What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman
I am just going to say that this awesome book of poems was created by Neil Gaiman. They called it, What You Need to Be Warm. And they had a long list of illustrators, some I knew and others were new to me. And then I will say it is about refugees and other displaced people and what images, things, places or people that made them feel warm. And then just gush that this is both the best and worst thing I have read this […]
Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas
I was thinking Fox: A Circle of Life Story was going to be more about the cycle of trees, plants, the seasons, the forest and not about the cycle of life of a mother fox. Isabel Thomas created a poetic, beautiful story of life and death. We follow a fox as she wanders the woods, crossing the human road, and her unfortunate end. The concept of death is lightly presented, but also nothing is held back. It is a serious look at the cycle of […]
Lubna and the Pebble by Wendy Meddour
#cbr11bingo #farandaway Lubna and the Pebble is a tiny bit romantic, but it is a lovely story about a special friendship that grows into a second special friendship that turns into a third special friendship. Lubna is a refugee child living in the World of Tents. She, her father and brothers, live in uncertain times, so when Lubna finds a rock, she makes it her special friend. One that she tells all her secrets too. One that gives her comfort when there is little around. […]
