We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the war, the Wolf family must flee. Liesl, Otto and their baby sister Mia find themselves lost and alone, in a blizzard, in the middle of a war zone. Liesl has promised Mama that ...Show more
The Treasure Box by Margaret Wild
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A moving and ultimately hopeful look at what we hold most dear -- and carry with us -- when we are forced to flee our homes because of war. When the enemy bombs the library, everything burns, and only one book survives. As war rages around them, Peter and his father, alongside so many refugees, flee ...Show more
The Little Refugee by Anh Do, Suzanne Do
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his childhood in Australia, told especially for children. Giant waves crashed down on our little boat. I was terrified but my mum hugged me tight and told me, "Everything will be okay. Don't worry, it will be oka ...Show more
Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
$35.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Breathtakingly illustrated and hauntingly written, Tales from Outer Suburbia is by turns hilarious and poignant, perceptive and goofy. Through a series of captivating and sophisticated illustrated stories, Tan explores the precious strangeness of our existence. He gives us a portrait of modern suburban ...Show more
My Two Blankets: English and Dari edition by Irena Kobald
$22.49 AUD
$24.99 (10% off)
Category: Picture Books
My Two Blankets resonates in a special way with people who are seeking asylum. It is a story of the pain associated with being dislocated from home and the familiar. But also of friendship, hope and new beginnings. Hardie Grant Children's Publishing will donate $2 from the original sale of this new hard ...Show more
Ziba Came on a Boat (PB) by Liz Lofthouse
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Ziba came on a boat. A soggy old fishing boat that creaked and moaned as it rose and fell, rose and fell across an endless sea ...Based on real events, Ziba Came on a Boatis the moving story of a little girl whose family has lost almost everything. This beautiful picture book takes us on her brave journ ...Show more
Flight by Nadia Wheatley
$25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Tonight is the night. The family has to flee. They've been tipped off that the authorities are after their blood. Set in biblical times, a small family sets off across a desert in search of refuge from persecution in their own country, and an ancient story becomes a fable for our times. Their journey is ...Show more
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side--the Communist side--of the Iron Curtain." Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant s ...Show more
The Mediterranean (HB) by Armin Greder
$29.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A lifeless body. One of many in the waters of the Mediterranean. Precarious boats navigate the waters of the sea, from south to north. And more often than not, it is not only hope that drowns. From the creator of The Island.
Songs for the Dead and the Living by Sara M Saleh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult
Jamilah has always believed she knows where her home is: in a house above a paint shop on the outskirts of Beirut, with her large, chaotic, loving family. But she soon learns that as Palestinian refugees, her family's life in Lebanon is precarious. Songs for the Dead and the Living is a comingof-age ta ...Show more
A Boy and a Ball by Phil Cummings
$24.99 AUD
$26.99 (7% off)
Category: Picture Books
The cloudless sky suddenly roared like thunder. Shadows, swift and frightening, descended. The boys brother grabbed him by the arm. Run, quickly, But my ball. Leave it. From the Prime Ministers Literary Award-shortlisted creators of Feathers, comes this compassionate tale of a familys search for a safe ...Show more