The Day War Came (Hardcover)

from debnance

Bravo, Nicola Davies, for taking on a difficult subject and making it accessible to children. Here in America we are far from war, but it is not so in many places in other parts of the world. What must it be like to go to school, studying tadpoles and drawing birds, and suddenly find yourself alo...

from acrowder

A powerful book that takes a difficult subject and brings it to the children's level. Nicola Davies' message of the plight of refugees and the potential of kindness and hope is one that should be shared with every child.

from lflareads

The Day War Came is an excellent book to discuss so many different areas. My class and I explored the sensory details and poetic style. Empathy and understanding for those displaced by war and finding those with a kind heart who celebrate our differences.

from CTW

This is a beautiful book that packs a powerful punch. I'm not quite sure what age group I'd feel comfortable sharing it with - it's a pretty heavy message, but not overly graphic (no blood and gore, just lots of smoke and flames). There is implied death of the child's parents and baby brother; al...

from sriq

I won this from the LibraryThing's Early Reviewer giveaway. This is a hard book to review. For an adult it easily induced grief and was appropriately distressing for the topic it's covering--displacement of children during times of war, the difficulties of finding acceptance as a refugee child. I...