Children's Fiction Emigration & Immigration
Kalak's Journey
- Publisher
- Cuento de Luz
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2018
- Category
- Emigration & Immigration, Prejudice & Racism, Emotions & Feelings
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9788419464408
- Publish Date
- May 2024
- List Price
- $19.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9788416733446
- Publish Date
- Sep 2018
- List Price
- $26.5
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Description
Winner of the 2018 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, this beautiful picture book tells the story of a group of storks forced to search for a new home.
A family suffers the consequences of dwindling resources and has no choice but to leave their land and embark on a journey full of dangers.
Young Kalak, sheltered by his family, must face a challenging journey sometimes without understanding what’s happening, other times barely finding the strength to go on.
The stunning monochromatic illustrations are deeply moving, skillfully using light and shadow to convey the story’s profound message.
This book offers a glimpse into the harsh reality of migration through a child’s eyes, reminding us of the importance of tolerance, empathy, and solidarity in nurturing hope for second chances.
About the authors
María Quintana Silva's profile page
MARIE-NOËLLE HÉBERT lives in Montreal. Largely self-taught, she studied advertising illustration at Collège Salette. She did a series of illustrations for the documentary Carricks, dans le sillage des Irlandais by Viveka Melki (Tortuga Films, 2017) and illustrated the children’s book Le voyage de Kalak (Cuento de luz, 2018). The French edition of My Body in Pieces, her first graphic novel, was awarded the Prix des libraires du Québec in 2020.
Awards
- Winner, Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards
Editorial Reviews
"Kalak is a stork of the world, free to fly high and discover new horizons. An evocative read-aloud that is appropriate for early elementary students in a setting that invites discussion.” —School Library Journal
"A story about migration and survival with a universal theme." —Kirkus Reviews
