A01=Madison Safer
Author_Madison Safer
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Children's books
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kids books
Product details
- ISBN 9781961814363
- Dimensions: 209 x 273mm
- Publication Date: 03 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Ayin Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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When a garlic-loving, Yiddish-speaking family is forced out of their garlic-bulb house, they must search for a new place, and a new community, to call home.
The illustrator of Bring Back the Babka! and Before Music brings us a heartwarming tale about a family of Garlic Eaters who live underground in a cozy house made entirely out of garlic. They love how the plant smells and tastes; they even wear garlic peels and sleep on garlic cloves. Then one day, a very large mole storms through their beloved home, forcing them to leave. And so begins the family's journey to find a new place to live—and a community that will embrace them, and their favorite food, just the way they are.
Full of heart, whimsy, and Yiddish vocabulary, The Garlic Eaters introduces young readers to a universal story: being exiled and alienated because of one's identity, starting over somewhere else, and the repair that can be found in community care.
Reboot Studios is a Presenting Partner on The Garlic Eaters, supporting its development, release, and educational impact.
The Garlic Eaters is a new title from Somewhere, a publishing imprint dedicated to children's books, art books, comics, zines, and other graphic and illustrated works. Universal in scope, Somewhere's name is a play on the concept of utopia—whose etymology in Latin means no-place. Rather than dwell in abstraction, our books seek to make imagined worlds as tangible as possible—easily visitable for children and adults alike.
The illustrator of Bring Back the Babka! and Before Music brings us a heartwarming tale about a family of Garlic Eaters who live underground in a cozy house made entirely out of garlic. They love how the plant smells and tastes; they even wear garlic peels and sleep on garlic cloves. Then one day, a very large mole storms through their beloved home, forcing them to leave. And so begins the family's journey to find a new place to live—and a community that will embrace them, and their favorite food, just the way they are.
Full of heart, whimsy, and Yiddish vocabulary, The Garlic Eaters introduces young readers to a universal story: being exiled and alienated because of one's identity, starting over somewhere else, and the repair that can be found in community care.
Reboot Studios is a Presenting Partner on The Garlic Eaters, supporting its development, release, and educational impact.
The Garlic Eaters is a new title from Somewhere, a publishing imprint dedicated to children's books, art books, comics, zines, and other graphic and illustrated works. Universal in scope, Somewhere's name is a play on the concept of utopia—whose etymology in Latin means no-place. Rather than dwell in abstraction, our books seek to make imagined worlds as tangible as possible—easily visitable for children and adults alike.
Madison Safer is an illustrator who is happiest in a forest full of mushrooms. She lives with her mischievous pup, Virginia Woof, in the sleepy hills of Western Massachusetts.
