2023).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589713821970,"sku":"9781921497148","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6281a3f-a732-46cf-9f98-c9121068b649.jpg?v=1756802827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/verity-finds-her-voice-9781921497148","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}