Book
If you see a bluebird / Bahram Rahman & Gabrielle Grimard.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781772782844 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Pajama Press Inc., 2023.
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| Subject: | Afghans > Canada > Juvenile fiction. Refugees > Juvenile fiction. Immigrant families > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Picture books. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | GRO JP Rahma | 31681030030738 | PICTURE | Checked out | 12/19/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
"Even though his family is safe in their new country, Ali longs to return to Afghanistan until his Nana teaches him that home is not a place, but the love that family have for each other. Illustrations. " - Baker & Taylor
"A former Afghan refugee who is newly arrived in Prince Edward Island, Ali spends the morning picking blackberries with his Nana and reminiscing about his home in Afghanistan and the mulberry tree there. He remembers the day the soldiers came and the family's nighttime flight. When Ali sees a bluebird, his Nana tells him to wish on it. He wishes to go home, but in the end learns that home is not a place; it is his family staying together."-- - Ingram Publishing Services
A bluebird provides solace and a special wish for former refugee Ali as he learns to embrace a different definition of home. From the author of The Library Bus and A Sky-Blue Bench. - Ingram Publishing Services
For young Ali, a former refugee from Afghanistan, âhomeâ is where his family is together.
Although his family is safe in their new country, Ali finds himself wishing he could go back to Afghanistan. A day spent picking blackberries with Nana reminds him of their old house with the mulberry tree he loved, and the day the soldiers came. He recalls their nighttime flight and the crowded buses and airplane that took him to this beautiful but unfamiliar place. When Ali and Nana spot a bluebird, she tells him to make a wish. Ali wishes to go home, but, as he comes to learn, home is not a place. Home is the love his family has for each other.
In If You See a Bluebird, Bahram Rahman, author of ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book A Sky-Blue Bench, reflects on the experience of former refugees as they learn to adapt and embrace a new country and a new home. Award-winning illustrator Gabrielle Grimard incorporates rich and varied colour palettes to capture Aliâs two worlds.
A story of family togetherness that redefines the meaning of home.
