that should help build compassion in many classrooms.Born in 1952 Karen Lynn Williams is the author of over a dozen books for children, including GALIMOTO, a Reading Rainbow Featured Book and one of the New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year. Most schools in America have refugee children or children who are adjusting to a new culture and language this is a book. Through soft watercolors and the occasional torn photo or fabric collage, Stock's illustrations let the reader understand exactly how Sangoel is feeling and what a tremendous challenge it is to move to a new country and continent. Though a skinny eight-year-old with downcast eyes, Sangoel is such a picture of quiet dignity that readers will come away admiring his courage and self-possession." BookPage "This is the gentle story of one refugee boy from Sudan and his adjustment to life in his new country, the United States. an excellent addition to the growing body of immigration stories for young readers." Kirkus Reviews "A sensitively written, hope-filled immigrant story. Field Award, Honor Book (2010) Children's Africana Book Awards, Noteworthy (2010) Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, Nominee (2011) Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Finalist (2011) Keystone State Reading Association, Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee (2010-2011) Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC), Choices (2010) Friends of the Roanoke County Public Library, Roanoke Valley Reads (2011) Junior Library Guild, Selection United Society of Friends Women International (USFWI), Reading List School Library Journal"This simple story puts a child-friendly spin on a common immigrant experience. Short-listed for Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award 2011ĪWARDS and RECOGNITIONS Smithsonian Magazine, Notable Books for Children (2009) Children's Book Council, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2010) International Reading Association-Children's Book Council Joint Committee, Children's Choices (2010) Maine Association of School Libraries, Chickadee Award Nominee (2010) Pennsylvania Library Association, Carolyn W.
Short-listed for Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (Picture Book) 2012 Short-listed for Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award 2011
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