The Little Refugee (HB) by Anh Do, Suzanne Do
$24.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his childhood in Australia, told especially for children. Giant waves crashed down on our little boat. I was terrified but my mum hugged me tight and told me, "Everything will be okay. Don't worry, it will be oka ...Show more
How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
$29.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books | Series: ALA Notable Children's Books. Middle Readers
Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy and his family are living in poverty in a strange country. Food is scarce, so when the boy's father brings home a map instead of bread for supper, at first the boy is furious. But when the map is hung on the wall, it floods their cheerless room with ...Show more
Out by Angela May George
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books Hardback
I'm called an asylum seeker, but that's not my name. A little girl and her mother have fled their homeland, making the long and treacherous journey by boat to seek asylum. Timely, powerful and moving, Out celebrates the triumph of the human spirit in the darkest times, and the many paths people take to ...Show more
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
My Name Is Sangoel by Catherine (ILT) Khadra; Stock Karen Lynn; Mohammed Williams
$26.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
Sangoel is a Dinka refugee from Sudan, where his father died in the war. With his sister and mother he travels to the United States and suffers the shock of the noisy urban environment. No one can pronounce his name – which belonged to his father and grandfather – but he finds a way to solve this ...Show more
Marwan's Journey by Patricia de Arias; Laura Borràs (Illustrator)
$36.00 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
One night they came... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn't know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds an ...Show more
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
$16.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
The new kid in school needs a new name Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells ...Show more
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
$27.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the unimaginable decisions made as a family leave their home and everything they know to escape the turmoil and tragedy brought by war. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned.From the a ...Show more
One Green Apple by Bunting Eve
$26.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
A young Muslim immigrant, Farah knows no English, so she can only nod when her classmates speak to her. However, when the class visits an apple orchard, she recognises an environment she knew at home. In joining in the task of making cider, she connects with her new classmates.
Dia's Story Cloth by Nhia Thao (ILT) Chiie Thao (ILT); Cha Dia; Cha Cha
$15.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
Dia and her mother flee the war in Laos after her father is killed. They shelter in a refugee camp in Thailand for four years, then migrate to the United States. Their story is told in a traditional Hmong quilt.
The Island by Armin Greder
$29.95 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Poignant and chilling, this allegory is an astonishing, powerful, and timely story about refugees, xenophobia, racism, multiculturalism, social politics, and human rights. When the people of an island find a man sitting on their shore, they immediately reject him because he is different. Fearful to the ...Show more
I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien
$26.99 AUD
Category: Refugee Picture Books
Three students are immigrants from Guatemala, Korea, and Somalia and have trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English in their new American elementary school. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable ...Show more