Will you read a book with me?
Antonio wants someone to read with him, but nobody seems to have any time--not his mom, not their neighbor, and not any of his friends on the street. It's only when he looks in an unexpected place that he discovers the perfect reading partner, and a chance to make a new friend.
A celebration of the power of stories and communities, Read a Book with Me will remind audiences young and old that there's nothing to bring people together like the power of a good book.
"This sweet, unassuming, child-friendly, award-winning book touches lightly on a disability. It is the child hero's complete and nonchalant acceptance of the old man's blindness that gives the book its powerful punch. Bravo!" --Jane Yolen, author of Owl Moon and the How Do Dinosaurs books
"'Will you read a book with me?' Every child who opens these covers will want to do just that!" --Marion Dane Bauer, author of The Stuff of Stars
Lawrence Schimel (New York, 1971) writes in both Spanish and English and has published over one hundred twenty books as author or anthologist, in a wide range of genres, including fiction, poetry, graphic novels & children’s literature. Some of his children's books have been translated into English, including Let's Go See Pap !, illustrated by Alba Rivera Marina (Groundwood) and the forthcoming board books Early One Morning and Bedtime, Not Playtime, both illustrated by Elina Braslina (Orca).
He has won a Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, a White Raven from the International Youth Library in Munich, and has twice been chosen for IBBY's Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities, among many other honors and awards.
He is also a prolific literary translator. His translations into Spanish include the graphic novel They Called us Enemy by George Takei (Top Shelf) and picture book Millions of Cats by Wanda G…g (Libros del Zorro Rojo); his translations into English include the middle grade novels The Wild Book by Juan Villoro (Restless Books) and The Treasure of Barracuda by Llanos Campos (Sourcebooks).
He lives in Madrid, Spain, where he founded the Spanish chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and served as Regional Advisor for 5 years.
Early on, Thiago Lopes learned to communicate using images, and today he is an illustrator and graphic designer specializing in editorial design. He has illustrated several titles in Brazil and is a member of the Studio Kiwi, which develops, among other things, editorial projects in different languages, always combining illustration and graphic design.