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The Year We Learned to Fly

The Year We Learned to Fly

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  • Create Date：2022-02-21 06:51:53
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Jacqueline Woodson
  • ISBN：0399545530
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Summary

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bestseller The Day You Begin illuminates the power in each of us to face challenges with confidence。

On a dreary， stuck-inside kind of day， a brother and sister heed their grandmother’s advice: “Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours。 Lift your arms， close your eyes， take a deep breath， and believe in a thing。 Somebody somewhere at some point was just as bored you are now。” And before they know it， their imaginations lift them up and out of their boredom。 Then， on a day full of quarrels， it’s time for a trip outside their minds again， and they are able to leave their anger behind。 This precious skill， their grandmother tells them， harkens back to the days long before they were born， when their ancestors showed the world the strength and resilience of their beautiful and brilliant minds。 Jacqueline Woodson’s lyrical text and Rafael Lopez’s dazzling art celebrate the extraordinary ability to lift ourselves up and imagine a better world。

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Reviews

Carol V ，

This story pays tribute to those who came before， oppressed into slavery， who still managed to be happy！ The book gives thanks to the storytellers， oppressed by slavery， for passing down brilliant stories to the younger generations – tales of survival and hope。 Storytellers of the past have passed along insight and inspiration， giving today’s writers and illustrators “storytelling wings。” In this story， what are children to do when the weather outside is horrid – rain， thunder， and lightning？ Th This story pays tribute to those who came before， oppressed into slavery， who still managed to be happy！ The book gives thanks to the storytellers， oppressed by slavery， for passing down brilliant stories to the younger generations – tales of survival and hope。 Storytellers of the past have passed along insight and inspiration， giving today’s writers and illustrators “storytelling wings。” In this story， what are children to do when the weather outside is horrid – rain， thunder， and lightning？ The book accounts for a year in the life of two siblings， when they learn to fly。 Use your brilliant minds and arms， grandmother always would tell them， to lift and fly！ With imaginative thoughts and colors， this book， too， comes to life with ideas of success， positivity， and freedom for its readers。 The illustrator dedicates the book to Esteban Hotesse and the Tuskegee Airmen。 （Worthy of another future picture book， or two！） This book is illustrated in muted， dreamy tones with highlights of every color of the spectrum！ The words and illustrations encourage readers to be positive and free！ 。。。more

Kristin ，

An enjoyable book reflecting on the history of African Americans' liberation from slavery and their continuing journey toward equality。 The illustrations are excellent， though the story probably would benefit from being read aloud， because of the recitative nature of it。 Read on its own， it seems a little monotonous。 An enjoyable book reflecting on the history of African Americans' liberation from slavery and their continuing journey toward equality。 The illustrations are excellent， though the story probably would benefit from being read aloud， because of the recitative nature of it。 Read on its own， it seems a little monotonous。 。。。more

Darlena Glenn ，

At first I was dismayed that the little girl looked just like Angelina from The Day You Begin--same colorful top and hair。 She had a brother in this book， not a younger sister。 But it is hard to resist Rafael's gorgeous illustrations and Jacqueline's poetic verses。 I purchased the book on Amazon after reading it in Wal-Mart。 Sorry Wally world， I have discounts on Amazon even though the book was the same Amazon prime price！ But thank U 4 the free Wi-fi！ At first I was dismayed that the little girl looked just like Angelina from The Day You Begin--same colorful top and hair。 She had a brother in this book， not a younger sister。 But it is hard to resist Rafael's gorgeous illustrations and Jacqueline's poetic verses。 I purchased the book on Amazon after reading it in Wal-Mart。 Sorry Wally world， I have discounts on Amazon even though the book was the same Amazon prime price！ But thank U 4 the free Wi-fi！ 。。。more

Leona ，

i can't recommend this book highly enough--for all ages！ the illustrations are as beautiful as the stories and as beautiful as the writing。 should be read daily！ it's a big ray of sunshine-y hope for humanity！ it is an amazing example of the ability of some humans to connect to the best part of themselves while being subjected to and grievously harmed by other humans connecting only with the worst part of themselves。 made me think of Ukrainians， Haitians， and refugees everywhere。 i hope this boo i can't recommend this book highly enough--for all ages！ the illustrations are as beautiful as the stories and as beautiful as the writing。 should be read daily！ it's a big ray of sunshine-y hope for humanity！ it is an amazing example of the ability of some humans to connect to the best part of themselves while being subjected to and grievously harmed by other humans connecting only with the worst part of themselves。 made me think of Ukrainians， Haitians， and refugees everywhere。 i hope this book finds them。 。。。more

