Bound To Stay Bound

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 Saving the butterfly
 Author: Cooper, Helen

 Publisher:  Candlewick Press (2022)

 Classification: Easy
 Physical Description: [32] p., col. ill., 27 cm

 BTSB No: 241878 ISBN: 9781536220551
 Ages: 4-8 Grades: K-3

 Subjects:
 Refugees -- Fiction
 Siblings -- Fiction
 Butterflies -- Fiction

Price: $22.58

Summary:
A story about child refugees healing and building new lives. When rescuers meet the boat, there are only two people left--a big child and a little one. The big one, remembering the trip across the dark sea, hides indoors. The little one ventures out, making friends, laughing, growing strong. When he brings the outside in, in the form of a butterfly, will his sister find the courage to guide the winged creature back into the world where it belongs?

 Illustrator: Smith, Gill

Reviews:
   Booklist (07/01/22)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/06/22)
 The Hornbook (00/05/22)

Full Text Reviews:

Booklist - 07/01/2022 Two siblings are rescued from the dark sea and taken to live in a run-down shack in a refugee camp. The younger, a boy, bounces back quickly and makes friends, while his sister becomes a prisoner of her memories, which prevent her from leaving their hut. The boy brings his sister a butterfly, hoping it will cheer her, and somehow the butterfly seems to understand its role in her recovery. The insect lands on her hand, and the girl must walk outside to free it. Smith's mixed-media illustrations convey the story's many moods and motifs through color: inky blacks for the sea rescue; drab pastels for the camp; sunny yellows when the boy brings his sister the butterfly; and intense reds and oranges on the butterfly's wings. The siblings' only possession, a knitted afghan, serves as a security blanket for them throughout, and brightens visibly when the girl begins emerging from her depression. With a hopeful ending, this exploration of trauma and its aftereffects should open up discussion and encourage empathy. - Copyright 2022 Booklist.

Booklist - 07/01/2022 - Copyright 2022 Booklist.

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