2014 •Author: Helen Recorvits •Illustrations: Gabi Swiatkowska •Publisher: Square Fish •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/helen-recorvits/my-name-is-yoon/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kawh9S_UUU
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!
2010 •Author: Tove Jansson •Illustrations: Tove Jansson •Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSZKzLHI5wg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8fZ7YClkLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSZKzLHI5wg
2015 •Author: Alice Brière-Haquet, trans. by Noelia Hobeika •Illustrations: Csil •Publisher: Gestalten •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alice-briere-haquet/madame-eiffel/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uXXCKcYT24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uXXCKcYT24
2012 •Author: Andrés Vera Martínez, Na Liu •Illustrations: Andrés Vera Martínez •Publisher: Graphic Universe •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andres-vera-martinez/little-white-duck-childhood-china/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaKC89OK3nU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzaSzoVcgos
2015 •Author: Vivian French •Illustrations: Angela Barrett •Publisher: Candlewick •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/vivian-french/the-most-wonderful-thing-in-the-world/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNAfJg1N80w
2014 •Author: Irene Luxbacher •Illustrations: Irene Luxbacher •Publisher: Groundwood Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/irene-luxbacher/mr-frank/
2015 •Author: Philip C. Stead •Illustrations: Matthew Cordell •Publisher: Roaring Brook Press •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/philip-c-stead/special-delivery-stead/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGjW4N9yy4I
2015 •Author: Nadja Spiegelman •Illustrations: Sergio García Sánchez •Publisher: Toon Graphics •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/nadja-spiegelman/lost-in-nyc/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpmgF4ry0k0
2015 •Author: Lesléa Newman •Illustrations: Amy June Bates •Publisher: Candlewick •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/leslea-newman/ketzel-the-cat-who-composed/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPs_7iHVrp4
2009 •Author: Christy Hale •Illustrations: Christy Hale •Publisher: Lee & Low Books •Kirkus Review: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/christy-hale/the-east-west-house/ •Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndI5dlxTFc