Child refugee
Quang & Lien – Inside Out & Back Again
Cover illustration by Quang & Lien for ‘Inside Out & Back Again’, a poignant tale which follows a Vietnamese child-refugee’s struggle with adjusting to life in America. Available now from Puffin.
Christiane Engel – Movement and Migration
There are numerous reasons why people move and migrate: to escape from war, conflict, natural disasters, poverty, or famine. Driven by a desire to find a safer place for their families in a country that offers better education, healthcare & a more stable economy.
Everyone in Britain has migrants in their family history – even if they have to travel back thousands of years to find them. From the Ice Age to the present day, find out how the movement of people to and from Britain has shaped the UK.
‘Movement and Migration’ illustrated by Christiane Engel is available from Oxford University Press.
Quang & Lien – Land of the Cranes
Quang & Lien‘s beautifully poignant cover illustration for ‘Lane of the Cranes’, a heart-wrenchingly touching story in verse of a young Latinx girl who learns to hold on to hope and love even in the darkest of places: a family detention center for migrants and refugees.
This powerful new middle grade title is available this month from Scholastic Press.
Daniel Egneus – Lubna and Pebble
‘Lubna and Pebble’ is a beautifully poignant new picture book illustrated by Daniel Egneus which explores the challenges of being a child refugee. Daniel’s dreamy illustrations allow the reader to see things through Lubna’s eyes and experience how she is feeling.
A truly touching story about the power of friendship and impressive resilience of children, available this coming March from OUP.