Stories for Growing
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Let’s Go!

Julie Flett

Ages 4 to 8
About this age guidance

Kirkus: 4–8; Publishers Weekly: 3–8

The age tag follows Kirkus review. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.

Featured by the parent-founded Federation of Children’s Book Groups in an interview with the author about the skateboarding community behind the book. A feature, not a review.

A child who watches skateboarders from the window gets Mom’s old board and practices everywhere, falling and getting up. The skatepark is intimidating, but the child befriends other beginners and they start together, later welcoming newer skaters.

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What children see in the story

The child moves from watching to joining, and the group of beginners gives each other the nerve to try. Falls are part of the practice that makes the skatepark possible. The skatepark is frightening at first, and joining it is a brave step taken together.

Why it’s on these shelves

Confidence
The child watches skateboarders from the window, then practices on Mom’s old board at the playground and the basketball court. At the skatepark, the child joins in with other beginners and they gain confidence together.
Persistence
Learning on Mom’s old skateboard means falling and trying again, at the playground, the basketball court and Auntie’s place. All of that practice comes before the skatepark.
Courage
The skatepark is intimidating, and the child watches from the side with other uncertain beginners. Then they say “haw êkwa! Let’s go!” and join in together.

Why pick it up?

The child becomes part of the skatepark community and helps others join.

A note for parents

The Cree refrain haw êkwa (let’s go) runs through the book; Flett is Cree-Métis.

Where this recommendation comes from

Federation of Children’s Book Groups blog

Featured by the parent-founded Federation of Children’s Book Groups in an interview with the author about the skateboarding community behind the book. A feature, not a review.

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