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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Barrington Stoke

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781911370062

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 32

PUBLICATION DATE:
May 4, 2017

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My Name Is Not Refugee

By Kate Milner

Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize

Winner of the V&A Illustration Award

A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. They will have to walk and walk and walk, and although they will see many new and interesting things, it will be difficult at times too. A powerful and moving exploration that draws the young reader into each stage of the journey, inviting the chance to imagine the decisions he or she would make.

Reviews of My Name Is Not Refugee

“Helps show readers that children forced from their homes are not just refugees but children just like them” –Lily Caprani, UNICEF UK

“Hopeful and tenderly drawn debut … which offsets a sad theme with gentle visual humour” –Sunday Times

“A tender, affecting and effective introduction to a harrowing topic for very young readers” –Children's Books Ireland

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Kate Milner

Kate Milner studied illustration at Central St Martin’s before completing an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. Her work has been published in magazines, and her illustrations and prints have been shown in London galleries and national touring exhibitions. Kate won the V&A Illustration Award 2016 and the Klaus Flugge Prize 2018 for My name is not Refugee. In 2021, It’s a No-Money Day was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.