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pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
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The story follows a small boy who is told by his mother that they have to leave their home, because it's no longer safe. There, we follow their story as they leave, travel, wait and then find a safer place to stay and live.
This book explains the refugee crisis in a simple, very child-friendly way. Almost with an innocent outlook of a young child which shows that, while this is scary and "...a bit sad but quite exciting too" (taken from one of the earliest pages).
On each page, the book asks the reader questions - what would you take? How far could you walk? What's the strangest food you've ever eaten? - while showing images of his journey, simple but powerful.
I get that some parents and teachers won't want to read this to young people, but I think this will help some youngsters understand the very basic of the refugee crisis and should be more readily available.
The story follows a small boy who is told by his mother that they have to leave their home, because it's no longer safe. There, we follow their story as they leave, travel, wait and then find a safer place to stay and live.
This book explains the refugee crisis in a simple, very child-friendly way. Almost with an innocent outlook of a young child which shows that, while this is scary and "...a bit sad but quite exciting too" (taken from one of the earliest pages).
On each page, the book asks the reader questions - what would you take? How far could you walk? What's the strangest food you've ever eaten? - while showing images of his journey, simple but powerful.
I get that some parents and teachers won't want to read this to young people, but I think this will help some youngsters understand the very basic of the refugee crisis and should be more readily available.
madhamster's review against another edition
4.0
Simply expressed, yet so much underneath for the adult reader.
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
What happens when you are forced from your home? What would you take? What kind of places would have have to live in to survive? Why must you never let your parents out of your sight? This story told in first person narrative from the perspective of a young boy as they travels across borders, past camps to a safer place. Milner purposefully keeps the places and people muted and culturally open as she is telling the story of not one family but that of millions who have been displaced from their home and seek refuge. The illustrations are excellent and promote a lot of talk - personally, I would not have had the questions but I can see how they would prompt discussion where it may not have happened before. Still, an excellent addition to the steadily growing canon of books about refugees.
emilie_laprofdefrancais's review against another edition
4.0
Très très beau, mais vraiment trop enfantin pour mon projet! Il amène de belles questions, mais celles-ci s’adressent davantage aux plus jeunes. Par contre, je le garde en tête pour discuter du sujet avec mes enfants.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
A young boy and his mother talk about the journey they are about to take because their homeland is no longer safe for them. She tells him they will be leaving old friends and to think about what to pack, and the long journey ahead of them by foot, the people they will meet, the things they will see. After the journey, she explains, they will sleep in strange places, hear strange words, eat different food until they finally have a home again and begin to understand things in their new country. And, she tells him, that he will be called refugee, but to remember that his name is not refugee. What's different about this book is that they haven't left on their long journey yet, so that at each juncture talked about, readers are also prompted to think about what they would do if they were about to go on the same trip, making this an interactive book that puts the reader into the shoes of a refugee, making the experience more realistic for them when they need to consider something like what to take and what to leave behind. The illustrations are simple and expressive.
A teacher's guide is available from the publisher that can be downloaded HERE
A teacher's guide is available from the publisher that can be downloaded HERE
ellalouise99's review against another edition
5.0
A powerful story about refugee children highlighting that they are just like everyone else and much more than just a ‘refugee’. This would be a fantastic book to read to children to make them think about the difficulties refugee children have to face. There are accompanying questions on each page which could be the start of a class discussion to stimulate deeper thinking about the topic. An important story to read.
jessiquie's review against another edition
4.0
My Name is Not Refugee is an incredibly powerful picture book aimed at both children and kids alike.
Kate Milner has done an incredible job breaking down the emotional, mental and physical complexities of the refugee experience into a bittersweet and poignant story for your children. Milner's narrative is short, but certainly not sweet, as the unnamed child narrator recounts what their mother has told him and the unusual activities, scenes, sounds and scents that he explores on his way to his new home.
The story is heartbreaking, but Milner has matched her illustrations and text perfectly, allowing the reader to get a sense of hope and encouragement. Even the layout of the pages is perfect, with the images and text all large and with plenty of white space behind them allowing the story and illustrations to take center stage.
Although the story is gentle in its devastation, breaking down the situation into small bite-size chunks suitable for the really young, the title and final lines of this book pack one hell of punch for readers of all ages. It truly is a book that readers from all walks of life, all social-economic, religious and cultural backgrounds NEED to read.
I feel very strongly about this book, and feel like it belongs on every child's home library and in every classroom around the world.
I highly recommend My Name is Not Refugee to everyone.
This review was originally posted at The Never Ending Bookshelf and can be found here: https://wp.me/p3yY1u-1T4
Kate Milner has done an incredible job breaking down the emotional, mental and physical complexities of the refugee experience into a bittersweet and poignant story for your children. Milner's narrative is short, but certainly not sweet, as the unnamed child narrator recounts what their mother has told him and the unusual activities, scenes, sounds and scents that he explores on his way to his new home.
The story is heartbreaking, but Milner has matched her illustrations and text perfectly, allowing the reader to get a sense of hope and encouragement. Even the layout of the pages is perfect, with the images and text all large and with plenty of white space behind them allowing the story and illustrations to take center stage.
Although the story is gentle in its devastation, breaking down the situation into small bite-size chunks suitable for the really young, the title and final lines of this book pack one hell of punch for readers of all ages. It truly is a book that readers from all walks of life, all social-economic, religious and cultural backgrounds NEED to read.
I feel very strongly about this book, and feel like it belongs on every child's home library and in every classroom around the world.
I highly recommend My Name is Not Refugee to everyone.
This review was originally posted at The Never Ending Bookshelf and can be found here: https://wp.me/p3yY1u-1T4
peachykeenchy's review against another edition
5.0
A great book to have in everyone’s home or classroom
rb26's review against another edition
3.0
I respect that this book is coming from a good place, but I think it’s definitely created with a non-refugee reader in mind. Would like to know what the child’s name is, and I feel like the author ducks out of creating specific and nuanced depictions and instead creates quite a general, sentimental story.