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Peacock loves to see
his friend Sketch, a girl
who comes to the zoo
and inks drawings of
him. But he also loves
his adoring fans, selfi es,
and news headlines.
He hatches an escape
from the zoo in search of
fame. But what happens
when he starts to molt,
and his tail feathers
fall out?
Includes a Reader’s
Note on how to navigate
social media with kids.
Allan Peterkin, MD, is a physician and writer. He is a professor of psychiatry and family medicine and head of the Program in Health, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Toronto. Dr. Peterkin is the author of several children’s books, including Chill, The Flyaway Blanket, and The Dream Journal. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Sandhya Prabhat is an independent animator and illustrator. She earned her MFA in Animation and Digital Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, and a BA in literature from Stella Maris College. Sandhya has illustrated many children’s books, including Ani’s Light. She lives in the Bay Area of California. Visit sandhyaprabhat.com and @SandhyaPrabhat on Facebook and Instagram.
Magination Press is the children’s book imprint of the American Psychological Association. Through APA’s publications, the association shares with the world mental health expertise and psychological knowledge. Magination Press books reach young readers and their parents and caregivers to make navigating life’s challenges a little easier. It’s the combined power of psychology and literature that makes a Magination Press book special. Visit maginationpress.org and @MaginationPress on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
Peterkin • PrabhatPEACOCKPEACOCK
SKETCHSKETCH
8327967814339
ISBN 978143383279651499 >
U.S. $14.99
Magination Press • Washington, DC • American Psychological Association
For Audrey, who told me so many wonderful stories—AP
Text copyright © 2022 by Allan Peterkin. Illustrations copyright © 2022 by Sandhya Prabhat. Published in 2022 by Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Peterkin, Allan, author. | Prabhat, Sandhya, illustrator. Title: Peacock and Sketch / by Allan Peterkin ; illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat. Description: [Washington, D.C.]: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association, 2021. | Summary: A fame-seeking peacock discovers the fleeting nature of social stardom and the importance of real-world friendship. Includes note to parents on the benefits and risks of social media and how fame cannot replace friendship. Identifiers: LCCN 2021006590 (print) | LCCN 2021006591 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433832796 (hardback) | ISBN 9781433837555 (ebook) Subjects: CYAC: Peacocks—Fiction. | Fame—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Social media—Fiction. Classification: LCC PZ7.P4415455 Pe 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.P4415455 (ebook) | DDC [E]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006590LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021006591
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was the only peacock in
the whole zoo, and he liked it that way.
Art note: Typography could highlight Verry Slowly or illustration
When he unfurled his feathers, the visitors
and
They took endless photos.
And boy, did Peacock know how to pose.
One little girl called Sketch came almost
every day.
Instead of taking pictures, Sketch drew in
a little notebook
She liked watching Peacock show off his
beautiful tail feathers.
But on quiet days, he was bored and lonely sitting in his pen, all by himself.
On those days, she would just tell him stories in a soft voice.
had ever done that before.
But Peacock wanted more. He wanted to be
It was time to get out of the zoo and into the REAL world.
Art note: Sketch is looking approvingly at Peacock, maybe giving him a thumbs-up behind the teacher’s back.
This was Peacock’s
One day a school bus full of children arrived. It was Sketch’s class!
chance.