Walker (5+) 9781529516487 (Hardback)
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Told from a child’s-eye perspective, this follows the perilous journey from Vietnam, subtly referenced by colour palettes and increased military presence, to a journey to find safety. Illustrations add weight, power and emotional depth to the story and provide cultural references to signpost the family’s origins alongside their journey. Controlled artistic media help provide an idea of identity being stripped away and gradually built back in this affecting tale.
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Dao Linh is an illustrator and animator based in Brno, Czech Republic. Originally from Vietnam, her childhood was filled with tropical plants and colourful bugs. Nature and wildlife have since been her inspiration. Nowadays she spends most of her time messing with watercolour and talking to her computer. When not drawing, she loves to travel and have a good tea at a random time.
I think it is amazing! Me and my friend read and we just could not stop. I found it very very interesting and I also think it would be good for little ones to read since it is quite short. I loved the bit when they got rescued!!! But I think a parent might need to read it to the child.
Prabhsharan
LomondSchoolHelensburgh
It is a very good book. Me and my friend read it together. My favourite part was when they got rescued by the big boat. The book is a bit sad, but it is still good for little ones, though I may suggest that a parent will read it to the child.
Alexander
LomondSchoolHelensburgh
The book for me showed that the girl in it gets left out and they use lots of colour but when she moves away it is lots of dark colours and makes it very sad and the face expressions are very telling of the emotions that they have. They use lots of different art styles and I really like the different layouts of the book. I like how sometimes there is not as much details in the image, so it is much easier to understand what is happening around the words. I rate this 4/5 because I enjoyed it and would read it again (even though I don't read much, I did like this one).
Daisy
Brockhill Book Club