A Place for Us
James E. Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome
A wordless story follows an unhoused boy and his mother through school, food, homework at the library, and a night sleeping in a city park.
Book details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Published
- August 5, 2025
- Pages
- 32
- ISBN-13
- 9780593324882
- Language
- English
Reading lists that include this book
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices 2026Picture BooksNew York Public LibraryNYPL Best Books for Kids 2025Picture BooksBank Street College of EducationBank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2026Five to NineAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALA)ALSC Notable Children's Books 2026ALL AGESSee the original listSources
- A Place for UsSource for: Description
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