Brick by Brick

Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award!

A striking debut celebrating the warm bond between a little boy and his dad as they work hard to achieve their dreams

Papi is a bricklayer, and he works hard every day to help build the city, brick by brick. His son, Luis, works hard too--in school, book by book. Papi climbs scaffolds, makes mortar, and shovels sand. Luis climbs on the playground and molds clay into tiny bricks to make buildings, just like Papi. Together, they dream big about their future as they work to make those dreams come true. And then one Saturday, Papi surprises Luis with something special he's built for their family, brick by brick.

Author: Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Published: 05/05/2020
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780525517306
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 508720 / Brick by Brick


Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2020 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 04/13/2020
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 50
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2020

About the Author
Heidi Woodward Sheffield (heidibooks.com) has received numerous awards from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for her illustrations, and she received the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award for Brick by Brick, her first picture book. On any given day, she can be seen taking photographs of textures that inspire her stories and collages. She especially drawn to old brick buildings, and likes daydreaming about the strong hands that built them and the people who lived there. She lives in Northville, Michigan.