Opposites Everywhere

by Elizabeth Encarnacion

Each spread of this engaging book depicts a pair of opposites that a child might encounter during a typical day, such as hot and cold party food, big and small pets, and day and night. Using the chalkboard-a tool familiar to kids from the classroom-gives them the opportunity to learn the relationship of written letters, numbers, and words to the sounds they make.

20 pages, Paperback

First published September 7, 2004

About the author

Elizabeth Encarnacion is an author and book editor who specializes in books for kids and teens. She is also the programming director for Spells Writing Lab, a non-profit writing and tutoring center for children based in North Philadelphia. She has written many books for children and adults, including Cat’s Cradle & Other Fabulous String Figures, The Jimmy Buffett Concert Handbook, The Girls’ Guide to Campfire Activities, 3-D Doodle Book & Kit, Fabulous Fun Foam Book & Kit, and a novelization of the classic TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. She also wrote the four-book Buildings at Work series and four titles in the My Little Chalkboard series.

Elizabeth started her publishing career as an editorial assistant at Simon & Schuster, where she moved up the ranks before moving to Philadelphia to launch the Running Press Kids imprint. While at RP Kids, she edited Christopher Wormell’s Teeth, Tails, & Tentacles, which was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book, and worked on the innovative teen book-online hybrid Cathy’s Book.

In 2006, she co-founded FlirtyGirl Productions, a book studio that specializes in creating cutting-edge, immersive teen entertainment. The Bradford Novels, a series of teen novels with extensive online content, was conceived and developed by Elizabeth for FlirtyGirl and was published by Simon Pulse.

Elizabeth lives in a Philadelphia row house with her husband and occasional co-author, John, and their mischievous dog, Dorsey.