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I Know Here Hardcover – Picture Book, October 1, 2013

by Laurel Croza (Author), Matt James (Illustrator)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Winner of the 2011 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the 2011 Ezra Jack Keats and New York Public Library New Writer Award, and a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration

The little girl in this story lives with her family in a trailer in northeastern Saskatchewan, where her father is building a dam. She knows everything about the place she lives -- her road, her school, the forest where she plays hide-and-seek and where the wolf howls at night, the hill where she goes tobogganing in winter . . .

But the dam is nearly finished and when summer comes the family is moving to Toronto -- a place marked by a big red star on the map at school. Have people in Toronto seen what I've seen? the little girl asks. And with her teacher's help she finds a way to keep everything she loves about home.

This simple, beautifully written story, complemented by Matt James's vibrant, imaginative illustrations, will resonate deeply with anyone who has had to leave their home for a new place.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7
Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 7 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  5. Lexile measure
    AD570L
  6. Dimensions
    7 x 0.4 x 9.12 inches
  7. Publisher
    Groundwood Books
  8. Publication date
    October 1, 2013
  9. ISBN-10
    1554983932
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1554983933
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Winner — Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature

About the Author

LAUREL CROZA is the author of the picture book I Know Here, illustrated by Matt James. It won the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, among many other accolades. She also wrote the sequel, From There to Here. The Whirlpool is Laurel’s first short-story collection. She lives with her husband in Toronto.



MATT JAMES is a painter, author/illustrator and musician whose many highly acclaimed children’s books include Yellow Moon, Apple Moon by Pamela Porter (New Mexico Book Award); I Know Here by Laurel Croza (Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award) and its companion volume, From There to Here; and The Stone Thrower by Jael Ealey Richardson. Matt’s illustrations for Northwest Passage, a stunning tribute to the iconic Stan Rogers song, won the Governor General’s Literary Award. He also wrote and illustrated the highly acclaimed book The Funeral. Matt lives in Toronto.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Groundwood Books; 35th Anniversary ed. edition (October 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1554983932
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1554983933
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD570L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.4 x 9.12 inches
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MATT JAMES is a painter, author, illustrator and musician. His books have won many prestigious awards including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the New Mexico Book Award and the Governor General's Award for Illustration.

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5.0 out of 5 stars lingers in my mind
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2013
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I purchased this for myself a while back after positive reviews just spoke to me and I'm so glad I did. The text is beautiful, poetic yet straightforward, as the little girl tries to gather up her memories in pictures and words for the impending move from the woods of Saskatchewan to the big city. It's really a universal theme, yet so particular to this girl and her surroundings. The illustrations are perfect. They're well described in the professional reviews so I won't try to think of more adjectives, but know they are wonderfully paired with the girls's emotions and impressions of the beloved place she's leaving and her worried feelings about the big city she is about to experience. I really love this book.
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Tami Hoffmann-Kuske
5.0 out of 5 stars You can always take a piece of home with you.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2014
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This amazing little book is suitable for everyone because it addresses transitioning from one phase of life to another, as we all do. While written for children, adults can still comprehend the importance. I recommend this book to everyone who must make a change in their life and who may be a just a little apprehensive about it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Story for Sharing
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2014
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A poignant story for preschoolers, and a touch base for conversations on moving to a new home. The illustrations convey a strong sense of place. A keeper.
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Bookworm Jess
4.0 out of 5 stars Ease the Pain of Moving
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
I like this picture book because it would be useful to prepare a child for a move, and it features a child who lives in a trailer which is a subject matter I haven't seen often. The main character is a young girl whose father works a job that requires them to move often and she is hesitant to leave behind the places she is most familiar with. "This is where I live. I don't know Toronto. I know here."
Laurel Crozan wrote the book based on her own childhood memories of Northeastern Saskatchewan. The drawings by Matt James are not spectacular because they are meant to represent a child's point of view, for this reason he used acrylics and India ink on panel to create primitive black lines. The text is simple as it describes the things the girl will remember from her little Canadian town, like animals and people. The opening and closing pages feature a map of Canada and some of the pictures have a hint of a red Canadian flag, James' illustrations lets the reader imagine the climate is wet and cold. The colors seem like they are drawn from a topographical map palette, red, blue, brown and olive green; and colorful lillys decorate some multiple pages. This is a good book because I learned about a lifestyle and geographical area I wasn't familiar with.

Citation: Croza, L.C.(2010). I Know Here. Toronto: Groundwood
Books/ House of Anazi Press.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2017
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Awesome book!
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Vincent Bosquez
5.0 out of 5 stars A child deals with moving from home
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010
Due to my military career, by the time my son was 8 years old he had known four homes in three cities across two states.

Selfishly, I thought that at such a young age the moves wouldn't have too much of an impact on him. Sadly, I was wrong.

The first move took him away from the beautiful Texas Gulf Coast beaches where he literally learned to walk barefoot in the sand. The second move took him away from his doting grandparents, and the final move removed him from the hustle and bustle of New York City.

The announcement of every move was met with tears and the refrains of "I like it here. I don't want to go." When it came time to leave, he unwillingly entered the family van and sadly waved goodbye to everything he had grown to love.

Perhaps this is why Laurel Croza's "I Know Here" struck so close to home with me. It's a children's book with a poignant story about a third-grade girl who lives in Canada's remote Saskatchewan region. One day, out of the blue, she learns that upon completion of her father's job working on a dam, the family will move across the country to Toronto.

"This is where I live. I don't know Toronto. I know here," is her immediate reply when informed by her brother of the news. She then goes on to describe with passion and underlying heartache all the things she knows and loves: the forest, the howling wolf, the squishy spot by the beaver dam where her little sister catches frogs and her school, which is in a trailer at the end of the road.

To help her cope with the move, her teacher has her draw a picture of something she has seen, something she would like to remember and take with her when she leaves. Inspired, the little girl draws pictures of everything she knows and folds the drawing tightly so it fits in her pocket so she can take it with her to her new home.

The book's touching, relevant illustrations by Matt James add to the poignancy of the story as he captures the rustic images of Canada and the melancholy feelings the girl experiences when she realizes she's leaving the only world she has ever known.

"I Know Here" is a moving tale of hope and resilience that will soothe the hearts of young and old alike who are facing a move. It offers the simple but inspiring message that saying goodbye doesn't mean you can't take the things you love and treasure with you safely in your memories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for my grade 3 classroom!!
Reviewed in Canada on September 2, 2018
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It's an amazing book for my classroom!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars English lesson!
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2018
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Adrianne Gear recommendation!
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Susan M Russell
1.0 out of 5 stars child's experience of moving home
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2013
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This is a lovely book, a moving story, a down to earth tale about being uprooted from a small community- and a creative coping strategy.
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