When you have to leave behind almost everything you know, where can you call home? Sometimes home is simply where we are: here. An imaginative, lyrical, unforgettable picture book about the migrant experience through a child’s eyes.

“Every week, / We dream and draw, / Make and play, / Search for treasure, / Find our way / And grow, / And wait / And wait / And wait / And wait / Adding words to this story. / And this story is a boat.”

Kyo Maclear “Story Boat”. Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Published by Tundra in 2020. Bought by me for the Sea Library thanks to woven bookmarks that I once sold 💙

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library