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What You Need to Be Warm

What You Need to Be Warm

A Poem of Welcome

In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, what do you need to be warm?

Product Code: 9204
ISBN: 9780063358089
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Pages: 32
Published Date: 10/31/2023
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During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm?

Baked potatoes.
Trust.
A kettle on the stove.
Blankets.
A smile.

And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong.

In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, what do you need to be warm?

Illustrated by Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Pam Smy, Daniel Egnéus, Beth Suzanna, Marie-Alice Harel, Petr Horácek, Chris Riddell, Bagram Ibatouilline, Benji Davies, Majid Adin, Richard Jones, Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers, Benji Davies.

Ages 4 to 8.


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'Highly recommended. Useful in art or language arts classes, this title would also serve as a gentle but challenging, introduction to social studies or current events units on the contemporary refugee crisis or migration throughout history.' — School Library Journal

'Envisioning warmth as both a baked potato and a blanket knit by a loved one, the thoughtful free verse lines build to a powerful final expression: 'You have the right to be here.'' — ,i>Publishers Weekly

'A moving meditation on what it means to be safe and warm in a difficult world.' — Booklist
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During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm?

Baked potatoes.
Trust.
A kettle on the stove.
Blankets.
A smile.

And, most of all, the reassurance that you belong.

In his powerful and moving poem, featuring illustrations from thirteen extraordinary artists, bestselling author and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Neil Gaiman draws together many different memories to answer the question, what do you need to be warm?

Illustrated by Yuliya Gwilym, Nadine Kaadan, Pam Smy, Daniel Egnéus, Beth Suzanna, Marie-Alice Harel, Petr Horácek, Chris Riddell, Bagram Ibatouilline, Benji Davies, Majid Adin, Richard Jones, Oliver Jeffers, Oliver Jeffers, Benji Davies.

Ages 4 to 8.


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'Highly recommended. Useful in art or language arts classes, this title would also serve as a gentle but challenging, introduction to social studies or current events units on the contemporary refugee crisis or migration throughout history.' — School Library Journal

'Envisioning warmth as both a baked potato and a blanket knit by a loved one, the thoughtful free verse lines build to a powerful final expression: 'You have the right to be here.'' — ,i>Publishers Weekly

'A moving meditation on what it means to be safe and warm in a difficult world.' — Booklist
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