I know what it's like to be small in the city...Being small can be overwhelming in a city. People don't see you. The loud sounds of the sirens and cyclists can be scary. And the streets are so busy it can make your brain feel like there's too much stuff in it. But if you know where to find good hiding places, warm dryer vents that blow out hot steam that smells like summer, music to listen to or friends to say hi to, there can be comfort in the city, too.We follow our little protagonist, who knows all about what its like to be small in the city, as he gives his best advice for surviving there. As we turn the pages, Sydney Smith's masterful storytelling allows us to glimpse exactly who this advice is for, leading us to a powerful, heart-rending realization...

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Sydney Smith is the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal. He has illustrated multiple children's books, including Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, the winner of the 2017 Kate Greenaway Medal, The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, I Talk Like a River and My Baba's Garden, both written by Jordan Scott, Do You Remember?, Island Storm written by Brian Floca, and the acclaimed Footpath Flowers, which was a New York Times Children's Book of the Year and a winner of the Governor General Award for Illustration. Find Sydney online at sydneydraws.ca and on Instagram as @sydneydraws.

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WINNER OF THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
SELECTED AS ONE OF THE IRISH INDEPENDENT'S BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR

"Exceptional. Heart-stopping" The Times, Best Books of the Year

"Looking for something a little different for an imaginative child who likes art? Look no further." Irish Independent, Best Children's Books of the Year

"A masterpiece framing a child's solitary yet celebratory experience of urban life." BookTrust

"Masterful storytelling ... leads to a powerful, heartrending realisation..." Primary Times

"Beautifully simple words combine perfectly with vivid illustrations. A wonderfully fresh child's eye view of the urban landscape." Children's Books Ireland

Being small can be overwhelming in a city. People don't see you. The loud sounds of the sirens and cyclists can be scary. And the streets are so busy it can make your brain feel like there's too much stuff in it. But if you know where to find good hiding places, warm dryer vents that blow out hot steam that smells like summer, music to listen to or friends to say hi to, there can be comfort in the city, too.

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Do You Remember?