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Publishers Weekly vol. 271 no. 13 Apr. 1, 2024, review of That Always Happens Sometimes. p. 60.
Kirkus Reviews May 1, 2024, , “Frank, Kiley: THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS SOMETIMES.”. p. NA.
Booklist vol. 120 no. 21 July, 2024. Khuri, Ronny. , “That Always Happens Sometimes.”. p. 90.
Kirkus Reviews Dec. 1, 2018, , “Frank, Kiley: TOMORROW IS WAITING.”.
MBR Bookwatch Apr., 2019. Dumont, Helen. , “Tomorrow Is Waiting.”.
Kiley Frank is a a writer and freelance editor living in upstate New York. Her debut picture book, Tomorrow is Waiting, received many accolades. She worked in publishing for six years before leaving the NYC area. You can find her reading to her four children and coaching a battle of the books team for middle schoolers.
I started my career in publishing as a college intern with the literary agent Miriam Altshuler. After graduating, I worked at Atheneum Books for Young Readers for six years. I began as an Editorial Assistant and left having built a list of books that I continue to feel very proud of. There I edited picture books, middle-grade novels, and YA. I worked directly with many amazing writers. Accomplishments at Atheneum include editing a New York Times bestseller and working on books that received multiple starred reviews. I now live in Northern New York and have been doing freelance editorial and writing work for the past decade. Clients include Crown Books for Young Readers, Simon & Schuster Children’s Division, Egmont Group, literary agencies, and writers from all around the world. I’ve helped writers hone their skills and polish their manuscripts. Clients have gone on to earn publishing deals from major houses, contracts with agents, and admission to prestigious MFA programs. I am also a writer. My first picture book Tomorrow is Waiting, illustrated by Aaron Meshon (Dial Books for Young Readers) was an Amazon Editors' Best Book of the Month pick. My next picture book That Always Happens Sometimes, illustrated by K-Fai Steele (Knopf Books for Young Readers) is Junior Library Guild Selection. I regularly read to my four children and coach a battle of the books team for middle schoolers. I love books, adore working with writers, and feel so very lucky to get to do this kind of work.
That Always Happens Sometimes
Kiley Frank, illus. by K-Fai Steele. Knopf, $18.99 (42p) ISBN 978-1-984852-43-4
For Max, the kid who narrates this story by Frank (Tomorrow Is Waiting), school mornings slide off track when distractions, like squirrels outside the window, fly in the face of a get-ready list. Per the title, it's the kind of event "that always, always happens sometimes. " Max's classroom to-do list ("keep hands to myself) is often forgotten, and tennis balls quiet the feet of only Max's chair ("I used to get in trouble for the sounds my chair makes, but now I only get in trouble for the sounds that I make"). Engaging questions hint at the child's internality: "Have you ever abandoned your lunch because you were thinking about having an extra face under your hair like some Lego figures do?" In watercolor, ink, and pencil drawings with bold black lines, Steele (The Brilliant Ms. Bangle) includes lots of boisterous detail as Max's teacher asks small groups of students, portrayed with various skin tones, to build a tower with "index cards, a twentyfour-inch piece of masking tape, and a pair of safety scissors." It's, at last, something that "has never happened before," and Max's creativity results in a classroom triumph-and a heady moment for a memorable voice. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Miriam Altshuler, DeFiore and Company. Illustrator's agent: Erica Rand Silverman, Stimola Literary. (July)
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"That Always Happens Sometimes." Publishers Weekly, vol. 271, no. 13, 1 Apr. 2024, p. 60. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A799108148/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=f16ba7d4. Accessed 17 Sept. 2024.
Frank, Kiley THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS SOMETIMES Knopf (Children's None) $18.99 7, 2 ISBN: 9781984852434
A day in the life of a well-meaning child who's somehow never far from trouble.
Young Max spits out too-hot oatmeal and makes a huge mess, forgets to get dressed, and misses the bus after being distracted by the sight of squirrels devouring an old jack-o'-lantern outside. At school, Max has a long to-do list ("Keep hands to myself"; "Don't keep my sweatshirts here overnight"). Max's teacher, Ms. Fitzmorris, winks encouragingly when Max hands in homework, and when Max plays a leading role in a group project that involves building a tower out of index cards, she's thrilled. Frank writes in long, stream-of-consciousness sentences, capturing Max's boundless excitement. ("Have you ever wanted to play on everything so badly that the only solution is for your body to explode into a bunch of different pieces, which is impossible to do safely?") She offers a realistic yet sensitive portrait of a child who's often a little out of step with the rest of the world but who's undeniably perceptive and thoughtful--and who's lucky enough to have a sympathetic adult who sees that. Many neurodivergent readers will recognize themselves in Max. Steele's thick-lined watercolor, ink, and pencil illustrations brim with Max's unbridled energy; each scene feels almost like a story, featuring details for attentive viewers to pick out. Max presents Asian, while Ms. Fitzmorris is brown-skinned; the class is diverse.
