The Day War Came
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
Published by Candlewick Press (MA)
Imagine if, on an ordinary day, after a morning of studying tadpoles and drawing birds at school, war came to your town and turned it to rubble. Imagine if you lost everything and everyone, and you had to make a dangerous journey all alone. Imagine that there was no welcome at the end, and no room for you to even take a seat at school. And then a child, just like you, gave you something ordinary but so very, very precious. In lyrical, deeply affecting language, Nicola Davies’s text combines with Rebecca Cobb’s expressive illustrations to evoke the experience of a child who sees war take away all that she knows.
Primary ISBN: 9781536201734
Publication Date: September 2018
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 07 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Loss of Childhood, Refugee Journey, Refugee: War/Conflict, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Setting: Unspecified
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Refugee
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