Here I Am (2014)

How do you make a new country feel like home? An old keepsake, a new friend, and a little time. Walk in one boy’s shoes as he takes the first tentative steps towards discovering the joys of his new world. At the beginning of this picture book, the boy struggles with the unfamiliar. The signs confuse him. The tall buildings intimidate him. His new school makes him feel lost and alone. He finds comfort in a seed he brought from his homeland. It represents what he left behind and longs for. He clings to his seed, keeping it with him at all times. Until he loses it… (5-10 yrs)