Walk with Me

Jairo Buitrago, Rafael Yockteng, Elisa Amado

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Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
01 September 2024

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.

By: Jairo Buitrago
Illustrated by: Rafael Yockteng
Translated by: Elisa Amado
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 220mm,
Weight: 106g
ISBN: 9781773067438
ISBN 10: 1773067435
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 September 2024
Recommended Age: From 3 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jairo Buitrago is a children's book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several award-winning picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (which received six starred reviews) and Two White Rabbits (which has received one starred review). Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the A la Orilla del Viento contest (Fondo de Cultura Econmica de Mexico), and their books have been included in IBBY's Honor List, Los mejores libros del ao (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare and the White Ravens Catalogue. He lives in Columbia. 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! (which received six starred reviews) and Two White Rabbits (which has received one starred review) by Jairo Buitrago. Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the A la Orilla del Viento contest (Fondo de Cultura Econmica de Mexico), and their books have been included in IBBY's Honor List, Los mejores libros del ao (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare and the White Ravens Catalogue. He lives in Columbia.

Reviews for Walk with Me

"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 * Emotionally resonant in the loveliest of ways. * Kirkus, 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 * The richly colored, expressionistic multimedia illustrations add a great deal of depth to the minimal text. * Booklist * Buitrago and Yockteng present a beautiful and complex story of courage and hope where there seems to be none. * Horn Book * ""Walk With Me"" is refreshingly original, consistently entertaining, and very highly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *"

Commended for ALSC Notable Children's Books 2018 (United States)
Commended for Denver Public Library Best Children's & Teen Books 2017 (United States)
Commended for New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 (United States)
Commended for School Library Journal Best Books 2017 (United States)