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Margriet Ruurs and Nizar Ali Badr, Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey, 2016.
This book was written by a Canadian anglo author but the illustrations are by Nizar Ali Badr, a Syrian artist who works with stones to make astonishing pictures.
The illustrations are amazing, especially the lines of heavily laden people trudging along. This prompted a long discussion with my nine year old about what refugees are and what she would take with her if she had to flee (answer: everything, she would go into training and be super strong and able to carry all her belongings).
Also, it is a classy book, with the text written in both English and Arabic. Some of the proceeds of the book have gone to Canadian refugee charities, though the website is coy as to which.
Two thumbs up.
This book was written by a Canadian anglo author but the illustrations are by Nizar Ali Badr, a Syrian artist who works with stones to make astonishing pictures.
The illustrations are amazing, especially the lines of heavily laden people trudging along. This prompted a long discussion with my nine year old about what refugees are and what she would take with her if she had to flee (answer: everything, she would go into training and be super strong and able to carry all her belongings).
Also, it is a classy book, with the text written in both English and Arabic. Some of the proceeds of the book have gone to Canadian refugee charities, though the website is coy as to which.
Two thumbs up.
