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The Roundtable

James Ransome's new children's book "A Place for Us"

By Joe Donahue

Published August 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM EDT

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Author James Ransome joins us; he is the Children’s Literacy Legacy Award Winner and the author of the new book “A Place for Us.” The book is a poignant wordless picture book about an unhoused boy and his mother. Ransome’s illustrations speak volumes as they convey not only what daily life looks like for this family, but also the love that they have for each other.

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