Cara Byrne ，

This book lives up to all of the hype that surrounds it！ It is engaging and a perfect balance of words and images。 While I appreciate _The Day Your Begin_ ， I tend to lose the child I'm reading it with about 1/3 of the way through （especially with young readers）。 This was not the case with this book。 My kids were engaged from start to finish。 The text is so powerful and the illustrations beautiful。 I'm so excited to add this to my class and read it with my kids。 This book lives up to all of the hype that surrounds it！ It is engaging and a perfect balance of words and images。 While I appreciate _The Day Your Begin_ ， I tend to lose the child I'm reading it with about 1/3 of the way through （especially with young readers）。 This was not the case with this book。 My kids were engaged from start to finish。 The text is so powerful and the illustrations beautiful。 I'm so excited to add this to my class and read it with my kids。 。。。more

🕊Faloni © arr 💰🏃‍♀️🥗✈️ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What a day！ 🦋

Heather ，

Have you ever felt bored， mad， stuck？ That's how this sister and brother duo felt， but their grandmother taught them the importance of using their beautiful and brilliant minds to fly - escaping into a world of imagination。 They learn that others have experience the same feelings they have， including their family of black aunts， uncles， and cousins who came before。 Free up your mind and see how you can use your own imagination to fly！ Have you ever felt bored， mad， stuck？ That's how this sister and brother duo felt， but their grandmother taught them the importance of using their beautiful and brilliant minds to fly - escaping into a world of imagination。 They learn that others have experience the same feelings they have， including their family of black aunts， uncles， and cousins who came before。 Free up your mind and see how you can use your own imagination to fly！ 。。。more

Cathy Ogren ，

A grandmother repeats heartfelt words of wisdom from past relatives to encourage a brother and sister to use their “beautiful and brilliant minds” to lift themselves up and imagine a better way from different situations they encounter throughout the year。

Joan ，

Lyrical text， beautiful vibrant illustrations

Monique ，

No one can ever cuff your mind。。。you can fly whenever you want。 The same thing my grandmother told me based on what she was told。 This book further explains why this is important。 It also reminds young Black children that they are gifted and smart。 The illustrations are colorful and impactful。

Lindsay Ross ，

Sometimes the first step toward change is closing our eyes， taking a breath， and imagining a different way。-Jacqueline Woodson

Lisa ，

I don’t often add picture books to my Goodreads list， but this book is so good。 Beautiful in every way。 Read it today。

Heidi ，

Inspired by Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly， Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly follows a sister and brother facing challenges of various kinds with the wise counsel of their grandmother。 The first challenge they run into is having to stay inside because of nasty weather。 Their grandmother reminds them， "Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours" to overcome their boredom。 Using their imaginations the children pretend they are flying over the city in beautiful weathe Inspired by Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly， Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly follows a sister and brother facing challenges of various kinds with the wise counsel of their grandmother。 The first challenge they run into is having to stay inside because of nasty weather。 Their grandmother reminds them， "Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours" to overcome their boredom。 Using their imaginations the children pretend they are flying over the city in beautiful weather。 Next they must face tension and arguments over chores， a lonely apartment， moving to a new neighborhood where they aren't welcomed at first。 With every challenge their grandmother reminds them of the way their ancestors overcame adversity and learned to use their 'beautiful and brilliant minds' to fly。 Lopez's gorgeous illustrations complement Woodson's beautiful woods so well it's amazing。 I highly recommend this inspiring reminder that obstacles and challenges can be overcome if we don't give up or give in and learn to fly。 。。。more

Darcy ，

I wasn't sure how Jacqueline Woodson and Ravel Lopez could do better than their picture book， The Day You Begin， but The Year We Learned to Fly is even more AMAZING！ Woodson's writing is poetic， and poignant。 She tackles the incredibly difficult subject of slavery in an appropriate and gentle way， without making the whole story about the horrors of slavery。 This book at its core is about learning to overcome difficult situations， from a rainy day to to being the new kid who doesn't look like eve I wasn't sure how Jacqueline Woodson and Ravel Lopez could do better than their picture book， The Day You Begin， but The Year We Learned to Fly is even more AMAZING！ Woodson's writing is poetic， and poignant。 She tackles the incredibly difficult subject of slavery in an appropriate and gentle way， without making the whole story about the horrors of slavery。 This book at its core is about learning to overcome difficult situations， from a rainy day to to being the new kid who doesn't look like everybody else。 The illustrations are colorful and vibrant and made me feel so much from every page。 I suspect this will be the best picture book I read this year and will become an instant classic。 If I could give this book ten stars， I would。 It really is in a class of its own。 。。。more

