{"product_id":"to-the-other-side-9781444971774","title":"To The Other Side","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal, the Jhalek Prize, t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe Inclusive Books for Children Award and the Little Rebels Award, and selected by Empathy Lab for The 2024 Read for Empathy Collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and timely story, exploring the journey of two young refugee children in search of safety. Pe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erfect for opening up conversations about conflict and war, encouraging empathy and understanding. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young boy and his older sister have left home to play a game. To win, she tells him, they must travel across endless lands together and make it to the finish line.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren they meet along the way imagine what might be waiting for them across the border: A spotted dog? Ice cream! Or maybe a new school. But the journey is difficult, and the monsters are more real than they imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when it no longer feels like a game, the two children must still find a way to forge ahead, and reach the other side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully brought to\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best picture books I've read in recent memory. Astounding. -- Steve Antony, creator of Mr Panda\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtful, profound, important book * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003eThe perfect starting point to open up conversations about love and war * Belfast Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is beautiful. Beautifully illustrated. Beautifully told. -- Jarvis, creator of The Boy with Flowers in His Hair\u003cbr\u003eI cannot recommend it enough - it is an \u003ci\u003eincredible\u003c\/i\u003e book -- Mark Bradley, creator of Bumble and Snug\u003cbr\u003eThe palette, the characters, the compositions, the message and author's note are simply impeccable -- Steven Lenton\u003cbr\u003eThis perceptive and exquisitely illustrated picture book will leave its readers questioning the complex reality of child migration\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeously rendered, heartbreaking look at one family's. migration experience * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful . . . a realistic but hopeful look at two children's emigration * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eA powerful and moving story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Children's Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408419692887,"sku":"9781444971774","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444971774.jpg?v=1730502839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/to-the-other-side-9781444971774","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}