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https://bookclubs.scholastic.ca/en/-the-ugly-place-/99545311-cec-ca.htmlDescription
From the author of In the Sky at Nighttime.
Building on concepts of social-emotional awareness, this book helps young readers see that they have the ability to control their own emotions.
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A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly.
But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to glow. What they once saw as an ugly landscape is now wonderful and vibrant, and alive with music and beauty.
About the Author/Illustrator
Laura Deal enjoys writing and many other forms of creative arts, and believes it is important for children, like her daughter, to see their own stories reflected in the pages of Northern-based storybooks. She is originally from Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia and lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. Emma Pedersen is an illustrator from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, working in the publishing and animation industries.