The Journey
By: Francesca SannaLocation: PIC SAN
Genre:A real story- to real
This picture book left me silent. Mad. Sad. Angry. Hopeful. Frustrated. Determined!
Picture books speak, they tell complex stories simply. They make us reflect deeply within 50 pages often more than what a 320 page novel can..Maybe it is the combo of print and art that illicit deep reactions from within.
Whatever it is- it works!
From the author: The Journey
is actually a story about many journeys, and it began with the story of
two girls I met in a refugee center in Italy. After meeting them I
realized that behind their journey lay something very powerful. So I
began collecting more stories of migration and interviewing many people
from many different countries. A few months later, in September 2014,
when I started studying a Master of Arts in Illustration at the Academy
of Lucerne, I knew I wanted to create a book about these true stories.
Almost every day on the news we hear the terms "migrants" and "refugees"
but we rarely ever speak to or hear the personal journeys that they
have had to take. This book is a collage of all those personal stories
and the incredible strength of the people within them.
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