A deeply satisfying tale of a square peg who finds a way to triumph. (Picture book. 4-8)
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"Frank, Kiley: THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS SOMETIMES." Kirkus Reviews, 1 May 2024, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A791876923/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=d862d39d. Accessed 17 Sept. 2024.
That Always Happens Sometimes.
By Kiley Frank. Illus. by K-Fai Steele.
July 2024. 42p. Knopf, $18.99 (9781984852434). K-Gr. 3.
Max, an adorably chonky, bespectacled kid rocking Crocs and a middle part, is a little bit all over the place. He takes readers through a typical school day, addressing them directly with questions about his own experience: "Have you ever wanted to play on everything so badly that the only solution is for your body to explode into a bunch of different pieces, which is impossible to do safely?" As his frustrated parents and patient teacher try to keep him on track, Max goes from one scene to the next, effectively describing his hardto-control body and mind through common sensory moments: eating and drinking, coloring, sitting in class, chewing on erasers. His somewhat chaotic nature is cleverly reflected in Steele's loose, sometimes wobbly linework, and the story's sweet humor in the cartoonish figures. Max is completely charming, and by setting the text in his innocent POV, Frank shows that a child who seems disruptive or inattentive is still sympathetic and may simply be neurodivergent--and delightful. "Have you ever abandoned your lunch because you were thinking about having an extra face under your hair like some LEGO figures do?" The story ends on a group-project scenario that is only solved through Max's unique, out-of-the-box creativity, reinforcing the message. Relatable for kid readers, nicely nostalgic for adults, and all-around wonderful.--Ronny Khuri
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Khuri, Ronny. "That Always Happens Sometimes." Booklist, vol. 120, no. 21, July 2024, p. 90. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A804616025/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=1415f98f. Accessed 17 Sept. 2024.
Frank, Kiley TOMORROW IS WAITING Dial (Children's Fiction) $16.99 1, 8 ISBN: 978-1-101-99437-5
A lyrical message of perseverance and optimism.
The text uses direct address, which the title- and final-page illustrations suggest comes from an adult voice, to offer inspiration and encouragement. The opening spreads reads, "Tonight as you sleep, a new day stirs. / Each kiss good night is a wish for tomorrow," as the accompanying art depicts a child with black hair and light skin asleep in a bed that's fantastically situated in a stylized landscape of buildings, overpasses, and roadways. The effect is dreamlike, in contrast with the next illustration, of a child of color walking through a field and blowing dandelion fluff at sunrise. Until the last spread, each child depicted in a range of settings is solitary. Some visual metaphors falter in terms of credibility, as in the case of a white-appearing child using a wheelchair in an Antarctic ice cave strewn with obstacles, as the text reads "you'll explore the world, only feeling lost in your imagination." Others are oblique in attempted connections between text and art. How does a picture of a pale-skinned, black-haired child on a bridge in the rain evoke "first moments that will dance with you"? But the image of a child with pink skin and brown hair scaling a wall as text reads "there will be injustice that will challenge you, and it will surprise you how brave you can be" is clearer.
There's always tomorrow. (Picture book. 4-7)
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"Frank, Kiley: TOMORROW IS WAITING." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Dec. 2018. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A563598602/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=4e992762. Accessed 17 Sept. 2024.
Tomorrow Is Waiting
Kiley Frank, author
Aaron Mashon, illustrator
Dial Books
c/o Penguin Group USA
345 Hudson Street, 15th floor, New York, NY 10014
9781101994375, $16.99, HC, 32pp, www.amazon.com
Synopsis: As a child dreams, their parent imagines everything they will someday be: independent and imaginative, kind and courageous, a listener and a leader. And each hopeful, heartfelt wish is paired with a promise of love.
Tender and moving, "Tomorrow Is Waiting" is a modern celebration of the dreams we have for our children for finding their place in the world, and for how they will make it a better world.
Critique: Deftly created by the collaborative team of author Kiley Frank and illustrator Aaron Marshon, this is a perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, and graduation. "Tomorrow is Waiting" one of those perfect picture books for ages 3-7 that will be treasured, passed down, read and loved--again, and again, and again. Certain to be an enduringly popular addition to family, daycare center, preschool, and elementary school collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Tomorrow is Waiting" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99).
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Dumont, Helen. "Tomorrow Is Waiting." MBR Bookwatch, Apr. 2019. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A586810132/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=55e98e72. Accessed 17 Sept. 2024.