The Backpack

By Lindsay C. Barry and Klaudia Bezak

A new day of school, and a new backpack Something hip and cool. A place for books, a place to clip a lunchbox, a perfect turquoise hue. The Backpack offers a lesson on caring, friendship, and understanding that it's what's inside that makes us all important.

After spending a summer seeking the perfect backpack, a rising third-grader finally finds one that seems to have it all. But on the first day of school, she notices a new boy with an old, patched-up backpack. Her father's words echo in her mind: what counts is what's inside.

Will she embrace true friendship and look beyond appearances? This rhyming story, with colorful art from illustrator Klaudia Bezak, is for children ages 5-12 and teaches a valuable lesson on kindness, acceptance, and the importance of inner qualities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1733777776
• ISBN13: 9781733777773
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Santa Fe Writer's Project
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2