The Journey

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Call Number: Kids Book / Picture Books / Big Changes / Moving, E SAN
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Big Changes / Moving	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Big Changes / Moving	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E SAN	4-week checkout	Due 04-29-2024

What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on the author's interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child.

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Gorgeous and Moving submitted by evelyn on June 27, 2017, 12:23pm If you want to explain the current refugee crisis to a little one, this is a wonderful place to start. This gentle and moving book is narrated by a child who has to leave home because of a war. Sanna never specifies where the family starts from, nor the country that they are traveling to, making this story applicable to many parts of the world.

The illustrations in The Journey are simply stunning. I was moved to tears by this beautiful story and would recommend it to anyone, not just children.

The Journey submitted by SBNB on August 22, 2017, 9:13pm This book is about refugees fleeing war to find safety. It seems to mirror the Syrian crisis right now, though the author states that she took stories from many different people. It’s a good book to start a conversation about refugees and such with small children.