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I read this for a book club, & while it was not something I would have picked up on my own, it was definitely a powerful & memorable read. Yusra Mardini was 17 & a competitive swimmer in Syria when the war started and she lost her home. She and her sister Sara made the long journey to Berlin via Istanbul, including a perilous trip by dinghy from Izmir to the Greek island of Lesbos. A poignant and sadly necessary reminder that refugees are people.

#LuckyInLove Day 10: #Stars in this newest picturebook by Gaiman - scheduled a review of this beautiful beautiful book on Monday. Review is forthcoming. 💕✨🌟🌌

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In a way, this graphic poem was crowdsourced into a really cool project in support of refugees. I especially enjoyed the fact that each spread was illustrated by a different artist.

I bought Neil Gaiman's newest book, “What you need to be warm: A poem of welcome.“ In 2019, Gaiman asked his Twitter followers, “What reminds you of warmth?” He used their responses to write this picture book, which highlights displacement. Gaiman will be donating 100% of his royalties from the book to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). #bookhaul

Beautiful meaningful poem with equally wonderful illustrations! The sale of this book also donates to UNHCR, the UN refugee agency. 🩷

Super! Fantastic read for ages 10 - 14 years. An important read in today's world ... raising compassionate young adults 🧡

This book is a good tool for introducing students to the realities of war and the toll it takes on families. This can be connected to other examples of wars creating refugees and students can discuss what the world can do to help. This would be good for older grades (4,5,6,7)