Chapter 16 Unequal World

Azzi In Between by Sarah Garland (Frances Lincoln 2012). 
Fleeing a war-torn country, Azzi and her family are forced to seek refuge in a new land. 

Hair Love by Matthew Cherry (Puffin 2019). 
Both a tender account of the loving relationship between a father and daughter and a celebration of Afro-Caribbean hair

Mama Panya’s Pancakes by Mary and Rich Chamberlin (Barefoot Books 2005). 
A village tale from Kenya about the rewards of sharing.

My World, Your World by Melanie Walsh (Corgi 2004). 
A book with a difference about in children from around the world.

Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (Hodder 2013). 
A story that explores the power relationships between an older/bigger and younger/smaller child.

The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia, 2006). 
In this wordless picture book, suitable for older children, a man tries to make his home in a strange and unfamiliar city.

The Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman (Frances Lincoln 1992). 
A story about a recently-arrived young child as they make their new home in the UK. 

The Girl of Ink and Stars (Chicken House 2016).   
Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella Riosse dreams of the faraway lands her father once mapped.

The Island by Armin Greder (Allen and Unwin 2008). 
A man arrives at an island but its inhabitants are unwilling to accept him.  This picture book about exclusion and prejudice is most suitable for older children.

The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammed (Walker 2020). 
A ground-breaking picture book about religion, sisterhood and identity.

The Silence Seeker by Ben Morley (Tamarind 2009). 
A child in a noisy city befriends their asylum-seeker neighbour.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (Puffin 1991). 
A classic fairy tale re-told from the wolf’s perspective.

Varmints by Helen Ward (Templar Publishing 2007).
A haunting story about a threatened world and a hopeful new start.

Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne (Walker Books 1998). 
An everyday encounter recounted from the perspectives of all those involved.

Biography and autobiography

In the Sea There are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda (Harvill Secker 2011).
The true story of Enaiatollah Akbari as he travels west from Afghanistan to find a new home.

Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic (Puffin 1993). 
The real-life diary of an eleven-year-old girl who leaves her home in war-torn Sarajevo for safety in Paris.

Biography and autobiography

My Little Book of Big Freedoms (Amnesty International 2015). 
The protections offered by the Human Rights Act, poignantly illustrated for children.

Pocket Book of Children’s Rights (Unicef-UK). 
A guide for children to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.