Wonder is narrated by six different characters. Each voice brings its own perspective and lets us see things from a different point I Wonder is a picture book for children ages 1 and up. The story is about a little girl who takes a walk with her mother and encounters a range of mysteries—from gravity, to life cycles, to the vastness of the universe. She learns to talk about how it feels to not know something, and she learns that it’s okay to say “I don’t know.” In the process, she discovers that there are some things even adults don’t know—mysteries for everyone in the world to wonder about together! The Illustrator Wonder by RJ Palacio is one of my all-time favourite books – it made me think about how we treat others and how showing Olivia, known as "Via" by her family, is Auggie’s older sister. She is 15 years old and has just started high school. During the book she explains how she is having trouble finding her own identity and feels left out by her friends.

Children's Book Award Winners Announced at Maine Reading Conference". Maine.gov. 10 April 2014 . Retrieved 15 March 2016. Auggie has never been to school because he has spent a lot of time in hospital. His mother teaches him at home, but now he’s ten, she thinks he should go to school. At first, Auggie doesn’t want to go. He worries that other students will look at him and say horrible things. But then he visits a school with his mum, he likes the headteacher and decides to go. Auggie’s first year at school has good times and bad times. Auggie makes some good friends but other children are horrible to him. At the end of the year, Auggie goes on a school trip and a frightening event there changes things completely. Is it a good book? A series of wonder-filled questions from author K.A. Holt - what if the ocean were one huge water bottle? are boy ladybugs called boybugs? could there be a galaxy inside my belly button? - is paired with lovely artwork from illustrator Kenard Pak in this imaginative picture-book, which concludes with an answer to the question of why we wonder so much. And that is, of course, because we are wonderful...a b Watson, Madalyn (20 January 2023). " 'White Bird: A Wonder Story' Sets Summer Release Date". Collider . Retrieved 11 November 2023. We live in a society where people are uncomfortable with not knowing. Children aren’t taught to say “I don’t know,” and honesty in this form is rarely modeled for them. They too often see adults avoiding questions and fabricating answers, out of either embarrassment or fear, and this comes at a price. When children are embarrassed or afraid of not knowing, they are preoccupied with escaping their discomfort, rather than being motivated to learn. This robs them of the joy of curiosity. Cross-curricular projects that help learners reflect on and consolidate what they have learnt in a creative way

While the book will be enjoyed by designers and our ilk, it also has a broad range of appeal. The thoughts and experiences within are largely universal, and at times very personal. Buy one for your mother! Your nephew! Your boyfriend!Via confides to her mother that she does not want Auggie to attend her school play, as she has enjoyed the fresh start her new school has given her, free of the burden of being associated with Auggie and his condition. Auggie overhears and angrily sulks in his room, hoping his mother will come comfort him, but Via comes in instead to tell him that their dog Daisy is dying. She urges him to come out to say goodbye before Daisy is taken to the vet and euthanized, which he does. As an atheist, I must say I appreciate this book on a further level. There's absolutely nothing in here that a religious person would find objectionable, but it's nice to see the mysterious unknowns in the universe answered with "I don't know", "no one knows", or "we can't know" but isn't it beautiful? Versus every answer being "God." Normally this is the kind of book I'd expect would be answered in quasi religious ways, and it wasn't and that's was kind of a breath of fresh air for me. It wouldn't preclude a religious person from interpreting it in a religious way though -- I don't want to be unfair to the author and turn off religious people. Ultimately the range of thoughts, personal history and hare-brained ideas come together. To the eyes, it is a feast for visual gluttons, but as those who are familiar with my work will already know, there is food for the mind and the heart as well. Fuster, Jeremy (1 February 2022). " 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Set for September Release by Lionsgate". TheWrap . Retrieved 11 November 2023. Though originally published separately, the three stories were eventually grouped together and sold as one book. [24] 365 Days of Wonder [ edit ]

Mr Tushman is the headteacher of Auggie’s new school. At the end of the book, Mr Tushman gives Auggie an award for bravery and kindness. He makes a speech about the importance of kindness, saying that people should be "kinder than is necessary".

Moody, Mike (19 January 2018). "Review: Wonder by R.J. Palacio". Disability in Kid Lit . Retrieved 7 July 2021. John Rowe creates original art and oil paintings for both illustration and fine art clients. His illustration clients include the United Nations, Disney, Random House, Simon and Schuster, and Buena Vista Pictures. His projects have encompassed movie posters, book covers, advertisements, murals and fine art paintings for clients and collectors. The Author’s Note

Summer is the first friend Auggie makes at school. She is an independent thinker who is kind and compassionate. Auggie’s mum, Isabel, often worries about him and can be overprotective. After she hears about Julian being mean, she isn’t sure that sending Auggie to school is the right thing to do but she knows that she needs to let Auggie have more independence. Alter, Alexandra (13 February 2014). "R.J. Palacio's 'Wonder' Spins Off Two Follow-Up Books". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 8 February 2016. Auggie is an optimistic, funny and intelligent boy, who has overcome many challenges in his life. In the book we see him mature and grow in confidence and independence.

I Wonder’ is more than just eye candy. It is worth taking the time to explore Bantjes’ theoretically founded design approach: The illustrations not only serve as decorative frames, but deliver important information which is tightly interwoven with the texts. For example, the photographic series of everyday, bland signposts in the author’s hometown first reveals the idiosyncratic typographic appeal of everyday graphics. Not until these elements are agglomerated do the larger patterns in her work take form. […] ‘I Wonder’ is a playground for Marian Bantjes’ non-conformist emotional approach to design. This stance, which draws its vitality from a childish curiousity makes it a marvelous antithesis to increasingly strategic and calculated communication design.” YRCA Three Division Winners 2011-2022". Pacific Northwest Library Association . Retrieved 10 November 2023.