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A visually stunning, deeply personal reflection on the mentors who shape us and the art that saves us. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Drawing from memory.
- nostalgic
- poignant
- inspiring
- visually immersive
- 01
Grandfather's journey
Allen Say · 1993
A quiet, beautifully illustrated meditation on the bittersweet reality of leaving one home to find another, only to forever miss the first.
- 02
Displacement
Lucy Knisley
A tender, watercolor-washed journey through the choppy waters of caregiving, memory, and generational love.
- 03
They Called Us Enemy
George Takei
A deeply moving, visually striking memoir that filters the monumental injustice of wartime internment through the wide, resilient eyes of a child.
- 04
Messy Roots
Laura Gao
A visually engaging, heartfelt journey through the intersections of queer identity and the Chinese-American immigrant experience.
- 05
Hey, Kiddo
Jarrett Krosoczka
A tender, beautifully illustrated journey through the chaos of a fractured family, anchored by the salvation found in a sketchbook.
- 06
Farewell to Manzanar
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston
A poignant, clear-eyed memoir that filters the monumental injustice of internment through the intimate, resilient lens of a child coming of age behind barbed wire.
- 07
The Arab of the future
Riad Sattouf
A visually striking and candid graphic memoir that filters the chaos of political idealism and cultural displacement through the wide eyes of a nomadic child.
- 08
MetaMaus
Art Spiegelman
A profound, archival excavation of memory, art, and the heavy responsibility of drawing history.
- 09
Sunny side up
Jennifer L. Holm
A sun-drenched, bittersweet summer vacation that slowly peels back the curtain on the confusing realities of growing up with family secrets.
- 10
Good Talk
Mira Jacob
A sharp, tender, and deeply relatable exploration of the impossible questions we ask the people we love.
- 11
Stitches
David Small · 2009
A harrowing, visually stunning descent into a silent childhood nightmare that ultimately finds redemption through art.
- 12
How to understand Israel in 60 days or less
Sarah Glidden
A deeply earnest, watercolor-washed journey through the messy intersection of personal identity and geopolitical reality.
