Author: Bilston, Brian, Sanabria, Jose
Social issues (Children's/YA)
Published on 13 October 2022 by Gemini Books Group Ltd (Palazzo Editions Ltd) in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 32 pages, 24 Illustrations, colour
216 x 262 x 7 | 164g
Refugees is a book of two voices. The first one sees the people fleeing from war and persecution and asks, Why here? Why my country? It is a feeling many people share. It is one of fear and suspicion. But when you read the text the opposite way, a new voice emerges. It says, ‘Why not make them welcome? Why not share the things we have?’The world is undergoing a period of mass human migration. Whether this is caused by war, persecution or economics, the people we see on the news in those camps are waiting – waiting to live their lives. There are two sides to every debate. There are two sides to a wall.
This story shows both sides of the issue with skill and the illustrations depict the issue in a magic realism style, powerful but never frightening, and will promote a deeper discussion on this topic with an older child.