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11th Street: it wasn't pretty, but it was home. Naomi spends her afternoons scooting down the streets and drawing with chalk on the sidewalks with her best friend Ada, getting a slice of pizza and visiting her neighbor Mister Ray at his auto shop, and dreaming of fantastic worlds within her own. But her beloved neighborhood is changing. Trees are chopped down, flashy new buildings spring up, and one by one Naomi's neighbors are forced to move away. Faced with the rapid transformation of her once-familiar city block, Naomi turns to painting murals to preserve her favorite 11th Street memories. When something we love goes away we paint it on the wall so it's always with us, Mister Ray tells her, and Naomi discovers that no matter how her world changes, as long as she has places and people to love, she will always have a home.? ?

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Champions the power of ordinary people to preserve what's lost through art. Naomi's home--its sights, smells, sounds, and interactions--is forever a place of love. The nostalgic beauty and uniqueness of New York neighborhoods come to life in this lush, vibrant book by Yamasaki and Lendler, with muralist and author Yamasaki complementing the poignant message with delightful and memorable illustrations....Readers will be struck by the tear-jerking text and images in this book.

Champions the power of ordinary people to preserve what's lost through art.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) Naomi's home--its sights, smells, sounds, and interactions--is forever a place of love.--Kirkus Reviews The nostalgic beauty and uniqueness of New York neighborhoods come to life in this lush, vibrant book by Yamasaki and Lendler, with muralist and author Yamasaki complementing the poignant message with delightful and memorable illustrations....Readers will be struck by the tear-jerking text and images in this book.--Booklist

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Katie Yamasaki works primarily as a muralist and picture book creator. She has painted more than eighty murals around the world, and her most recent book is Shapes, Lines, and Light. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughter. Ian Lendler is the author of the award-winning Stratford Zoo graphic novel series. He lives in San Rafael, California. Katie Yamasaki works primarily as a muralist and picture book creator. She has painted more than eighty murals around the world, and her most recent book is Shapes, Lines, and Light. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and their daughter.

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