2016 •Author: Roxane Orgill •Illustrations: Francis Vallejo •Publisher: Candlewick Press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/roxane-orgill/jazz-day/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKIpl1Y4RmY
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!
2005 •Author: Margriet Ruurs •Publisher: Boyds Mills Press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/margriet-ruurs/my-librarian-is-a-camel/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlcyFWFgY1Y
A Voyage in the Clouds: The (Mostly) True Story of the First International Flight by Balloon in 1785
2016 •Author: Matthew Olshan •Illustrations: Sophie Blackall •Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/matthew-olshan/a-voyage-in-the-clouds/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bNb__8XXsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bNb__8XXsE
2016 •Author: Bob Raczka •Illustrations: Bob Raczka •Publisher: Roaring Brook Press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/bob-raczka/wet-cement/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zc0tBtotrM
2015 •Author: Lisa Mantchev •Illustrations: Taeeun Yoo •Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-mantchev-82608/strictly-no-elephants/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCWelLPhGPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCWelLPhGPQ
2016 •Author: Rana DiOrio, Emma D. Dryden •Illustrations: Ken Min •Publisher: Little Pickle Press •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqohmccTSc
2010 •Author: James Rumford •Illustrations: James Rumford •Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-rumford/rain-school/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIODEcAr6RY
2016 •Author: Mac Barnett •Illustrations: Adam Rex •Publisher: Disney-Hyperion •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mac-barnett/how-this-book-was-made/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPrS7-kx9Y0
2013 •Author: Laban Carrick Hill •Illustrations: Theodore Taylor III •Publisher: Roaring Brook Press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laban-carrick-hill/when-beat-was-born/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEbYoWsRnc
2015 •Author: Tracey Fern •Illustrations: Boris Kulikov •Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tracey-fern/w-is-for-webster/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuVaQaUHvw