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published: Mar 2017
ISBN:9781554988570
publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Walk with Me

by Jairo Buitrago, illustrated by Rafael Yockteng, translated by Elisa Amado

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parents, imagination & play, emotions & feelings
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list price: $18.95
edition:Hardcover
also available: eBook
category: Children's Fiction
published: Mar 2017
ISBN:9781554988570
publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd
Description

A simple, imaginative story depicting the complex emotional reality of a girl whose father no longer lives at home.

The girl conjures up an imaginary companion — a lion — who will join her on the long walk home from school. He will help her to pick up her baby brother from daycare and shop at the store (which has cut off the family’s credit), and he’ll keep her company all along the way until she is safely home. He will always come back when she needs him, unlike her father whom she sees only in a photograph — a photograph in which he clearly resembles a lion.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

About the Authors

Jairo Buitrago is a children’s book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews, Kirkus Prize shortlist), Lion and Mouse (two starred reviews) and most recently, Cave Paintings. They won the “A la Orilla del Viento” contest for the Spanish edition of Walk with Me, which was also named to IBBY’s Honor List. Their books have also appeared on “Los mejores libros del año” (Venezuela’s Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare and in the White Ravens Catalogue. Jairo has also won the Hispanoamericano Castillo prize for children’s literature and the Antonio García Cubas Award. He lives in Mexico City.

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Rafael Yockteng has illustrated many highly acclaimed children’s books, including Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews, Kirkus Prize shortlist) and On the Other Side of the Garden (three starred reviews) by Jairo Buitrago. Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the “A la Orilla del Viento” contest, and their books have been included on IBBY’s Honor List, “Los mejores libros del año” (Venezuela’s Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare and in the White Ravens Catalogue. Rafael lives in Bogotá.

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Rafael Yockteng has illustrated many highly acclaimed children’s books, including Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews, Kirkus Prize shortlist) and On the Other Side of the Garden (three starred reviews) by Jairo Buitrago. Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the “A la Orilla del Viento” contest, and their books have been included on IBBY’s Honor List, “Los mejores libros del año” (Venezuela’s Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare and in the White Ravens Catalogue. Rafael lives in Bogotá.

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
4 to 7
Grade:
k to 2
Reading age:
4 to 7
Awards
  • Commended, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year
  • Commended, ALSC Notable Children's Books
  • Commended, Denver Public Library Best Children's & Teen Books
  • Commended, New York Public Library Best Books for Kids
  • Commended, School Library Journal Best Books
  • Short-listed, Kirkus Prize
  • Commended, Kirkus Best Picture Books
Editorial Reviews

With guided discussion, youngsters can see beyond the deceptive simplicity of this poignant story. A strong choice for all collections.

— School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW

The duo behind Two White Rabbits returns with another compassionate portrait of a child negotiating difficult circumstances with grace.

— Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW

"Walk With Me" is refreshingly original, consistently entertaining, and very highly recommended.

— Midwest Book Review

Emotionally resonant in the loveliest of ways.

— Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW

Buitrago and Yockteng present a beautiful and complex story of courage and hope where there seems to be none.

— Horn Book

The richly colored, expressionistic multimedia illustrations add a great deal of depth to the minimal text.

— Booklist

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