“Grandpa says circles are all around us. He points to the rainbow that rises high in the sky after a thundercloud has come. "Can you see? That's only half of the circle. That rest of it is down below, in the earth."
A man and his granddaughter create family traditions
in this stunning video adaptation of Xelena González's Pura Belpré award-winning exploration of the cycles of life and nature.
Grandpa and his granddaughter meditate on gardens and seeds, on circles seen and unseen, inside and outside us, on where our bodies come from and where they return to. They share and create family traditions in this stunning video adaptation of the Pura Belpré award-winning exploration of the cycles of life and nature.
“Por Todo Nuestro Alrededor implora ser leido una y otra vez. El uso de lineas y trazos expresan energía, espíritu, magia...Me encanta la manera en que nos conecta a todos a la idea que venimos de adentro, de la tierra, de algo dulce y primario.”
All Around Us Awards and Accolades
American Indian Youth Literature Award: Picture Book Honor
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
2018 Int'l Latino Book Award : Best First Book, Children and Youth
Best Picture Book, Texas Institute of Letters Literary Award
2018 Skipping Stones Honor Award: Nature and Ecology Book
ALSC Notable Children's Book
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book 2018
“Circles are all around us. We just have to look for them. Sometimes they exist in the most unusual places. A transcendent, perfectly gorgeous book, as magical as childhood feels in its best times. Rich, warm, comforting words and images to hold closely in your mind.”
— Naomi Shihab Nye
Xelena González
leads an easy-to-follow tai chi workshop based on her beautifully meditative book, All Around Us. Like the award-winning book, this exercise is for all ages. The workshop is a fun and gentle way of going within and connecting to our body.
