Francis Discovers Possible

This lyrical picture book from Tony awardûwinning producer Ashlee Latimer models joyful self-acceptanceFrancis loves learning new words. At school, when her class is reviewing words that begin with the letter ôF,ö someone sneers ôFat, like Francis.ö Francis always thought ôfatö was a warm wordùlike snuggling with Mama or belly rubs for her puppy. But now ôfatö feels cold, and Francis feels very small. After school, Baba takes Francis to the park. She chooses the bench instead of the swing set, and gets very quiet. But when Baba uses the word ôpossible,ö Francis wants to know what it means. They explore the park together, discovering whatÆs ôpossibleö around them. Is it like airplanes, hovering in the sky? Or does it look like planting and how some things take a long time to grow? ôPossibleö makes Francis feel warm and bigùlike ôfat,ö before someone else made her feel small. This ode to self-acceptance will model for child readers what ôpossibleö might mean in their own lives.