We are like Birds

A gorgeous debut picture book from Argentinian illustrator Laila Ekboir about moving home, making new friends and embracing change!

About the author

Laila Ekboir worked as a freelance illustrator for many years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before moving to the UK in 2021 to complete an MA in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She works by hand, exploring a multiplicity of materials, but her favourite medium is printmaking. She draws inspiration from everyday occurrences, current affairs, her sketchbooks and childhood memories of living in California, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires.

Product details

• Authors: Laila Ekboir
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9780008693817
• ISBN: 978-0-00-869381-7
• Dimensions: 245 mm x 275 mm x 5 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, Picture storybooks, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 3 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Identity / belonging