{"id":15107,"date":"2011-09-02T09:58:09","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=15107"},"modified":"2014-05-17T15:19:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T19:19:33","slug":"im-here-by-peter-h-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/im-here-by-peter-h-reynolds\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m here by Peter H. Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"I'm<\/a>From the creator of some of my favorite kiddie books ever\u00a0comes another ‘free-to-be-me’ invitation. Peter H. Reynolds<\/a>\u00a0has an uncanny ability to capture children both visually and literally … and imbue each with such unique expressions of wonder and discovery. We adults, of course, could always take a few lessons …<\/p>\n

On the book’s back flap, Reynolds’ bio explains that he wrote “I’m Here<\/em>\u00a0to help us all reach out, embrace, and appreciate children in the autism spectrum, as well as anyone who is different from ourselves.”\u00a0Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to watch an adorable video that inspired the book, created by Reynolds to honor the work of the Phoenix-based non-profit organization,\u00a0Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center<\/a> (SAARC).<\/p>\n

“Can you hear it?” a little boy asks off the page,\u00a0“Voices. Splashes upon splashes of sound,”\u00a0about the playground filled with\u00a0dozens of children. But what he actually hears, seated at a considerable distance away \u2013 and alone\u00a0\u2013 is “… like one big noise. Boom, BOOM.” From where he observes, “They are there. I am here.”<\/p>\n

He creates an exciting adventure out of an errant piece of paper he folds into a plane … which takes him aloft through skies and stars. As he glides back to earth, a young girl greets his return, “‘I’m here,’ says the girl’s smile.” To which the boy replies, “Me too. I’m here.” And so a friendship begins …<\/p>\n

All you need is that smile and a willingness to reach out … and as Reynolds reminds us all, yes, friendship can really be that easy.<\/p>\n

For more of Reynolds’ inspiring titles on BookDragon, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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