I'm From

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy''s life, by a brilliant new debut and a Caldecott Honoree. For fans of Last Stop on Market Street . Early morning wakeups and homemade pancakes, Raucous bus rides and schoolyard games, Family games and bedtime rituals... These are the small moments that shape a child''s day. I''m From is an invitation into the vivid world of one small boy, a poetic account of all the people and places and things that shape who he is and define where he is from.

About the author

Gary R. Gray, Jr. is from Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an international educator who has taught in five different countries. He currently teaches third grade at the United Nations School in Hanoi. He graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a bachelor of arts and earned a bachelor of education/master of education from St. Francis Xavier University. His debut picture book, I’m From, is illustrated by Caldecott winner Oge Mora. He invites you to visit his website at garyrgrayjr.com.
Oge Mora graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in illustration. Her debut picture book, Thank You, Omu!, was a Caldecott Honor Book, a New York Times Notable Book and Editors’ Choice, and a Junior Library Guild selection. She is also the author-illustrator of Saturday as well as the illustrator of The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. Oge lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and invites you to visit her website at ogemora.com.

Product details

• Authors: Jr Gray, Jr. Gray, Gary R Gray Jr, Gary R. Gray Jr
• Assisted by: Oge Mora (Illustration)
• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.09.2023
• EAN: 9780063089969
• ISBN: 978-0-06-308996-9
• No. of pages: 40
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Early years / early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry, JUVENILE FICTION: Poetry (see also Stories in Verse) *, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black, JUVENILE FICTION: African American & Black