While a small circle of people flees strange terrain, two small children use familiar objects, such as a cup and lamp, to spin their reality into a hopeful future. The girl begins every sequence with the word here. So, “here is a blanket,” but the blanket transforms to a sail to guide them through inhospitable seas, until finally they arrive to the final here, which, the reader hopes, is home. This gentle story, creative in design as well as its verbal and visual aspects, provides readers with a glimpse of the inner life of two young refugees.

2021 USBBY Outstanding International Book.

Author, born in England, and illustrator, born in Iran, now both live in Canada.

Canada. Originally published in English by Tundra Books in 2020. Published in the United States by Tundra Books.