Let's Go!

A 2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Book!
A 2025 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title!
A Kirkus Reviews and Horn Book Magazine Best Book of 2024!
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2024!

"Gives the viewer the sense that not only is the world big, but its bigness impels us to keep going."--Juanita Giles, The New York Times

"Beautifully highlights the value of perseverance along with the joy of skateboarding."--Horn Book STARRED Review

"Perfectly sums up the feeling of embarking on something new and also the determination to try again after a setback."--School Library Journal STARRED Review

"[R]eminiscent of Ezra Jack Keats ... a beautiful job of capturing the grace and speed of skateboarding."--Youth Services Book Review STARRED Review

Let's Go! is an extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community, from beloved artist and author Julie Flett, a winner of the New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award.

Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw êkwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the confidence to join them?

Let's Go! features:

• A glossary of Cree words featured in the book, and a Cree refrain (haw êkwa!) repeated throughout
• A note to the reader from Julie Flett about her inspiration for the story

This fun and touching story is a tribute to family, friendship, and perseverance. Julie Flett's renowned art and powerful text shows a community of support is all around, ready to help each other... go!

Author: Julie Flett
Publisher: Greystone Kids
Published: 05/07/2024
Pages: 44
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781771646109
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/19/2024
Booklist 04/01/2024 pg. 75
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2024
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2024 pg. 113
School Library Journal 05/01/2024 pg. 62
Shelf Awareness 05/10/2024
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2024 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author

Julie Flett is a Cree-Métis author, illustrator, and artist who has received numerous awards for her books, including the New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book Award, two Governor General's Awards, the American Indian Youth Literature Award, and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Her books have been selected for Best of the Year lists by dozens of media outlets, including The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, The Horn Book, School Library Journal, The Globe and Mail, and Kirkus Reviews. Her critically acclaimed picture books Birdsong, We All Play, and Still This Love Goes On (with Buffy Sainte-Marie) are also published by Greystone Kids. Flett lives in Victoria, Canada.