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 […]
Author: Lawrence Schimel
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
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 […]
Children's Books
One Million Oysters on Top of the Mountain – Alex Nogues & Miren Asiain Lora
One Million Oysters on Top of the Mountain is a beautifully illustrated ode to geology that centers itself on the question “How did those oysters even get there?” Our guide is Alex Nogues, a Spanish […]
Children's Books
Ninos: Poems for the Lost Children of Chile – Maria Jose Ferrada & Maria Elena Valdez
A few months ago, I reviewed a children’s book called Mexique that chronicled the story of a ship laden with children on a journey to escape the Spanish Civil War. Displaced in Mexico, few of […]