2013 •Author: Leonard S. Marcus •Illustrations: Randolph Caldecott •Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leonard-s-marcus/randolph-caldecott/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtVLQrqb6j8
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!
2016 •Author: Melissa Sweet •Illustrations: Melissa Sweet •Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/melissa-sweet-11/some-writer/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viS83Re9HJk
2016 •Author: Beatrix Potter Edited by Frederick Warne & Co. •Publisher: Warne •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/frederick-warne-co/a-celebration-of-beatrix-potter/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEUfxHbI9kM
2012 •Author: edited by Gestalten •Publisher: Gestalten •Media: https://vimeo.com/54856873
2011 •Author: Giles Laroche •Illustrations: Giles Laroche •Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/giles-laroche/if-you-lived-here-laroche/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVoLH7DLqaI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5okldnu6zIc
2015 •Author: Ahmadreza Ahmadi •Illustrations: Nahid Kazemi •Publisher: Tiny Owl Publishing •Artist: http://nahidkazemi.com/en/
2010 •Author: Ana Maria Machado Translated by Elisa Amado •Illustrations: Laurent Cardon •Publisher: Groundwood Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ana-maria-machado/wolf-wanted/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3okGuRQ8Zo Artist: http://laurentcardon.wixsite.com/portfolio/livro-book
2015 •Author: Duo Press labs •Illustrations: Violet Lemay •Publisher: Duo Press •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HGW1DQO1xQ
2015 •Author: Carole Boston Weatherford •Illustrations: Ekua Holmes •Publisher: Candlewick press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/carole-boston-weatherford/voice-of-freedom/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nsmlqPqvGQ
2016 •Author: Linda Sarah •Illustrations: Benji Davies •Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-sarah/big-friends-sarah/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If73_3Ji_Ss