Shake It Off!, Vanessa BrantleyNewton
Shake It Off!, Vanessa BrantleyNewton
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Shake It Off!

Author: Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Narrator: Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024

Synopsis

The whimsical tale of a clever little goat who rises above everything that threatens to keep her down

Meet a sweet, curious little goat, who loves to sing and climb on everything. Some neighbors find her annoying, but nothing can keep her down—even when she gets stuck in a well and it looks like she’s doomed. When everyone has given up on her, the clever goat surprises them all by taking advantage of her precarious predicament to win the day!

Inspired by Vanessa Brantley-Newton’s own experiences with adversity, this playful story about persistence, determination, and thinking outside the box is sure to make readers cheer.

About The Author

Vanessa Brantley-Newton (vanessabrantleynewton.com) grew up in a musical family, and her parents taught her how to sing to help overcome her stuttering. Shake is Off is inspired by her experiences, and the story of the little goat in this book was the basis for her TED Talk, “Diversity Designed by Adversity” (tinyurl.com/y6savcqj), which highlighted the importance of knowing your own  worth and rising up when others want to put you down. Vanessa is a beloved storyteller and has illustrated numerous picture books, including New York Times bestsellers The Queen of Kindergarten and The King of Kindergarten (both by Derrick Barnes), Mary Had a Little Glam (by Tammi Sauer), One Love (by Cedella Marley), and The Youngest Marcher (by Cynthia Levinson), as well as the chapter book series Ruby and the Booker Boys (by Derrick Barnes) and Jada Jones (by Kelly Starling Lyons). Some of the picture books she’s written and illustrated include Just Like Me, Becoming Vanessa and Grandma’s Purse. Vanessa lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm

The message about shaking off negativity is great but the burying the goat alive scene lowkey threw me off 😂......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle

will I use this book in a storytime where we talk about how our specialness makes us unique....and have my storytime kids dance to "Shake It Off?" Of course I will.......more

Goodreads review by Christine

Wow this was hilarious but in a bad way.......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

Picture Book. Oh man, I couldn't help but open this book and start humming when it came in today. There is a goat, a very loud one, that annoys the neighbors. When she falls into a hole, they decide it's too deep to get her out and start filling it in (Yikes!). But she sings to herself "shake it off......more

Quotes

“With brilliantly saturated colors, showy full-bleed illustrations, and evocative depictions of music, this tale looks incredibly inviting, and its ungulate protagonist makes an undeniably appealing first impression. . . . The narration is agreeably conversational, and children will root for Little Goat as she uses traits perceived as faults to save herself. A tale likely to strike a chord with fans of the unconventional.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Light and humorous tone. . . . The potential for the story (reminiscent of the parable of the donkey in the well) to be read metaphorically is encouraged by Brantley-Newton’s dedication to ‘every child who has been counted out’ and her author’s note about overcoming childhood struggles with stuttering, dyslexia, and bullying.” —The Horn Book

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