This picture book is beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful, all wrapped up in one. It depicts the journey of a family fleeing their home country and seeking refuge overseas. With stunning illustrations and simple text, Sanna drew from real stories to create this timely piece. I absolutely cannot emphasise enough how touching and vital this book is, and I would encourage readers of all ages to pick it up and engage in the dialogue it opens up. Reading it sent shivers down my spine. Sanna has created a new classic to be reread over the years. This is an important book with all the weight that that word suggests, and I loved it.

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Isobel Moore is the Children’s Book Buyer at Readings St Kilda.