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“Keller’s artwork is playful and expressive, and each animal has a distinctive personality. Twiss’s messaging is important for child readers (and perhaps some adults) to embrace.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Replete with twee Capital Letters, the tale sends Jitterbug the chipmunk skittering from her cozy nest in search of the Something New that her sensitive tummy tells her has come to the forest…The Something turns out to be a Someone, namely slow-talking Pudding the snail, a refugee from the recently flooded garden over the hill. Prompted by fear of change, Jitterbug peremptorily orders Pudding to turn back. But when her less jittery animal neighbors gang up to point out that she’s being irrational, Jitterbug acknowledges her mistake.”

—Kirkus Reviews

The Someone New

Written by Jill Twiss
Illustrated by EG Keller
Published by HarperCollins

Jitterbug the chipmunk likes it when things stay the same. So when one day Pudding the snail comes into her woods, Jitterbug worries that everything will be different. What if Pudding spoils everything? What if there’s no more room for Jitterbug?

With the help of her friends, can Jitterbug welcome the newcomer and learn that kindness is stronger than fear?

Primary ISBN: 9780062933744
Publication Date: June 2019
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 04 or older

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Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

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