megan_deathe's review
emotional
fast-paced
4.0
Read this to my children in school and they loved it. Opened up a wonderful discussion and talks about empathy. Lovely illustrations as well
afro8921's review
4.0
This book is understandably sad. Ms. Davies has a unique way of talking about the trauma children in war torn countries face. Not just in their home but also in their adoptive home.
nicktomjoe's review
5.0
The protagonist’s expression, the symbolism of chairs, the role of education as providing stability... Gosh, this is a powerful little book, in which the children’s compassion provides both a resolution and a challenge. Simple, moving, cleverly told.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
Very clear, devastating story of a child who loses everything because the war came, and destroyed it all.
She escapes, with others, to a refugee camp, somewhere, and tries to go to school, as she had been when the war came, but is told that she can't because there are no chairs for her
And then is offered a chair by a local child, so she can go to school.
Told very simply with stark illustrations of the destruction and the escape, it is probably toointense for most children who would be reading picture book, and perhaps it is meant for the adults.
Thanks to Edelweiss for making this book available for an honest review.
She escapes, with others, to a refugee camp, somewhere, and tries to go to school, as she had been when the war came, but is told that she can't because there are no chairs for her
And then is offered a chair by a local child, so she can go to school.
Told very simply with stark illustrations of the destruction and the escape, it is probably toointense for most children who would be reading picture book, and perhaps it is meant for the adults.
Thanks to Edelweiss for making this book available for an honest review.