"A heart-gladdening testament to pulling your own suspenders tight, with a little help from your friends." -- Kirkus Reviews "[T]his eye-opening picture book provides an affecting look at how simple ideas can change the world." -- Booklist "This hopeful and inspiring tale sheds light on an important but little-known subject who made a huge difference." -- School Library Journal "In detailed and inviting prose, Yoo shares the story of activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus, beginning with his childhood in the city of Chittagong (then part of India). Yoo describes Yunus's growing awareness of the injustice of global poverty and of the power of peaceful protest to incite change. Scenes include Yunus's presence on the steps of Capitol Hill, where he rallied for peace between Bangladesh and Pakistan, and his return to a ravaged Bangladesh following the war, where his compassion and economic knowledge lead to the development of Grameen Bank. Akib's grainy, jewel-toned chalk pastels contrast a sense of scarcity and deprivation with one of warmth and humanity. Yoo makes the significance of Yunus's contributions understandable, relevant, and immediate.

" -- Publishers Weekly Put this one on your "must read" list! -- Sally's Bookshelf This inspiring biography of Bengali "Banker to the Poor" Muhammad Yunnus begins with precepts he learned in his childhood. Yunnus's path to becoming an economist known for small, low-interest loans to the impoverished (micro-credit) and to receiving the Nobel Peace Prize is backdropped by striking chalk-pastel illustrations in vibrant colors. -- The Horn Book Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Junior Library Guild Selection, Junior Library Guild Best Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Books Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association (IRA) Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Skipping Stones Honor Award, Skipping Stones Magazine Social Justice Literature Award, ILA South Asia Book Award Winner, South Asia National Outreach Consortium (SANOC) Delaware Diamonds Reading List, Diamond State Reading Association Eureka! Award, California Reading Association.