Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
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Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla
$8.99 Add to cartTwo starred reviews!
“Perfect for fans of Margarita Engle and impactful historical fiction” (School Library Journal, starred review), this “evocative and transportive” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)- Author: Diaz, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 153449541X
- Language: English
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Home Is a Wish
$18.99 Add to cartA deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated picture book about leaving home and finding a new place to fit in, for anyone dealing with a move, to another town or to a new country.
Sometimes we leave home i- Author: Kuo, Julia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1250881323
- Language: English
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Gaby, Lost and Found: A Wish Novel
$7.99 Add to cartGaby comes to the WISH line! Wanted: One amazing forever home for one amazing sixth grader.
“My name is Gaby, and I’m looking for a home. Having the nicest clothes or cell phone isn’t important, but I’… [more below]
- Series: Wish
- Author: Cervantes, Angela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 28 2015
- ISBN10: 0545798639
- Language: English
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The Brothers Zzli
$17.99 Read moreA moving allegory of immigration and hospitality.
One day, the brothers Zzli come to the doorstep of a little girl named Welcome. Welcome has plenty of room in her big, empty house, and the traveler- Author: Cousseau, Alex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0802856098
- Language: English
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Mishka
$15.99 Add to cartWinner of the national book award for children’s literature in the Netherlands — a sweet and tender story of a girl refugee finding a new home!
Roya, her three brothers, and their parents have a new- Author: Van De Vendel, Edward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1646144589
- Language: English
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Lost in the Empire City
$19.99 Add to cartNewbery Medalist Avi is back with a gripping exploration of the immigrant experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A must-read for fans of Moon over Manifest and Echo Mountain.
When Santo’s fat
- Author: Avi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0063086956
- Language: English
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Mariama – Different But Just the Same
$16.95 Read moreWinner at the 2015 International Latino Book Awards. Mariama embarks on a journey towards a new life and a new realization–her roots will always remain in her and that differences can bring people cl
- Author: Cornelles, Jerónimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 8416147604
- Language: English
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La Casita de Esperanza
$18.99 Read moreWhen Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they buy a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there’s room enough to share with a whole community.… [more below]
- Author: Jennings, Terry Catasús
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 0823452034
- Language: English
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The Blue Scarf
$17.99 Read moreAn inspiring story about cultural identity, being true to oneself, and finding a new home as a refugee.
Layla lives in a beautiful blue world. One day, her mother gives her a gift–a blue scarf that L… [more below]
- Author: Danawi, Mohamed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0762478896
- Language: English
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Story Boat
$18.99 Read moreWhen you have to leave behind almost everything you know, where can you call home? Sometimes home is simply where we are: here. An imaginative, lyrical, unforgettable picture book about the migrant ex… [more below]
- Author: Maclear, Kyo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0735263590
- Language: English
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I’m an Immigrant Too!
$18.99 Read moreFrom beloved Australian author Mem Fox comes a timely picture book about how all of our lives are enriched by the vibrant cultural diversity immigrants bring to their new communities.
What journeys we- Author: Fox, Mem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1534436022
- Language: English
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The Day War Came
$8.99 Read moreA moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee.
The day war came there were flowers- Author: Davies, Nicola
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1536215937
- Language: English
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The Quiet Place
$19.99 Read moreWhen Isabel and her family move to the United States, Isabel misses all the things she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lupita and hearing people speak Spanish. But she also experiences some
- Author: Stewart, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: September 18 2012
- ISBN10: 0374325650
- Language: English
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The Crossroads
$8.99 Add to cartWinner of the International Latino Book Award
“An incredibly heartfelt depiction of immigrants and refugees in a land full of uncertainty.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Insightful, realistic picture…especially- Author: Diaz, Alexandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1534414568
- Language: English
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Shoham’s Bangle
$19.99 Read moreA Sydney Taylor Notable Book
Winner of the Crystal Kite Award
Tablet Magazine’s Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year
Shoham’s bangle jingles and jangles, clinks and clacks.
Shoham wears a golden ban
- Author: Sassoon, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1728438969
- Language: English
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Front Desk
$15.99 Read moreFour starred reviews and over ten best-of-year lists!
* Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages. — Kirkus Reviews, starred review- Author: Yang, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 407
- Publish Date: August 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1432893254
- Language: English
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Wherever I Go
$19.99 Read moreA hopeful and timely picture book about a spirited little girl living in a refugee camp.
Of all her friends, Abia has been at the Shimelba Refugee Camp the longest–seven years, four months, and sixte- Author: Copp, Mary Wagley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1534419195
- Language: English
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I’m New Here
$7.99 Read moreThree students are immigrants from Guatemala, Korea, and Somalia and have trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English in their new American elementary school. Through self-determination an… [more below]
- Author: O’Brien, Anne Sibley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 19 2018
- ISBN10: 1580896138
- Language: English
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Migrant
$18.95 Read moreA New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2011, an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Honour Book, and finalist for the Governor General’s Award: Childr
- Author: Trottier, Maxine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 05 2011
- ISBN10: 0888999755
- Language: English
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Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration
$19.99 Read moreA picture book about immigration, Watch Me is based on the author’s father’s own story.
Joe came to America from Africa when he was young. He worked hard in school, made friends, and embraced his new- Author: Richards, Doyin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1250266513
- Language: English
