Friday, March 21, 2025

When We Had to Leave Home by Linda Ravin Lodding and Anna Aronson - OPTIONAL

When We Had to Leave Home by Linda Ravin Lodding, illustrated by Anna Aronson. PICTURE BOOK. Albert Whitman and Company, 2023. $19. 9780807574812

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3), EL - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

Mom had told Sofiya to keep her suitcase packed - hey might go on a trip, mom had said. Sofiya didn't want to leave her home with the beautiful garden. The day came and they had to go; Sofiya picked up a sunflower, root and all. Sofiya carried the sunflower  on the train and on their long, long walks. They even had to cross a border into another country, and get on a bus. 

Sofiya and her family had to leave Ukraine because of the war there. ook. The book was delightful and colorful. Illustrations are great!

Ellen-Anita. Librarian


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