Miri ，

Lovely， but I suppose because of the way the title is written， I kept finding myself wondering why these things were happening in that particular year。 The text is inspirational， especially in the context of the author's note which talks about how Jacqueline Woodson was influenced by Virginia Hamilton。 But for me， the most beautiful parts of this book are the vibrant illustrations by Rafael Lopez。 Lovely， but I suppose because of the way the title is written， I kept finding myself wondering why these things were happening in that particular year。 The text is inspirational， especially in the context of the author's note which talks about how Jacqueline Woodson was influenced by Virginia Hamilton。 But for me， the most beautiful parts of this book are the vibrant illustrations by Rafael Lopez。 。。。more

Liz ，

A brother and sister are bored when the rain keeps them inside。 Their grandmother reminds them to use their beautiful minds and believe in a thing。 Their ancestors were brought to the U。S。 in cuffs， but their minds couldn't be cuffed。 They and this brother and sister can use their imaginations to create their own play and fun。 Your mind let's you fly。 A great message about the power of imagination and words。 A brother and sister are bored when the rain keeps them inside。 Their grandmother reminds them to use their beautiful minds and believe in a thing。 Their ancestors were brought to the U。S。 in cuffs， but their minds couldn't be cuffed。 They and this brother and sister can use their imaginations to create their own play and fun。 Your mind let's you fly。 A great message about the power of imagination and words。 。。。more

AnneLibrarian ，

Inspiring book by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez。 Text and illustrations gently remind young readers that strength and courage come from within and how powerful imaginations are。 You can make the world a better place with "those beautiful and brilliant minds"。 Inspiring book by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez。 Text and illustrations gently remind young readers that strength and courage come from within and how powerful imaginations are。 You can make the world a better place with "those beautiful and brilliant minds"。 。。。more

Holly Davis ，

Beautiful message for all ages！

Ilse O'Brien ，

Reminds （or shows） kids that in spite of challenges or conflict， you can still imagine and dream and hope。 Woodson credits other stories of resilience by and about Black Americans as inspiration here， but the moments here could be connected to loss， the pandemic， isolation。 It’s deftly presented in a positive tone while also acknowledging struggle。

Victoria Elias ，

This is a great picture story book！ I love the message of imagination， creativity， and inspiration。 The vibrant beautiful illustrations were so nice to look at。 I love the uplifting feel it gave you while reading。 This book can be an active read as when the book repeats to "lift your arms， close your eyes， take a deep breath， and believe in a thing" the children can do this while the text says so。 I thought this book was really powerful and did a great job of showing a little history from the pa This is a great picture story book！ I love the message of imagination， creativity， and inspiration。 The vibrant beautiful illustrations were so nice to look at。 I love the uplifting feel it gave you while reading。 This book can be an active read as when the book repeats to "lift your arms， close your eyes， take a deep breath， and believe in a thing" the children can do this while the text says so。 I thought this book was really powerful and did a great job of showing a little history from the past and how people have overcome the hardships and now have learned how to fly！ This book also gives hope for the future for even more greatness to come！ 。。。more

Littlebit Book Club ，

We were inspired to fly after soaring through this beautiful book - to fly out of tough times， to fly into empathy， and to fly with pride for our heritage。 Visit Littlebit Book Club for our roundup of resources for The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson。 We were inspired to fly after soaring through this beautiful book - to fly out of tough times， to fly into empathy， and to fly with pride for our heritage。 Visit Littlebit Book Club for our roundup of resources for The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson。 。。。more

Jo Oehrlein ，

Two children escape into their imaginations to deal with boredom， anger， and an unwelcoming neighborhood。

Dale Barlow ，

（E） based on Virginia Hamilton’s The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales （not available locally）， a most engaging， positive and uplifting early reader book that every age group should read; the illustrations are absolutely delightful; 2022 hardcover via purchase by my spouse， because this author has spoken to the state of KY Library Association and my spouse gave the author a wall hanging that the author absolutely loved; 32 pgs。 （per GoodReads）

Roben ，

Grandmothers are often full of wisdom， just waiting to be tapped。 A sister and her younger brother are bored - their grandmother encourages them to use their minds and imagination to fly away from their boredom into something exciting。 And they do - they fly over their neighborhood。 On another tedious day， the sister and brother can't stop fighting so once again， grandmother admonishes them to use their minds to rise above their meanness and fly。 And they do！ And then - they have to move away！ A Grandmothers are often full of wisdom， just waiting to be tapped。 A sister and her younger brother are bored - their grandmother encourages them to use their minds and imagination to fly away from their boredom into something exciting。 And they do - they fly over their neighborhood。 On another tedious day， the sister and brother can't stop fighting so once again， grandmother admonishes them to use their minds to rise above their meanness and fly。 And they do！ And then - they have to move away！ Away from the familiar apartment， city， friends to a new house in a new neighborhood where everyone stares and no one wants to be friends with someone who is different。 Grandmother reminds them of their ancestors who survived sorrow and captivity and slavery。 And so they fly once again to find common ground and make new friends and teach others how to fly。In a note at the end， Jacqueline Woodson pays homage to the Virginia Hamilton classic - The People Could Fly which is an anthology of 24 black American folktales。 Woodson learned to fly by writing as she immersed herself in Hamilton's retelling and the amazing illustrations created by the Dillons。 。。。more

