Lejos / Far

Some things are close -- cerca. Others are far -- lejos. With sweet simplicity, this charming dual-language board book and its companion volume, Cerca/Close, engage young children.

El arbol de limones esta lejos de mi casa. The lemon tree is far from my house.

The little boy's house is far from the city, and the city is far from the ocean. What about the mountains in the distance, or the clouds in the sky, or the sun that shines over the boy as he walks?

Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/17/2019
Pages: 14
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.90h x 6.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780763690632
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2019 pg. 69
Publishers Weekly 09/16/2019

About the Author
Juan Felipe Herrera is a poet, artist, and activist. He was the U.S. Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He is the creator of Jabberwalking and the author of Imagine, illustrated by Lauren Castillo. He lives in Fresno, California.

Blanca Gómez started drawing illustrations for her mom when she was a child. Now she illustrates for people from near and far, all over the world. She lives in Madrid, Spain.