2016 •Author: Gaëtan Dorémus •Translator: Sarah Klinger •Illustrations: Gaëtan Dorémus •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gaetan-doremus/my-baby-crocodile/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGBjZwpQ_Cw
Category: All Books
Every child deserves access to books of high visual and literary quality. A Book a Day donates new, hardcover titles to partner public schools in West Philadelphia, as well as to community organizations throughout the city. We select beautifully illustrated titles by underrepresented creators that highlight characters and stories from diverse backgrounds. Below, you can find the titles that we have donated since 2014. Feel free to explore and send us a note at abookadayprogram@gmail.com if you discover a new favorite!
2017 •Author: Vittoria Facchini •Translator: Anna Celada •Illustrations: Vittoria Facchini •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vittoria-facchini/5-cherries/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfnvCI9vWYw
2016 •Author: Giovanna Zoboli •Illustrations: Lisa D’Andrea •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/giovanna-zoboli/a-most-mysterious-mouse/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpEqTvUCC2I
2009 •Author: Nadine Brun-Cosme •Translator: Claudia Zoe Bedrick •Illustrations: Olivier Tallec •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRWmj8TBKLs
2013 •Author: Sylvie Neeman •Translator: Claudia Zoe Bedrick •Illustrations: Ingrid Godon •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sylvie-neeman/something-big/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEi0Ib-nNGo
2007 •Author: Jean-Pierre Siméon •Illustrations: Olivier Tallec •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jean-pierre-simeon/this-is-a-poem-that-heals-fish/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWV8Hst47E
1959 (Reprinted: 2017) •Author: Jacqueline Ayer •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jacqueline-ayer/nu-dang-and-his-kite/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nFNmToy0iA
2017 •Author: Kirsten Hall •Illustrations: Matthew Forsythe •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kirsten-hall/gold-leaf/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7dgrTuCq20
2015 •Author: Kitty Crowther •Translator: Claudia Zoe Bedrick •Illustrations: Kitty Crowther •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kitty-crowther/scritch-scratch-scraww-plop/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvrJwAPz_1M
2009 •Author: Nadine Brun-Cosme •Illustrations: Olivier Tallec •Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkFmDFOn2ow