Ibi Zoboi: "First Day Around the World", 13 September | Event in Baltimore | AllEvents

Ibi Zoboi: "First Day Around the World"

Enoch Pratt Free Library

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Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am

1 hour

Enoch Pratt Free Library - Waverly Branch

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Date & Location

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (GMT-04:00)

Enoch Pratt Free Library - Waverly Branch

400 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, United States

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Ibi Zoboi: "First Day Around the World"
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About this Event

From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and artist Juanita Londoño, this lyrical celebration of the first day of school across every continent explores what going back to school looks like for children in countries around the world!


How do children around the world spend their first day of school?


Some eat warm akara for breakfast in Nigeria, while others unwrap lunches of kluski in Poland. In China, they practice intricate characters in special notebooks, and in Argentina, they learn each other's names in a sing-song memory game. No matter where in the world, every student has something new to look forward to on their first day!


From Ethiopia to Germany to India to Brazil, this lyrical text introduces young readers to the breakfast-to-bedtime routines, cultures, and landscapes that connect people across all continents.


About the Author:

Ibi Zoboi is the New York Times bestselling author of American Street, a National Book Award finalist; Nigeria Jones, a Coretta Scott King Award winner; Pride; My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich; Okoye to the People: A Black Panther Novel for Marvel; and the Walter Award and LA Times Book Prize–winning Punching the Air, cowritten with Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam. She is also a two-time Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner for her picture book The People Remember and her middle grade biography of Octavia Butler, Star Child. She is the editor of the anthology Black Enough. Born in Haiti and raised in New York City, she now lives in New Jersey with her family. You can find her online at ibizoboi.net.


About the Program:

  • Doors will open to registered attendees at 10am.
  • All registered in person attendees will receive a free copy of the book while supplies last.
  • Bike parking and metered street parking are available.


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Ibi Zoboi: "First Day Around the World", 13 September | Event in Baltimore | AllEvents
Ibi Zoboi: "First Day Around the World"
Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am
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