MIGRANTS Espionage

MIGRANTS EspionageAuthor: Issa Watanabe Illustrator: Issa Watanabe Age: All ages (7+) Pages: 40 pg. Size: 23x23cm Awards: The Childrens Book Council January 5, 2022 CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books 2021 Bank Street College of Education September 2, 2021 Bank Street Best Childrens Book 2021 IBBY International silent book honour list A heart stoppingly beautiful wordless picture book about migration and empathy. Migrants is a vital and powerful story about courage,

lyrical way

but the details in each illustration kept calling us back for a more thorough examination

Can you guess who is hiding behind the holes Look at the eyes through the die-cut holes and try to guess the animals they belong to

story time

When Leonardo da Vinci invented an elevator

This visit to Madame M’s brings the thrill of finding what lurks in the wardrobe

When a young Spot and a young Dot meet at the top of the hill

A charming illustrated chapter book for emerging readers about an enthusiastic frog who sometimes misses the mark

Then he spots a single golden feather floating down from the heavens and discovers an angel on the roof

which will enhance children's visual literacy and encourage them to bring their own knowledge of fairytales to the story

full of rhythm and resonance

Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest—the island where he lived with Grandma