{"id":2314,"date":"2023-05-10T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2024-04-09T16:12:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T20:12:47","slug":"stellas-brave-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/stellas-brave-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Stella&#8217;s Brave Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2314\" class=\"elementor elementor-2314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f99d1ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f99d1ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae50c3b\" 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why readers will love Stella\u2019s Brave Voice:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empowering:<\/strong> Perfect for kids struggling to find their voice and be heard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-worth:<\/strong> A hallmark for children as they learn that their thoughts, feelings, and opinions matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-confidence:<\/strong> Promotes a healthy sense of confidence and assurance in young readers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sibling relationships<\/strong>: Encourages communication, conflict resolution skills, and fosters positive relationships between siblings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friendships:<\/strong> Relatable for young readers learning to manage and accept differences between themselves and their friends.<br \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<br \/><strong>&#8220;Stella\u2019s Brave Voice may empower other kids to find theirs, too.&#8221; &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/marissa-bader\/stellas-brave-voice-thestella-paige\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2746 \" src=\"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stella-Awards-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stella-Awards-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stella-Awards-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Stella-Awards-768x230.jpg 768w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/marissa-bader\/stellas-brave-voice-thestella-paige\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Kirkus Reviews<\/span><div class=\"elementor-star-rating\"><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><\/div><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Stella\u2019s Brave Voice may empower other kids to find theirs, too.<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__icon elementor-icon elementor-icon-\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Read More<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA young girl must learn to advocate for herself in Bader\u2019s picture book.\n<br><br>\nStella and her fraternal twin sister, Paige, have lots in common. They also have complementary differences: Stella likes cake but not frosting, for example, while Paige likes frosting but not cake. But Stella gets aggravated when Paige speaks for her without giving her time to answer, or interrupts, or speaks over her. Stella wants to speak up, but she doesn\u2019t know how. That evening, their mother gives Stella great advice, reminding her how Paige started to speak up for Stella when they were younger and Stella\u2019s anxiety was more severe. Her advice empowers Stella to speak up for herself, but also to remember that Paige loves her and doesn\u2019t want her to feel scared. Their mother helps Stella use her stuffed animals to model a conversation with Paige. The next day at school, Stella has a productive conversation with her sibling. Bader\u2019s story presents anxious young readers with a great model for learning how to assert themselves in conversation. Soto\u2019s full-color cartoon illustrations are cute but might have been improved with more realistic shading, although the well-drawn backgrounds ably contextualize the settings. The speaking characters are all depicted with pale skin; the story has several background characters of color, including the twins\u2019 teacher.\n<br><br>\nStella\u2019s Brave Voice may empower other kids to find theirs, too.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-d0ec2c8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/5star-shiny-web_readersfavoriteseal.png\" alt=\"Doreen Chombu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Doreen Chombu<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Readers' Favorite<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__icon elementor-icon elementor-icon-\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Read More<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStella's Brave Voice is a children's picture book written by Marissa Bader with illustrations by Arlene Soto. The book follows the story of twin sisters, Stella and Paige. Stella loves that she has a twin sister\nwho always has her back because she talks less than Paige, who is more outgoing. Unfortunately, sometimes Paige oversteps and forgets that Stella can speak for herself if she wants to. Stella\nconfides in their mother and informs her that she feels a burning feeling in her stomach whenever Paige talks for her. What could it be? And will her mother\u2019s advice help her find the courage to speak\nup for herself? Get a copy of this book to find out.\n<br><br>\nStella's Brave Voice is a fun story that encourages children to speak up and share their opinions. Stella is an adorable character whose plight will resonate with many shy children who are afraid to voice\ntheir ideas. Marissa Bader uses this story to teach children to get out of their shells and stand up for themselves. Bottling up your feelings and not sharing your views can cause you to feel stressed,\nand like Stella, it can give you a burning sensation in your stomach. Freedom and joy come with speaking out, and this can be seen in Stella\u2019s character development from a timid child to a cheerful and brave girl. I loved the book\u2019s art because it was eye-catching and told the story through visuals. I recommend parents and caregivers to read this book with their children and help them find fun ideas to\nhelp them overcome their fear of speaking up.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial elementor-repeater-item-692899a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial__header\" href=\"https:\/\/litpick.com\/review\/stellas-brave-voice-review-lilily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marissabader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Five-Star-Award_LitPick.jpeg\" alt=\"Lilily\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Lilily<\/span><div class=\"elementor-star-rating\"><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><i class=\"elementor-star-full\">&#xE934;<\/i><\/div><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Litpick<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__icon elementor-icon elementor-icon-\"><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Read More<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarissa Bader's Stella\u2019s Brave Voice is truly a standout read. It beautifully dives into themes of family, personal struggles, and the challenges of communication. This book will strike a chord, especially with young readers. We see Stella grapple with her hesitation to speak her mind, made even more challenging by her sister Paige's habit of speaking for both of them. Stella's feelings of frustration are depicted very well, helping readers understand and empathize with her emotions. Moreover, Arlene Soto's pleasing and colorful illustrations not only catch the eye but also match perfectly with the story's mood. 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