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Society of Illustrators, Dilys Evans Founder’s Award WinnerA New York Times Best Book of 2020A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2020 PRAISE “Electrifying. Extraordinary. Enigmatic and gorgeous.” —The Wall Street Journal “An epic dream captured in superbly meticulous detail.” –Shaun Tan “Danger, magic, surprise and awe abound in this masterly, wordless debut.” —The New…
MILDRED L. BATCHELDER HONOR WINNER School Library Journal Best of the Year BCCB Best of the Year (Blue Ribbon Selection) A beautiful slice-of-life story that is This One Summer meets Ursula K. Le Guin’s Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, told in flashbacks 16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of…
A queer, witchy Fast and the Furious that shines light on history not often told. BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist – Kirkus – Polygon – Chicago Public Library – New York Public Library Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations. But for six extraordinary women, the…
Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. How Do I Draw…
Freeman Book Award Winner GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honoree An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the life story of a man who lived through its most turbulent times. Part One: Taiwan, 1930s….
The “glorious” sequel to Freeman Award-winning The Boy from Clearwater After his imprisonment in Green Island, Kun-lin struggles to pick up where he left off ten years earlier. He reconnects with his childhood crush Kimiko and finds work as an editor, jumping from publisher to publisher until finally settling at an advertising company. But when…
The “glorious” sequel to Freeman Award-winning The Boy from Clearwater After his imprisonment in Green Island, Kun-lin struggles to pick up where he left off ten years earlier. He reconnects with his childhood crush Kimiko and finds work as an editor, jumping from publisher to publisher until finally settling at an advertising company. But when…
“A deeply moving exploration of life after death, making peace with regret and life’s inevitabilities, and learning how to move on.” —Publishers Weekly Best of the Year: BookPage – NYPL – Chicago Public Library – Kirkus – CCBC Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross…
“A deeply moving exploration of life after death, making peace with regret and life’s inevitabilities, and learning how to move on.” —Publishers Weekly Best of the Year: BookPage – NYPL – Chicago Public Library – Kirkus – CCBC Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross…
CCBC Choices – Best Book of Year The #1 bestselling picture book in Korea . . . a laugh-out-loud blend of joyous comics and lush full spread illustrations! Tiger is a bit grumpy. Why won’t the other forest animals give him food…even when he yells at them? Why doesn’t anyone want to be his friend?…
I still remember that house filled with summer… Growing up, Jung-soon spent every moment she could at her grandparents’ house. Dressing up and watching cartoons. Dyeing each other’s fingernails with crushed balsam petals. Getting the whole neighborhood together to sweep their streets. Falling asleep together…just the three of them, happy. Grandfather was Grandmother’s best and…