Gabrielle Stoller ，

I am obsessed with this book。 There is diversity。 There is heart。 There are amazing lessons to be learned about bravery and confidence and breaking down barriers。 Even Scott got to the end and said it was fantastic。 I need to own this one。If you loved Jacqueline Woodson's "The Day You Begin，" you will love this one equally。 I am obsessed with this book。 There is diversity。 There is heart。 There are amazing lessons to be learned about bravery and confidence and breaking down barriers。 Even Scott got to the end and said it was fantastic。 I need to own this one。If you loved Jacqueline Woodson's "The Day You Begin，" you will love this one equally。 。。。more

Kate ，

What a wonderful， inspiring book！ I love how it takes the children out of their boredom or anger or being in a new place。 Any person can take something from this book！

Laura ，

This wasn't as good as The Day You Begin， but still fun and enjoyable。 I like how Woodson writes， the characters feel authentic and real regardless of their age。 This wasn't as good as The Day You Begin， but still fun and enjoyable。 I like how Woodson writes， the characters feel authentic and real regardless of their age。 。。。more

Stephanie Bange ，

In this companion book to The Day You Begin （Nancy Paulsen Books， c2018）， Woodson and Lopez again shown children how they are unique and special in this world。A brother and sister are stuck in their apartment one rainy day， until their grandmother encourages them to use their imagination and discover what their own minds can come up with to keep them entertained。 When they are not speaking to each other， she again tells them to let the anger go and fly to that happy place in their imagination。 I In this companion book to The Day You Begin （Nancy Paulsen Books， c2018）， Woodson and Lopez again shown children how they are unique and special in this world。A brother and sister are stuck in their apartment one rainy day， until their grandmother encourages them to use their imagination and discover what their own minds can come up with to keep them entertained。 When they are not speaking to each other， she again tells them to let the anger go and fly to that happy place in their imagination。 Inspired by Virginia Hamilton's book The People Could Fly: Black American Folktales （Knopf BYR， c1985）， Woodson incorporates the concept used by enslaved people to survive using their minds to "fly" to a "different place" and applies it to children today。 Her gently told tale is lovely read aloud。Rafael López rendered the illustrations with a combination of acrylic paint on wood， pen an ink， pencil， and watercolors， an put them together digitally in Photoshop。 He has captured the urban setting setting of the story so well。 The children are joyous and the colors brilliant and bright， springing off the page when they "fly"。This would be an excellent choice to share with those children who need a little nudge to take a risk and explore their imaginations and share those experiences with their friends。 Also， excellent for units on feelings and family。 Recommended for PreS-grade 2。 。。。more

Clementine ，

hopeful， inspiring， gorgeous

Linda ，

I've waited a long time for this book。 There were many holds！ It was worth every hour of waiting。 Jacqueline Woodson offers inspiration to all， though this book clearly is meant for children as it tells a story of a young girl and her brother， first sad because it's raining。 They cannot go outside！ Their grandmother's advice is to close eyes and believe in a thing， knowing that you are not alone。 Somewhere someone else is bored， not knowing what to do。 And so they try！ Raphael López reflects t I've waited a long time for this book。 There were many holds！ It was worth every hour of waiting。 Jacqueline Woodson offers inspiration to all， though this book clearly is meant for children as it tells a story of a young girl and her brother， first sad because it's raining。 They cannot go outside！ Their grandmother's advice is to close eyes and believe in a thing， knowing that you are not alone。 Somewhere someone else is bored， not knowing what to do。 And so they try！ Raphael López reflects this small， and later larger， drama in gorgeous full-page color。 Emotions are real！ That was the summer they learned to fly！ When one can imagine something beautiful and travel there， one can make life better， survive。 There is one lovely illustration where the two kids are in bed reading The Day You Begin， also a collaboration between Woodson and López。 More kind and valuable words come from Grandmother who tells how she herself learned to fly from the people who came before， "brought here on huge ships， their wrists and ankles cuffed in iron。" They "closed their eyes and flew away home。" It's a wise and endearing book。 In her author's note， Jacqueline Woodson shares her own inspiration， the time she read The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton。 。。。more

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