New PaperTigers issue now live: Refugee Children
Our new issue of PaperTigers is now live. For the next two months our focus will be Refugee Children:
It is a horrifying, almost ungraspable fact that there are around 17 million children in the world today who are refugees. Perhaps, for many of us the only way to get our heads around these huge numbers, and to sense the real significance of those millions, is to allow individual stories to speak to our minds and hearts. In this issue we bring together authors and illustrators who are increasingly focusing on refugees in their work.
These are harrowing stories that will make readers weep – but they are also about children and for children, and sometimes by children: and so hope is also never far away. Sometimes, it is no more than a flicker but it is always there, a beacon for the future, seeking out a path to safety and a new life, away from fear, disaster and conflict…
We will also be highlighting books for young people about refugees here on our blog, and we do hope you will join in with our discussions of what can be overwhelming enough for adults and so difficult to explain to children.
August 11th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Your work is stunning. What a comprehensive look at children’s literature and the refugee experience. Thank you. I will continue to tell readers, teachers, and everyone I know. Again, thank you! Nancy Bo Flood
August 18th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Thank you, Nancy – both for your affirmation, which means a lot, and for spreading the word.
August 30th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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