Independent Reading Level: Ages 5-8
Awards: Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title – 2019)
Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award (Honor Book – 2019)
Audie Award (Finalist – Young Listeners – 2019)
BCCB Blue Ribbon Book (Picture Books – 2018)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee – Primary, Grades K-2 – 2022)
Charlotte Zolotow Award (Highly Commended Title – 2019)
CLEL Bell Picture Book Award for Early Literacy (Nominee – Read – 2019)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee – 2020)
CSMCL Best Multicultural Book (2018)
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (For Younger Readers – 2019)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist – Picturebook – 2021)
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Picture Books – 2018)
IBBY Honour Book (2020)
Iowa Goldfinch Award (Nominee – 2021)
Kirkus Prize (Finalist – Young Readers' Literature – 2018)
Monarch Award (Nominee – 2021)
New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Books (2018)
Pura Belpré Award (Winner – Illustration – 2019)
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award (Younger Readers – 2019)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee – Primary – 2021)

This book would be great for primary. This is about the story of a mother and child immigrating to a new country. It talks about the mistakes made and how she just wanted what best for her dream (her child) I thought that this book was super encouraging to her culture and the people in similar situations to her.

A story on an immigrant mother who just moved with her child from their home to a new place. How they made mistakes, or didn't understand how things worked at first so they felt out of place. Until they made it to the library and learned to read, write and speak. And found their place again?

Elementary

I knew everyone was talking about this book and how beautiful it is, but I didn't know it was such a meaningful tribute to the free public library. Thank you for this, Yuyi! This book makes me extra proud to be a librarian. ( )

This is the first picture book in a long while to make me want to cry. It was so beautiful. ( )