Two White Rabbits
Written by Jairo Buitrago
Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng
Published by Groundwood Books
In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border. They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn’t know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced to stop and her father has to earn more money before they can continue their journey. As many thousands of people, especially children, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the U.S. border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant’s perspective.
Primary ISBN: 9781554987412
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 05 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (Hispanic/Latinx)
Themes: Educator Resource, Family Relationship: Parents, Immigrant: Undocumented, Migrant Smuggling, Refugee Journey, US/Mexican Border Crossing, Welcoming Library Selection
Setting: Unspecified (South/Central America)
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Story Map
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Educator’s Guide (PDF)
Source: Groundwood Books
Lesson Plan (PDF)
Source: Refugee Doll Project
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