National Council for the Social Studies-Children's Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List - Kindergarten to Second Grade (2025)

USBBY Outstanding International Books List (2025)

The profundity of the topic of language itself hits its mark. A beautiful addition to all libraries. -- School Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW)

A poetic riddle about language, history, and culture, released in partnership with UNESCO in honor of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032).

Can you guess what I am? I have been around a very, very long time. You hardly knew me as a baby, but now you cannot get me out of your head. There are thousands of me, all over the globe, and some of those forms are disappearing. I can connect you to the past, present, and future. Who am I--and why am I so important to humanity?

Clever and thought-provoking, What Makes Us Human is an accessible introduction to how language connects people across the world. This unique book celebrates all the amazing ways communication shapes our lives, including through text messages on phones, Braille buttons in elevators, and endangered languages at risk of disappearing.

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books List (2024)

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF 2022
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR FATHER'S DAY 2022

If I could meet my grandpa,
this is what I would tell him ...
When I grow up, I want to be like my dad.

Oliver has never met his grandpa, and neither has his dad.

In this heartwarming book, Oliver imagines telling his grandpa about the most important person in his life--the man who teaches him to live with joy and feel deeply.

A moving ode to parenthood, the bonds we share with our children, and the ways we shape their lives.