Outside, Inside by Pham, Leuyen

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book that captures the unforgettable moment during the pandemic when people all over the world came together. It celebrates the essential workers, frontline workers, and communities that worked with each other to protect our loved ones.

Something strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed.

Everybody who was outside . . .

. . . went inside.

Outside, it was quieter, wilder, and different. Inside, we laughed, we cried, and we grew.

We remembered to protect the ones we love and love the ones who protect us.

While the world changed outside, we became stronger on the inside and believed that someday soon spring would come again.

A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021
A Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2021
A 2022 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts List


Author: Leuyen Pham
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 01/05/2021
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781250798350
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 513739 / Outside, Inside


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 11/16/2020
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2020
Shelf Awareness 11/23/2021
Booklist 02/01/2021 pg. 58
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2021 pg. 70
School Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 107
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
LeUyen Pham has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She is the cocreator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends and Best Friends. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn't There and Big Sister, Little Sister. A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.