Two White Rabbits

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 US border.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 money before they can continue their journey.As many thousands of people, especially children, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the US border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant s perspective. Free Download Two White Rabbits By Jairo Buitrago For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A slightly disjointed story that did not hold Neo s attention as much as we might have hoped A migrant father and his daughter are constantly on the move, with soldiers looking No work Refugees Poor It s not entirely clear.A devastatingly simple, profoundly moving portrait of the complicated, difficult life of one migrating family An important and timely picture book.This book is about counting and the relationship between a father and daughter and finding new communities and about fear and being a migrant When introducing big issues to small kids, some books do it well, and some not so well This one does it brilliantly.I ve seen some mixed reviews on this Some people think it is confusing for children and too vague I feel the vagueness works here The father and child are in a kind of limbo They are moving from one place to another and the child doesn t totally know what is happening There was not a lot of text, but that worked for me It really gave me the sense that the child is unsure about what is happening, but is also trusting her father to figure it all out even if he doesn t explain everything or h I ve seen some mixed reviews on this Some people think it is confusing for children and too vague I feel the vagueness works here The father and child are in a kind of limbo They are moving from one place to another and the child doesn t totally know what is happening There was not a lot of text, but that worked for me It really gave me the sense that the child is unsure about what is happening, but is also trusting her father to fi...This title is weighty in its simple, missing pieces kind of narration Nothing is specifically clear but this is what I enjoyed about this title Rich in emotion, its multitude of stories and our human need to find home and safe.A particularly timely afterword about the plight of refugees seeking safety in the US.Incredibly moving, sorely needed depiction of migration immigration from a child s point of view Beautifully illustrated.Sometimes, when I m not sleeping, I count the stars There are thousands, like people And I count the moon It is alone Sometimes I see soldiers, but I don t count them any There are about a hundred This is a well told story from a child s point of view It is the story of a little girl on a journey with her father That it is the journey of refugees in flight is apparent to the discerning adult without being obvious to a listening or reading child This book deftly approaches a serious Sometimes, when I m not sleeping, I count the stars There are thousands, like people And I count the moon It is alone Sometimes I see soldiers, but I don t count them any There are about a hundred This is a well told story from a child s point of view It is the story of a little girl on a journey with her father That it is ...There isn t a lot of text, but the reader certainly, through the illustrations, can piece together this story of a father and daughter leaving Mexico to come into the United States The final illustration, of a desolate land with a big, long wall, makes my heart hurt a little.This children s book depicts a father and daughter as they travel to the United States border The two travel by foot and train They stop often due to soldiers, and depending on if the father has to earn money to continue their journey north The young girl passes the time by counting interesting things she sees These include animals, people, clouds and stars There is a general idea that numbers are constant in this little girl s life even when her day to day life is not Throughout the book This children s book depicts a father and daughter as they travel to the United States border The two travel ...

Two White Rabbits
  • English
  • 05 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 1554987415
  • Jairo Buitrago
  • Two White Rabbits