Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book—in a story that’s more relevant than ever.
This is a word on a page. This is a page in a book. This is a book on a shelf . . . waiting.
With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse. All around, there are readers poring over books, each with their own questions, ideas to explore, hopes for the future, and imaginations ready to spark. With a warm, lyrical text and tenderly expressive illustrations, John Schu and Lauren Castillo invite us to imagine the myriad ways that books can foster connection and understanding—and how they can empower children, through their own passions, to transform the world.
John Schu is the author of This Is a School, illustrated by Veronica MillerJamison. He is also a children’s librarianat Bookelicious and a part-time lecturerat Rutgers University. He was previouslythe Ambassador of School Libraries forScholastic Book Fairs and has workedas a classroom teacher and schoollibrarian. He travels all over the worldvisiting schools and meeting withstudents, teachers, and administrators ashe advocates for the people and thingshe cares about most: kids, books, schools,and the libraries—and librarians—thatconnect them. John Schu lives inNaperville, Illinois.
Lauren Castillo is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including Kirkus Prize finalist Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera, Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts, and Yard Sale by Eve Bunting. She is the author-illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book Nana in the City. Lauren Castillo dreams and draws in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book—in a story that’s more relevant than ever.
This is a word on a page. This is a page in a book. This is a book on a shelf . . . waiting.
With a sea-horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favorite subject: the sea horse. All around, there are readers poring over books, each with their own questions, ideas to explore, hopes for the future, and imaginations ready to spark. With a warm, lyrical text and tenderly expressive illustrations, John Schu and Lauren Castillo invite us to imagine the myriad ways that books can foster connection and understanding—and how they can empower children, through their own passions, to transform the world.
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John Schu is the author of This Is a School, illustrated by Veronica MillerJamison. He is also a children’s librarianat Bookelicious and a part-time lecturerat Rutgers University. He was previouslythe Ambassador of School Libraries forScholastic Book Fairs and has workedas a classroom teacher and schoollibrarian. He travels all over the worldvisiting schools and meeting withstudents, teachers, and administrators ashe advocates for the people and thingshe cares about most: kids, books, schools,and the libraries—and librarians—thatconnect them. John Schu lives inNaperville, Illinois.
Lauren Castillo is the award-winning illustrator of many books for children, including Kirkus Prize finalist Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera, Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts, and Yard Sale by Eve Bunting. She is the author-illustrator of the Caldecott Honor Book Nana in the City. Lauren Castillo dreams and draws in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
