Hello, friends! Our book today is My Name is Bana, written by Bana Alabed and illustrated by Nez Riaz, a powerful tale of resilience, tenacity, and strength. When Bana asks her mother how she got her name, her mother explains that she was named after a tall, green tree that grew in their native Syria. … Continue reading My Name is Bana (Bana Alabed)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Sugar in Milk, written by Thrity Umrigar and illustrated by Khoa Le, a gorgeous and timeless tale of kindness and acceptance. Told from the point of view of a young immigrant to the United States, the narrator recounts her feelings of loneliness and despair when she first arrived. While … Continue reading Sugar in Milk (Thrity Umrigar)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Hope And Freckles: Fleeing To A Better Forest, written by Bill Kiley and illustrated by Mary Manning. Mother deer Hope and her fawn Freckles have lived in the Olden Forest all their life, but the time has come for them to leave; food is growing scarce and the number … Continue reading Hope And Freckles: Fleeing To A Better Forest (Bill Kiley)
Hello, friends! Our book today is What Is A Refugee? by Elise Gravel, a look at what it means to be a displaced person for young readers. Little ones may hear adults throw around the word “refugee” a lot - but what is a refugee? In simple yet powerful images and text, this nonfiction title … Continue reading What Is A Refugee? (Elise Gravel)
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