English 5 years & up Refugee Experiences Immigration Lived Experiences Social-Emotional Learning Ming & Wah Chen, Carmen Vela summary I had the opportunity to do the cover reveal for this book, and I’m so excited that it’s out in the world now! For #SweetsAndSocialJustice I found a recipe that put a new spin on one…
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Cover Reveal: Escape: One Day We Had To Run
Written By: Ming & Wah Chen Illustrated by: Carmen Vela For Ages: 7-9 years Language: English Topics Covered: Cover Reveal, Refugee Experience, Global Community, History. Summary: I’m so excited to be part of Lantana Publishing’s cover reveal for Escape: One Day We Had To Run, which will be available in May! Especially given that it’s…
Wherever I Go
Written by: Mary Wagley Copp Illustrated by: Munir D. Mohammed For ages: 6-9 years Language: English Topics Covered: Refugees, Resettlement, Lived Experiences, Family, African Culture & Identity, Friendship, Growing Up, Social-Emotional Learning. Summary: Abia has declared herself queen of the refugee camp she lives in, Shimelba! She knows all the ins and outs of daily life, like how to…
Lilah Tov Good Night
Written by: Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G) Illustrated by: Noar Lee Naggan For ages: 3 years and up Language: English and some Hebrew Topics Covered: Refugee, Growing Up, Lullaby, Family, Nature, Love, Social-Emotional Learning, Summary: This is a very sweet book that delicately explains the refugee experience of a family in a lullaby style. A young girl happily plays outside and…
Four Feet, Two Sandals
Written by: Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed Illustrated by: Doug Chayka For ages: 7-10 years Language: English Topics Covered: Refugees, Friendship, Empathy, Immigration, Global Community. Summary: This is a very sweet and emotional story of two friends that meet in a refugee camp when each gets only one sandal from a supply truck. Lina and Feroza become friends and begin to…
The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World
Written by: Katie Smith Milway Illustrated by: Shane Evans For ages: 8 years and up Language: English & Kirundi Topics Covered: Refugee Narratives, POC-Centric Narratives, Sportsmanship, Teamwork, Empowerment, Global Community, Friendship, Historical Fiction, Historical Figure. Summary: Deo is a young boy when his village is attacked. He and his family flee into the night with only what they can carry. Deo can’t…
My name is Sangoel
Written by: Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed Illustrated by: Catherine Stock For ages: 6-10 years Language: English Topics Covered: Global Community, Family, POC-Centric Narratives, Self-Expression, Courage, Immigration, Refugees. Summary: Sangoel is a young Dinka boy that lives in a refugee camp with his mother and sister. They are leaving for America, and one of the camp elders reminds Sangoel that…