12 Books About Refugees

If you are not sure how to talk to your children about the current refugee crisis, start with a book. The titles below are picture books about refugees that are set in a variety of historical periods, as well as present day. In addition to teaching children to have compassion for refugees, it's important to look at how refugees have played a part in the making of countries throughout history. Be sure to read these books aloud to your older children as well, since picture books are a great way to introduce advanced readers to tough topics.

Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams

How I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz

Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki

Journey Home by Lawrence McKay, Jr.

The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman

Brothers in Hope: the Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams

Dia's Story Cloth: The Hmong People's Journey of Freedom by Dia Cha

How Many Days to America?: A Thanksgiving Story by Eve Bunting

The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco

Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard Simon

My Name is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams

My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald

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