Vanishing Colors (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802855183)

A haunting, poignant story about refugees

As a young girl and her mother take shelter for the night in their war-torn city, the whole world appears muted and dark. When the girl wakes in the middle of the night to find a bird watching her, she knows it's the one from her mother's stories, who flies down from the mountains to protect people from harm. She tells the bird what her life used to be like, before the war and destruction--she describes her favorite dress, the open market stalls, her dad playing music on the roof. As she continues to remember, colors slowly seep back into her life, and with them comes the courage to hope for a new beginning.

This evocative story is a wonderful conversation starter about an important and timely topic.

Author: Constance ﾘrbeck-Nilssen
ISBN-10: 0802855180
ISBN-13: 9780802855183
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2019
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 12.10h x 8.90w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2019 pg. 118
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 68
School Library Journal 08/23/2019 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2019 pg. 66
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average