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 \nEveryone has advice forSara,but it is up to her tofigure out how to begin.Saradiscovers that procrastinationand creative block are part ofthe process of starting herpicture,as any artist knows.  \nBEGIN AT THE BEGINNING offersa universal message aboutcreativity and how every littleartist experiences life.  \nKATHERINE TEGEN BOOKS  \nAn Imprint of HarperCollinsPublisbers  \nPresch-2  \nPUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT OF COLUMBLA  \n次  \n# AMY SCHWARTZ\n\nBegnatheBeginning  \nKATHERINE TEGEN BOOKSAn Imprint of HarperCollinsPublisbers  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2018 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \nhttps://archive.org/details/beginatbeginning0000schw  \nin the kitchen,baking cookies.  \n\"How was school today,dear?\"she asked.  \n“Today,\"Sara told her mother,\"washorrible.First my clay pot collapsed.  \n“Then my toothpick tree fell apart.\"And then Ms.Weinsteinpicked me to do the class  \npainting for the art show tomorrow.She said she knew I could dosomething wonderful.”  \n\"But that is wonderful,\"her mother said.  \n\"No it's not.I don't have even one idea!\"Sara said.\"I wasgoing to paint the tree outside my window—but that's too easy.I have to think of something very important.I'll get startedimmediately after this butter-and-jelly sandwich.”  \nSara made herself two butter-and-jelly sandwichesand ate them one after the other.Then she ate threechocolate-covered graham crackers and a pretzel.","cbCaifQeeh4PrXpC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifQeeh4PrXpC","pdf",3058351,42,"English","# Plot Summary\n## Sara's Creative Challenge\n## The Struggle with Procrastination\n## Overcoming Creative Block","[{\"question\":\"What is the main challenge Sara faces in the story?\",\"answer\":\"Sara is tasked by her teacher, Ms. Weinstein, to create a wonderful painting for the second-grade art show, but she struggles with a creative block and does not know where to begin.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Sara attempt to deal with her creative block?\",\"answer\":\"Sara initially tries to deal with her lack of ideas by procrastinating, which includes eating butter-and-jelly sandwiches and various snacks.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central message of Begin at the Beginning?\",\"answer\":\"The book offers a universal message about the nature of creativity, showing that procrastination and difficulty are normal parts of the artistic process for every little artist.\"}]","Begin at the Beginning | PDF",1790719272,65]