Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Family Literacy Discussion Guide for Refugee Children



In celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees, The Event Kit for was released for classrooms, libraries and community organizers to start a conversation about being a welcoming community.  

The kit is based on the picture book I’M NEW HERE by Anne Sibley O’Brien (Charlesbridge Publishing).  The book was a "Kirkus Reviews 100 Best Picture Books of 2015."

I’M NEW HERE: Creating a Conversation About Welcoming Immigrants & Refugees: 
A Classroom or Community Event Kit
Explore and download the free kit here:

The kit was co-produced by the team at I’m Your Neighbor, a website featuring “new arrival” kidlit:

I’M NEW HERE: Giveaway
Thanks to Charlesbridge Publishing, we are also giving away 20 copies to educators, librarians and community organizers serving grades 00-05.  Enter here: