Jairo Buitrago

STARRED Reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Shelf Awareness A Best Book of the Year - Kirkus, The Times of London This "beautifully illustrated, nearly wordless book" (New York Times) set in the dawn of human life imagines how art and storytelling were born from the power of one young girl's observation. Once upon a time, during the Pleistocene, somewhere...

Age range 5-9 'This inspired story about the magic of art, nature, and educators is a breath of fresh air.' - Booklist 'Full of wonder...Schoolhouse bliss.' - Kirkus STARRED Review Let's all draw dinosaurs...outdoors! In this remarkable picture book, a group of students spends an unforgettable day drawing dinosaurs outside with their extraordinary teacher. Maybe your school has a playground,...

A marvelous picture book about the history of the world, told through the story of one small hill, from world-renowned master storyteller Jairo Buitrago. Somewhere in this world, there is a small hill, where three girls are taking off their shoes. But many thousands of years ago, a dinosaur saw a brilliant star falling as he stood on that same...

Age range 4 to 7This 'sublime picture book' (Kirkus Starred Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school.What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to...

Funny, fresh and very modern, this update on the fable of the lion and the mouse is a marvellous tale of a relationship between two unlikely friends. One day, the mouse marches into the lion's den without an invitation. Before the lion can eat him for breakfast, the mouse begs for mercy. 'If you let me go, I might be...

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...

A story about the heart-opening effect that taking care of a wounded creature has on a wounded boy, from acclaimed picture-book creators Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng. Adrin is always in trouble, at school and at home, while Santiago gets along quite well. But they are friends. When Adrin finds a wounded bird in an abandoned lot in the midst...