Don't Take Raja to School
Inspired by the true story of Jade and Raja
Published on 27. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-1-926926-12-4 (ISBN)
Description
This beautifully illustrated children's book for ages three to seven is the true story of a little girl, Jade, who wants to take her beloved stuffed tiger, Raja to school. Everyone tells her not to but she nags until her mother relents. Jade's family has been through many changes including moving to Canada and her parents divorcing. She wants Raja to go everywhere with her even though everyone tells her Raja should stay at home where he will be safe. After all, Raja is her best friend. He comes alive at night and chases monsters away. When Jade forgets Raja at school and the following day he's not there, she's has no-one to blame but herself. This heartwarming tale sees Jade right through elementary school searching for Raja year after year, until one day, right before she graduates, she finds him again. size 8" by 8". Great colour illustrations. Read aloud story. Themes are change, family, loss, hope, perseverance and love. Author Peta-Gaye Nash based this story on her second daughter, Jade who lost her stuffed animal Raja when she was in kindergarten and searched for him every year in the stuffed animal room at Carnaval time. Just as Jade was about to give up, she found Raja again.
More details
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Preschool, Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
71 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-926926-12-4 (9781926926124)
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Persons
Peta-Gaye Nash is an adult and children's author. She was born in 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica and has also lived in the United States, Norway and Canada. She studied Labour Relations at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and has made Canada home for the past twenty years. Peta-Gaye wrote her first children's book in 2003 but she put it at the back of her closet because the story didn't have a happy ending. Six years later, Peta-Gaye's story got its happy ending and her first children's book was published. She has seven children's books published and in 2015, she won the Marty Awards for Emerging Literary Art. In 2013, she got an honourable mention for the same award. Peta-Gaye teaches English as a Second Language during the day and writes at night. She lives in Mississauga, Ontario with her husband and four children.