Children S Books on Migration, Refugees/ Migrants and Multicultural Living

Children’s books on migration, refugees/ migrants and multicultural living

Books for under 7s:  Barroux, Welcome (2016)  Anne Booth & Samuel Usher, Refuge (2012)  Pei-Yu Chang, Mr Benjamin’s Suitcase of Secrets (2017)  Alexis Deacon, Beegu (2004)  Stella Gurney & Petr Horacek, Kasia’s Surprise (2010)  Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar, Ice in the Jungle (2015)  Mary Hoffman & Karin Littlewood, The Colour of Home (2003)  Kate Milner, My Name is Not Refugee (2017)  Ben Morley & Carl Pearce, The Silence Seeker (2009)  Robert Munsch & Michael Martchenko, From Far Away (1995)  Frann Preston-Gannon, The Journey Home (2013)  Duncan Tonatiuh, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale (2013)  Yu Li-Qiong & Zhu Cheng-Liang, A New Year’s Reunion: A Chinese Story (2011)  Rebecca Young & Matt Ottley, Teacup (2016)

Books for 7-12 year olds:  Bernard Ashley, Nadine Dreams of Home (2014)  Tom Avery, Too Much Trouble (2012)  Anne Booth, Girl With a White Dog (2014)  Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Unforgotten Coat (2011)  Nicki Cornwell, Christophe’s Story (2007)  Nicki Cornwell, Armel’s Revenge (2011)  Sarah Garland, Azzi in Between (2012)  Judith Kerr, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (1971)  Patti Kim, Here I Am (2014)  Joke van Leeuwen, The Day My Father Became a Bush (2013)  Michael Morpurgo, Shadow (2010)  SF Said & Dave McKean, Phoenix (2013)  Francesca Sanna, The Journey (2016)

Graphic Novels for older children:  Shaun Tan, The Arrival (2006)  Bessora & Barroux, Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord (2016)  Solidarités International, Meantime: A Collective Graphic Novel http://comics.solidarites.org/en  PositiveNegatives, A Perilous Journey http://positivenegatives.org/comics

Non-fiction books:  SungJu Lee, Every Falling Star: The story of how I survived and escaped North Korea (2016)  Rosemary McCarney, Where Will I Live? (2017)  Ceri Roberts & Hanane Kai, Refugees and Migrants (2016) (6+)  Anthony Robinson, Annemarie Young & June Allan, Gervelie’s Journey: A Refugee Diary (2008)  Anthony Robinson, Annemarie Young & June Allan, Mohammed’s Journey: A Refugee Diary (2009)  Anthony Robinson, Annemarie Young & June Allan, Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary (2010)  Anthony Robinson, Annemarie Young & June Allan, Meltem’s Journey: A Refugee Diary (2011)  Annemarie Young, Who Are Refugees and Migrants? (2016)

Novels for 12+:  Sita Brahmachari, Red Leaves (2014)  Emma Carroll, Letters from the Lighthouse (2017)  Jan L. Coates, A Hare in the Elephant’s Trunk (2011)  Jo Cotterill, Looking at the Stars (2014)  Gillian Cross, Where I Belong (2010)  Gillian Cross, After Tomorrow (2013)  Deborah Ellis, My Name is Parvana (2012) – sequel to The Breadwinner (2000), Parvana’s Journey (2004), Mud City (2003).  Zana Fraillon, The Bone Sparrow (2016)  Morris Gleitzman, Boy Overboard (2004)  Morris Gleitzman, Girl Underground (2005)  Libby Gleeson, Mahtab’s Story (2010)  Elizabeth Laird, Welcome to Nowhere (2017)  Gill Lewis and Jo Weaver, A Story Like The Wind (1993)  Maria Padian, Out of Nowhere (2013)  Mitali Perkins, Bamboo People (2010)  Pooja Puri, The Jungle: Imagine the world with no borders (2017)  Leon Rosselson, Home is a Place Called Nowhere (2002)  Marcus Sedgwick, Saint Death (2016)  Natasha Solomons, Mr Rosenblum’s list (2010)  Sylvia Whitman, The Milk of Birds (2014)  Michael Williams, Now is the Time for Running (2012)  Nicola Yoon, The Sun is also a Star (2016)  Benjamin Zephaniah, Refugee Boy (2011)

Forthcoming:  Steve Tasane, Mud Child (2018)

Resources:  Anne Harding’s website/blog: http://www.anneharding.net/blog/, esp. http://www.anneharding.net/2468/books-children-young-people-refugees-migration/  Matt Imrie’s website/blog: http://teenlibrarian.co.uk/ - esp. http://teenlibrarian.co.uk/2015/11/20/book-list-refugees/ and http://teenlibrarian.co.uk/2016/12/16/refugees-immigrants-asylum-seekers/  Letterbox Library: http://www.letterboxlibrary.com/acatalog/Refugees_and_Migration.html  CLPE list of books on Identity, Belonging, Conflict, Migrant and Refugee Experiences https://www.clpe.org.uk/sites/default/files/RefugeeandMigrantExperienceBooklist.pdf  Amnesty International, Nicky Parker, “A short history of human rights and children’s books”, https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/stories-rights/short-history-human-rights-and-childrens-book  Amnesty International teaching resource for Francesca Sanna’s The Journey: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/files/exploring_the_journey_together.pdf