Refugee Rights Day for Children

Refugee Rights Day is recognized across Canada on April 4.

Updated April 4, 2025
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Across so many seas
Behar, Ruth
Paper Book
NEWBERY HONOR WINNER "As lyrical as it is epic, Across So Many Seas reminds us that while the past may be another country, it's also a living, breathing song of sadness and joy that helps define who we are." --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee<...
Finding Papa
Krans, Angela Pham
Paper Book
This poignant and lyrical debut picture book based on the author's own experience and illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Thi Bui follows young Mai and her mother's perilous journey from Vietnam to America to find Papa--who left ahead of them to start a better life for their family....
Homeland : my father dreams of Palestine
Moushabeck, Hannah
Paper Book
A father and his daughters may not be able to return home . . . but they can celebrate stories of their homeland! As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them stories of a faraway homeland--Palestine....
The house before falling into the sea
Wang, Ann Suk
Paper Book
Kirkus Best Books of the Year Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist 2024 Freeman Book Awards Horn Book Fanfare ***Three starred reviews*** A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about courage and what...
Kicked out
Dassu, A. M.
Paper Book
In this stand-alone companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere, A. M. Dassu returns to extend the story of Sami's best friend Ali, who organizes a charity soccer match for their friend Aadam while his whole life is privately unraveling. After their friend Mark's mum...
Lion of the sky
Hemnani, Ritu
Paper Book
An evocative historical novel in verse about a boy and his family who are forced to flee their home and become refugees after the British Partition of India. Perfect for fans of Other Words for Home.  Twelve-year-old Raj is happiest flying kites with his best friend,...
The other side of tomorrow
Cho, Tina
Paper Book
Booklist Editor's Choice of 2024: Books for Youth School Library Journal Best Book of 2024 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2024 A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Perfect for fans of Illegal and When Stars Are Scattered, this poignant and moving graphic novel...
A star shines through
Desnitskaya, Anna
Paper Book
Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Books About Families List (2024) "Straightforward, heartfelt words and thin-lined, fully imagined drawings from Desnitskaya (On the Edge of the World) give tender voice to one child's refugee experience." -- Publishers...
Ánh's new word : a story about learning a new language
Bui, Hanh
Paper Book
A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author's childhood. Many things are different for Ánh now that they've left Vietnam with their...

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