Two White Rabbits

Jairo Buitrago, Rafael Yockteng, Elisa Amado , Rafael Yockteng

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Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
12 January 2016

In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the US border.

They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn't know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced to stop and her father has to earn more money before they can continue their journey.

As many thousands of people, especially children, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the US border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant's perspective.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

By: Jairo Buitrago
Illustrated by: Rafael Yockteng, Rafael Yockteng
Translated by: Elisa Amado, Elisa Amado
Imprint: Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 228mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 411g
ISBN: 9781554987412
ISBN 10: 1554987415
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 12 January 2016
Recommended Age: From 4 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jairo Buitrago is a children's book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several award-winning picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (which received six starred reviews) and Camino a casa. Together, Jairo Buitrago and Rafael Yockteng have won the ""A la Orilla del Viento"" contest (Fondo de Cultura Econmica de Mexico), and their books have been named to IBBY's Honor List, ""Los mejores libros del ao"" (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare, and they have been selected by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens Catalogue. Rafael Yockteng has illustrated many highly acclaimed children's books, including Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup by Jorge Argueta (USBBY Outstanding International Books) and Jimmy the Greatest! by Jairo Buitrago, which received six starred reviews. Together, Rafael Yockteng and Jairo Buitrago have won the ""A la Orilla del Viento"" contest (Fondo de Cultura Econmica de Mexico), and their books have been named to IBBY's Honor List, ""Los mejores libros del ao"" (Venezuela's Banco del Libro), Kirkus Best Books, the Horn Book Fanfare, and they have been selected by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, for the White Ravens Catalogue.

Reviews for Two White Rabbits

Praise for Jimmy the Greatest: Eye-opening inspiration in this unassuming import from Colombia Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Commended for A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year 2016 (United States)
Commended for Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children 2016
Commended for NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, Recommended Book 2015 (United States)
Commended for Notable Books for a Global Society 2016 (United States)
Commended for USBBY Outstanding International Books 2016 (United States)