This is a very powerful picture book. One every needed in today's society. We follow a family from their warn torn country to seeking a new life as a refugee. The concepts are broad to make the topic understandable, but it is done in such a beautiful way. When you have to explain the news to your kids, books like this are important steps to helping them understand. What makes this book that much better are the whimsical illustrations that perfectly help set the tone and the story.