{"product_id":"my-cold-plum-lemon-pie-bluesy-mood-isbn-9780670012855","title":"My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat color is your mood?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a really good day, Jamie feels purple like the first bite of a juicy cold plum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd with a crayon in his hand, Jamie eases into a green feeling--like a dragon dancing through a jungle made of green jello.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when his brothers push him around and make fun of his drawings, Jamie feels like a dark gray storm brewing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat will it take to put Jamie back in a bright-feeling mood?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Jamie, young readers will learn to describe how they’re feeling in a unique way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2014 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMy Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood\u003c\/i\u003e by Tameka Fryer Brown:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a free-wheeling style and going far beyond the usual pairings of colors with moods… a nicely sophisticated exploration.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s valuable both for its believable exposition of Jamie's interior world and for its warm portrait of the life of a nonwhite family in which sharing is essential, rules are followed, conflicts are resolved, and meals are enjoyed together.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent jumping-off point for discussion—or writing—about readers’ own colorful moods.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003eTameka Fryer Brown loves drawing with brand-new, super-sharp crayons like Jamie, and her favorite color is all the colors of the rainbow. Writing stories for kids puts her in a sweet, juicy, peachy kind of mood. Tameka lives with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShane Evans is an artist, author, illustrator, musician, songwriter, and founder of Dream Studio, a community art space in Kansas City, Missouri, where he currently resides with his wife, daughter, and three dogs. In 2012, he became a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner for Underground, published by Roaring Brook Press.","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233413247205,"sku":"NP9780670012855","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780670012855.jpg?v=1767733237","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/my-cold-plum-lemon-pie-bluesy-mood-isbn-9780670012855","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}