Two White Rabbits
“When we travel, I count what I see … One little bored donkey and fifty birds in the sky … the people who live by the train tracks.” A singular and extraordinary picture book pairs the matter-of-fact of a voice of a young girl giving a childlike accounting of the journey she and her father are taking with detailed color illus-trations that show the context and content of their travels. They are journeying away from their home and toward some unknown that surely represents safety, and, one can imagine, freedom and opportunity. However, none of this is stated in a narrative firmly grounded in the child’s voice. From riding atop her father’s shoulders to crossing a river on a raft, sitting on top of a train car to sleeping in the back of a pickup truck, the challenges and potential dangers of their travels are revealed through the art, in which the warmth between father and child is also apparent. So, too, is the weight of the father’s worry, although he is clearly trying to keep it from being her burden, too. Tender, heartbreaking, exceptional, this volume concludes with a note about the movement of refugees across Central America and Mexico toward the United States. ©2015 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by
Rafael Yockteng
Translated by
Elisa Amado.
Translated from the Spanish by Elisa Amado.
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-12
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Fathers
Immigration and Immigrants
Refugees
Diversity subject:
Latine
Publishers:
Groundwood, House of Anansi
Publish Year: 2015
Pages: 48
ISBN: 9781554987412
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Buitrago