Lily's New Home (Confetti Kids #1): (Dive Into Reading)

Description:

In this early chapter book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Lily and her parents move from their suburban neighborhood to New York City and Lily must adapt to her new life.

Brief description:

Shirley Ng-Benitez is a Bay Area children's book author/illustrator who has illustrated 35+ children's books, and has a background in Graphic Design (GabbyandCo.com), and hand-lettering (American Greetings, Inc.). She works and experiments in traditional mediums including watercolor, gouache, pen&ink, oils, and painted & cut-paper collage. Her work draws from a deep wish to add more compassion and connection in the world through her art and stories. She founded @AWEtober on Instagram, an annual art auction fundraiser since '20, whose efforts have raised tens of thousands for various organizations supporting victims of the California wildfires, and efforts in coral reef restoration around the globe. She lives with her family and two black cats, and is thrilled to be working on her debut picture book, DOWN, THROUGH, UP by Quill Tree Books, Winter '25. Please visit shirleyngbenitez.com for more.

Review Quotes:

" The simply written story introduces aspects of urban living in an appealing way. Diversity is intrinsic to both the story and the illustrations." -- Booklist

"A debut early reader from Yoo and Ng-Benitez introduces a refreshingly diverse cast of characters in an urban setting.... Welcome to the neighborhood, Lily!" -- Kirkus Reviews

"While Paula Yoo has written excellent books for older readers, she proves herself to be just as good at writing for new readers, which is no easy task... Most remarkably, Yoo and Ng-Benitez together have created truly engaging child characters living in a vivid realistic world with just a few masterful lines of text and ink." -- Reading While White

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