Yuyi Morales

This is an incredibly beautiful book; both illustrations and words use a baby deer as a metaphor for a young girl whose life is changing as she leaves her life in the harsh and beautiful borderlands. Not knowing what awaits her, the author/illustrator uses the lovely image of a baby fawn whose mother has just birthed her.

Scared and vulnerable, the baby doe does not know what awaits her in life. All noises are scary, food and water are necessary, yet where can they be found? And, as the mother protects her baby, she attempts to provide security in this new and very strange land.

And, in the strange land, the mother reminds her baby that she is a bright star inside the hearts of many. Hurting and feeling afraid are a part of the journey of life to remind her she is not alone.

The author notes in her description of why she made this book, that The Tohono O'odham Nation have lived in the desert for many generations, and now a security fence stops them from freely crossing to this own home land on the other side of the border. She states that she made the book "knowing that children everywhere, but especially migrant children at the borderlands, have experienced things that they should never have to endure."

Written in both English and Spanish, I highly recommend this stunning book!… (altro)

While looking through the library shelves of illustrated books, this one caught my attention. It is a very lovely book. From the inside jacket, "What if you dreamed of a new life, and it came to you?"

"What if that new life led you to a new country where no one spoke your language, where you felt alone and ignored?"

"What if you had to make the new place your home?"

"What if you had to make that new place your home?"

"What if you found that home in a world of books?"

"And, what if it all were true?'

Highly recommended!! Five Stars
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