Câmbio by Taylor Lahey, Ryan Matias (illustrator)
Published: April
22, 2025 by Blue Balloon Books
A Child grows up in a Neighborhood filled with litter. Then,
one day, the City creates a trash exchange program where people can trade
litter for Bus Tokens. As time passes, a Glow appears around the Neighbors and
the Bus Tokens, which will change life in the Neighborhood.
Through this timeless tale, Taylor Lahey and illustrator
Ryan Matias team up for their first book, Câmbio. The story
expresses their deep desire to create a more caring world that everyone can
benefit from. Both Taylor and Ryan were born in California and reside in the
Monterey Bay Area and San Francisco Bay Area.
My Thoughts: Câmbio
is a great story with a great lesson for everyone reading it. It is a story based on a real life in Curitiba,
Brazil. Picking up litter in exchange
for bus tokens, which is a necessity to get around the city. I love
that the neighbors work together to make their neighborhood a better place and to
keep their neighborhood safe. The excitement
the young boy has just for getting his sandals and being able to walk safely
around the neighborhood was evident in the story and the illustrations.
This book is great for older children, maybe 7-9 years old.
Thank you Blue Balloon Books for a copy of the book in
exchange for my honest review.
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Meet the Illustrator(taken from his website): Ryan Matias was born and raised in San Diego, CA. He studied character animation at CalArts, and has worked professionally as a designer in animation since 2012. He has worked for several major studios including; Pixar, Netflix, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney TV, Tonko House, & Dreamworks TV. He has also illustrated the self-published children’s book ‘Câmbio’.
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