The Someone New

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To all the New Someones. May kindness always be stronger than fear, and may you be welcomed with open paws. —J.T. For Richard —EG.K.

The Someone New • Text copyright © 2019 by Jill Twiss • Illustrations copyright © 2019 by EG Keller. • All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. • No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information address HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. • www.harpercollinschildrens.com • Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964867 • ISBN 978-0-06-293374-4 • The artist created the illustrations for this book digitally.

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THE SOMEONE NEW

Written by

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Jill Twiss

Illustrated by

EG Keller

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When Jitterbug woke up, she could already tell: Something was New. Jitterbug was a careful chipmunk. She liked it when things stayed the Same.

When Something was New she got a little quiver in her tummy.

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“What is this Something New?” she wondered. “Is it Toast the butterfly? No! She is flitting from flower to flower, sharing her Important Thoughts like every other day.”

“Hello hello hello!” shouted Jitterbug.

“Hello, Jitterbug!” said Toast. “Did you know that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope?”

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Whoa. That was good information. But it was not the Something New. Jitterbug kept looking.

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