Two White Rabbits - by Jairo Buitrago (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border. <p/>They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn't know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced to stop and her father has to earn more money before they can continue their journey. <p/>As many thousands of people, especially children, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the U.S. border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant's perspective.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year</b><br><b>A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of the Year </b><br><b>A NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book</b><br><b>A USBBY Outstanding International Book</b><br><b>A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year</b><br><b>Selected for the Notable Books for a Global Society list</b> <p/>Hope and hardship coexist in this haunting look at refugees fleeing home in hopes of a safer, more secure life. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>An important and timely picture book for every library collection. -- <i>School Library Journal</i>, starred review <p/>...it's a masterpiece of understatement. In leaving readers with much to wonder about, the book packs the most powerful of punches. -- <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review <p/><i>Two White Rabbits</i> belongs on bookshelves everywhere: it's an extraordinary, compelling first step to understanding and empathy, and a persuasive teaching tool to inspire effective doing. -- <i>BookDragon</i> <p/>Older readers will appreciate the allegory, and younger ones the simplicity of this spare immigration tale. -- <i>Booklist</i><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jairo Buitrago</b> is a children's book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several award-winning picture books, including <i>Jimmy the Greatest!</i> (which received six starred reviews) and <i>Camino a casa</i>. Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the "A la Orilla del Viento" contest (Fondo de Cultura Económica de México), and their books have been named to IBBY's Honor List, "Los mejores libros del año" (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), <i>Kirkus</i> Best Books, the <i>Horn Book</i> Fanfare, and they have been selected by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens Catalogue. <p/><b>Rafael Yockteng</b> has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's books, including <i>Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup</i> by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and <i>Jimmy the Greatest!</i> by Jairo Buitrago, which received six starred reviews. Together, Rafael Yockteng and Jairo Buitrago have won the "A la Orilla del Viento" contest (Fondo de Cultura Económica de México), and their books have been named to IBBY's Honor List, "Los mejores libros del año" (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), <i>Kirkus</i> Best Books, the <i>Horn Book</i> Fanfare, and they have been selected by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens Catalogue.
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