Small in the City

by Sydney Smith

This award-winning picture book is breathtaking. A story of love and loss, compassion and faith from the perspective of a young child in a towering city. The child is offering advice on how to stay safe and warm, on good places to hide and nap. It is only near the end that we realize who this young narrator is speaking to… but that is not to give away here.

The illustrations are also worthy of our time: interesting, layered, intricate.