Everything Naomi Loved

Honking cars, pizza by the slice, Hair by Carmen, the corner bodega-and Naomi's best friend, Ada.

But 11th Street begins to change. Shops close, buildings are torn down and signs promise something new. One by one, Naomi's neighbours are forced to move. Faced with the transformation of her city block, Naomi picks up a paintbrush. When something we love goes away we paint it on the wall so it's always with us, her neighbour Mister Ray tells her. Naomi turns her 11th Street memories into a great mural-and discovers that where she finds people to love, she will have a place to love.

Internationally acclaimed muralist Katie Yamasaki's paintings are at once monumental and heartfelt. Everything Naomi Loved entwines a celebration of community and friendship with a vision of social justice in this lyrical and universal story about home.

About the author

Katie Yamasaki works primarily as a muralist and picture book creator. She has painted more than eighty murals around the world, and her most recent book is Place Hand Here. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Lendler, Lendler Ian, Katie Yamasaki
• Assisted by: Katie Yamasaki (Illustration)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781324082286
• ISBN: 978-1-324-08228-6
• Dimensions: 262 mm x 229 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 191 g
• Illustrations: full color throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Values & Virtues, JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life, Picture storybooks, People & places (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Picture storybooks: imagination and play