New Picture Book!
Sydney’s Big Speech
“Newsome tells a sweetly empowering story, while Orlando’s illustrations, a combination of watercolor and digital media, are whimsical, charming, and inviting. Wonderful inspiration for young introverts.” — Kirkus Reviews
A perfect picture book for:
Encouraging public speaking
Building self-confidence
Social Studies and Civics lessons
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A perfect picture book about perseverance, overcoming challenges, and working hard to achieve your goals!
Sydney learns to conquer her fear of public speaking at school, in this affectionate father-daughter story referencing inspiring role models who dealt with similar issues.
Sydney wants to be a great leader when she grows up. There’s just one problem—when she tries to speak in front of the class, she gets nervous, and the words just won’t come out.
Readers will cheer for Sydney as “No, I can’t” changes to “Yes, I can!”
Sydney’s journey includes practice; encouragement from her loving dad; and a dose of inspiration from such luminaries as Shirley Chisholm, Carol Moseley Braun, Condoleezza Rice, and Kamala Harris.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Illustrator: Jade Orlando
Editor: Tamar Mays
Reading Age: 4 -8 years
Print Length: 32 pages
ISBN: 9780063141414
ISBN 10: 0063141418
Debut Picture Book
Northern Lights Book Awards’ 2023 Winner of the Family Category!
A perfect picture book for:
Families experiencing pregnancy loss
Building empathy
Available for purchase anywhere books are sold.
For quantity discounts on bulk orders visit Beaming Books.
Request at your local bookstore or visit one of the retailers below:
Now Available
anywhere books are sold!
Purchase at your favorite local bookstore or from one of these popular online retailers:
I knew something was wrong when Mama called me close.
She held my hand and told me you would not be coming home with us.
She said you went to be with the stars instead.
Written as a letter to his unborn baby sibling, Dear Star Baby shares how a little boy processes the grief he and his family experience after a miscarriage. He tells the baby all about how they were preparing their home to welcome them and the things he was looking forward to doing together. He processes his wonders, wishes, and sadness after this tremendous loss. Dad says their Star Baby feels far away. Mom says their Star Baby is always in her heart. The little boy imagines his baby sibling singing and twinkling in the night sky as he sleeps.
Poignant and sensitively told, this story will help families who have lost a baby to miscarriage or stillbirth grieve and move forward together.
Publisher: Beaming Books
Illustrator: Kamala Nair
Editor: Naomi Krueger
Reading Age: 4 -7 years
Print Length: 32 pages
ISBN: 9781506484808
eBook ISBN: 9781506484815
Malcolm
Newsome…
…is a children's book author from the Chicago area. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology and now works in cyber security for a campany called Jemurai Security. He writes picture books with the aim of bringing hope and possibility to as many young people as he can. Malcolm is a married father of five. He is the author Dear Star Baby (Beaming Books, 2023), Sydney’s Big Speech (HarperCollins, 2024), and several more forthcoming titles.
When he’s not writing or spending time with family, you’ll probably find him either reading, spending time outside in his mini-orchard, making homemade pop (not soda!), baking bread, or being a lumberjack.
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