Available in 2nd edition hardcover
By Taylor Lahey Illustrated by Ryan Matias
Coming Earth Day April 22, 2025
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“The Child would always remember the Old Man’s caring eyes.”
Câmbio is about a Child who picks up trash and trades it for Bus Tokens, through a City program called the Exchange.
As he cleans up his neighborhood and rides the bus, a magical glow appears around the new people he meets along the way. But the Glow quickly vanishes and doesn’t return for many years, Until one day, it reappears and changes the Child’s entire Neighborhood.
The story contains a message that is relevant to growing local communities in today’s world. The heart of the story shows us a vision of what life could be like when our communities take care of each other and the spaces we live in.
Upcoming Events
Wonderland Toys & Classroom Resources – Storytime & Booksigning
📍Wonderland Toys & Classroom Resources, Aptos
🗓️ Sunday, May 4 10am-12pm
Taylor will be hosting storytimes in the festival’s Kids section and building a community cloth mosaic with kids and families
Whole Earth Festival
📍UC Davis Quad
🗓️ Saturday, May 10 12-3pm
Taylor will be hosting storytimes in the festival’s Kids section and building a community cloth mosaic with kids and families
Books on B – Storytime & Booksigning
📍Books on B, Hayward, CA
🗓️ Saturday, June 7 11am
Books on B will host Taylor for a storytime and book signing. This event will be a homecoming of sorts as Books on B is just a city over from where Taylor grew up!
🔗 Check back for more information
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Taylor Lahey
Taylor Lahey is a first-time author and visual storyteller based out of Santa Cruz, CA where he runs Taylor Lahey Studio.
AUTHOR
Ryan Matias
Ryan Matias is an illustrator and visual development artist based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. He has worked for a number of animation studios, including Pixar, Netflix, Dreamworks TV, Tonko House, & Cartoon Network.
ILLUSTRATOR
An Imprint of Ballast Books
About the Publisher
Câmbio is available through children's publisher Blue Balloon Books. Blue Balloon Books works hand-in-hand with authors to create and publish engaging books that embrace the wonder and innocence of childhood.