Immigrants and refugees in books for children and young adults: Recently received
This guide lists children's books and young adult literature about the experience of immigrants and refugees.
Recently received
Leo's first vote! by Christina Soontornvat; Isabel Roxas (Ill.)
Publication Date: 2024AD590L; Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
Get out the vote! In this kid-friendly picture book introduction to voting and elections, Leo's father teaches him about the importance of every single vote, and how to use their voices to uplift their community. Leo's dad is voting in his first election as a naturalized US citizen, and he promises to take Leo to the polls with him. Leo can't wait! But, after his cousin Ray casts doubt on the importance of a single vote, it'll take Leo's class mock election results, as well as a talk with his dad to convince him that each and every vote matters.Homeland: my father dreams of PalestineHomeland by Hannah Moushabeck; Reem Madooh (Ill.)
Publication Date: 2023Lexile measure AD970L; Ages 4-8; K-Gr.3.
As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland--Palestine. Through their father's memories, the Old City of Jerusalem comes to life: the sounds of juice vendors beating rhythms with brass cups, the smell of argileh drifting through windows and the sight of doves flapping their wings toward home.These olive trees: a Palestinian family's story by Aya Ghanameh
Publication Date: 2023Ages 3-6.
It's 1967 in Nablus, Palestine. Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest, she and her mama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have always tied her family to the land, as Oraib learns from the stories Mama tells of a home before war. But war has come to their door once more, forcing them to flee.
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