{"id":7568216948973,"title":"Oliver Powers Through","handle":"oliver-powers-through","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOliver Powers Through\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eHelping Out at Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/janay-brown-wood\"\u003eJaNay Brown-Wood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \/ Illustrated by:\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/lorian-tu\"\u003e Lorian Tu\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere do I even start?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" color=\"#000000\" face=\"Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eBefore he can play with his friends, Oliver has to clean his room. . . but it's so messy! Sunshine Squad to the rescue! His friends help him break the Mess Monster down into manageable pieces, finding some of their own lost stuff along the way. 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Ever since she was a little girl, she's wanted to become a published author. Her determination paid off with the publication of her first book for children, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImani's Moon, \u003c\/i\u003efollowed by \u003cem\u003eGrandma's Tiny House, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eShhh! The Baby's Asleep\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. JaNay is also a professor of early childhood education. She lives in California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/janay-brown-wood\"\u003eRead more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eabout Jamie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLorian Tu, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLorian Tu is a children's book author and illustrator. 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Oliver Powers Through


Oliver Powers Through
Helping Out at Home

By: JaNay Brown-Wood  / Illustrated by: Lorian Tu

Where do I even start?

Before he can play with his friends, Oliver has to clean his room. . . but it's so messy! Sunshine Squad to the rescue! His friends help him break the Mess Monster down into manageable pieces, finding some of their own lost stuff along the way. Turn to the back of the book for ideas to help keep track of responsibilities.

Chicken Soup for the Soul children's books impart life lessons that warm the heart with heaping spoonfuls of good humor.

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JaNay Brown-Wood, author

JaNay Brown-Wood dreams big. Ever since she was a little girl, she's wanted to become a published author. Her determination paid off with the publication of her first book for children, Imani's Moon, followed by Grandma's Tiny House, Shhh! The Baby's Asleep, and many others. JaNay is also a professor of early childhood education. She lives in California.

Read more about Jamie.


Lorian Tu, illustrator

Lorian Tu is a children's book author and illustrator. She lives in New England with her family where she creates content for children.

Read more about Lorian. 

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Join a group of friends as they learn important lessons about cleaning up and working together in this helpful picture book for young children. Meet Oliver, a young Black boy who lives on Sunshine Street with his five best friends. The children call themselves the Sunshine Squad. The Sunshine Squad are all visiting Oliver one day and they begin to have trouble finding toys because Oliver’s room is very messy. The other children decide to head outside to the park but Oliver’s dad says he needs to clean his room before he goes outside. Instead of cleaning up Oliver decides to draw all afternoon and hopes that his dad will forget about his messy room. The next day Oliver still has trouble cleaning his room but the Sunshine Squad comes to help! Oliver learns that he can pretend to be a superhero while he is cleaning. He surprises his friends with a new comic book about the Sunshine Squad cleaning team! This book will definitely help young children understand the importance of tidying up their space. A poem about responsibility is featured at the back and suggestions for how to make cleaning fun for children. The illustrations are colorful and realistic. The Sunshine Squad is a diverse group of children who are sure to inspire others!

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-278-8

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-948-4 EPUB

Ages: 4-7
Page count: 32
8 x 8