"Remember Us with Smiles" wins Christopher Award
CHICAGO, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Loyola Press announces today that Remember Us with Smiles (2022) by Grace and Gary Jansen and illustrated by Barbara Bongini has been awarded the prestigious Christopher Award in the category of Books for Young People. The 32-page hardcover book is a tender story about the power of family, experience, and memory.
- The 32-page hardcover book is a tender story about the power of family, experience, and memory.
- "Our book celebrates the everyday," stated coauthor Gary Jansen, "and offers the unspoken acknowledgement that life's most precious moments can come in the most ordinary circumstances."
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- Remember Us with Smiles will spark the creativity of children of all ages and help them tell their own stories."