Children's Books
9 Kilometers – Claudio Aguilera and Gabriela Lyon
When I was your age, I had to walk to school uphill both ways! is one of those jokey phrases that gets used as an example of how old people talk about their own childhood […]
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Children's Books
The Box – Isabella Paglia and Paolo Proietti
One day, in the middle the woods, a box appears. The Box is small, with holes in it, and the whole forest is curious. How did it get here? When did it arrive? Hey! I […]
Children's Books
Madani’s Best Game – Fran Pintadera and Raquel Catalina
Madani is a young boy who plays soccer barefoot. He’s the best player, the hardest worker, and always has the most fun. Everyone loves to watch Madani play. But the one person he wants to […]
Children's Books
Different: A Story of the Spanish Civil War – Mónica Montañés and Eva Sánchez Gómez
A few years ago, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers has published a book called Mexique that chronicled the story of children who were sent to Mexico as refugees of Spanish Civil War. Different tells the […]
Children's Books
A Head Full of Birds – Alexandra Garibal
A Head Full of Birds is the story of neurodiverse friendship. The opening panels introduce us to Nanette, who exhibits some autistic symptoms such as having a deep inner life of imagination. Later, we’re introduced […]
Children's Books
Building an Orchestra of Hope – Carmer Oliver and Luis Uribe
Favio Chavez is an Argentinian musician and environmental technician who combined his two loves into one by forming the Recycled Orchestra, an orchestra composed of Paraguayan child musicians who play instruments created out of scraps […]
Children's Books
A World of Praise – Deborah Lock and Helen Cann
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers publishes a refreshingly eclectic range of illustrated books. While some fit the theme of typical children’s books, there are also those that I would classify more as illustrated poetry. That’s […]
Children's Books
Black and White – Debora Vogrig
An artful story of contrasts, Black and White is about the interplay between light and darkness. The story begins as White wakes up and spreads through the sky, pushing Black away. But we soon begin […]
Children's Books
I’ll Say Goodbye – Pam Zollman
I’ll Say Goodbye is a story about death and loss. Told in the first-person perspective of a young child, we see him with his uncle Mike on the beach where they discover a hermit crab. […]
Children's Books
It’s So Difficult – Guridi
This is a book that I felt viscerally, deep inside me. it’s so difficult follows the story of a person who struggles to participate in society. The first words of the book read “When I […]